Posted by: Jimbo () on Sun Jul 29 04:56:03 2001

Answer a question,
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> > Recently I saw a team practing with a ball attached to a rope about 12 or 15 feet long. The coach got the ball moveing and the hitter tried to hit it. Seemed like it might be a useful tool.
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> > Has any one used one of these things? Are the helpful? Is there a down side? What is it?
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> > Jombo Riley I use to try it years ago but it was tough to get the right distancs away and usually came in like a tetherball on a rope,not realistic but it is moving and okay for hand eye coordination if you don't hurt the guy swinging the rope.

RQL

Hurt the guy on the rope?????? That would be me!! I am guessing you mean that the guy on the rope gets hit with the ball? Didn't think of that. I thought the ball wouldn't go far with the rope attached to it.

Thanks for the reply. I will try to borrow one to find out how it works.

Jimbo