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DAVID DOERBAUM
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WINTER HAVEN, FL
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Men's 55
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| June 28, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: Bats Discussion: Swing Weight: Miken Big Cat vs Dudley EL 13 Took me about 50-60 swings to blow up my big cat. Took 80+- to blow up the freak black I had. Love Mikens pop,hate thier durability. Bought a Dudley 12 and 13 both in the same weight as the Mikens (26oz). I have 500-600 swings on the 13 and love it. Once I get a chance to break in the 12 I'll probably like it even better as it swings a slight bit more like the Mikens. I also bought a Nightmare from kevin. If you like end loaded make sure you check one out. I don't have mine even close to broke in (25-30 swings) and it's starting to perform very well. As far as the weight comparison, I think the Dudley 13 swings a hair lighter than the miken but not enough for me to go up an ounce. The 12 is almost dead on and I don't think the sweet spot is really any smaller than the 13. The nightmare swings heavier but it's a "good heavier". Both Dudley and nightmare light years ahead in the durability dept. Hope this helps |
| June 16, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Best ball in Hot Weather I know I have beat this dead horse question as well. May I preface this particular beating by ,again, saying the stotes in Tampa were fine, the ones in Cape Coral were sacks of snot. They were obviously different balls. The balls in Polk county earlier in the year were fine. I haven't hit a Rock yet ( I just started playing this game again this year), but if they are too hot leave them out. My solution would be to make the teams buy their own balls from an approved list supplied by the sanctioning body. The ball of preference will be very apparent the first tournament played under this system. Balls have to be produced at tournament check in, in original shrink wrapped packaging. A note is made as to the type of ball used by each team on a board at the check in table. Umpires will be responsible for knowing each teams brand of ball before they go to the field. This will add about an extra 15 seconds to the whole process. The teams then have nobody to blame but themselves if they don't like the balls they hit. A deduction from the tourney fee ( yea....right) commensurate with the supplied ball cost would even things out a bit on the money end. Years ago in Cincinnati, we sort of did this at the Metro tournament at rumple park. The only real difference was, list of balls or not, EVERYBODY brought Worth Blue dots. Like I said, the ball of preference will be apparent instantly. At that point you either stick with this system, or you call the manufacturer of the "chosen ball" and work a deal. |
| June 5, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Old stories of bat doctoring BACK IN THE DAYS BEFORE CU31 ALUMINUM I PLAYED AGAINST A FELLOW THAT WAS IN HIS 50'S AND HIT THE BALL A TON. FOUND OUT YEARS LATER HE OWNED A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND WOULD CUT THE END OFF OF HIS BATS AND USE A CYLINDER HONE ON THE BARREL, TIG THE END BACK ON AND COLOR MATCH THE PAINT SO YOU NEVER KNEW THE DIFFERENCE. BY THE TIME THE FIRST EDITION DEMARINI DOUBLE WALLS CAME OUT (THE ONES THAT NEVER WERE SANCTIONED, AND STILL THE HOTTEST BAT I HAVE EVER SWUNG), HE WAS IN HIS 60'S AND STILL PLAYING WITH US YOUNG BUCKS. IF YOU LOOKED AT THE BAT YOU WOULD SWEAR IT WAS A TPS BLACK AND GOLD (HIS CUSTOM PAINTING SKILLS WERE LEGENDARY) UNTILL YOU HEARD THAT DISTINCTIVE "DEMARINI SOUND". HE GOT IN TROUBLE ONCE OR TWICE IN TOURNAMENTS, BUT BY THAT TIME THE SANCTIONED BATS WERE ALMOST AS GOOD AS HIS "FRANKENBATS", SO NOBODY REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IT. |
| May 20, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball B.S. In lee county AMEN TO THAT PJ3P!! PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE HERE IN WINTER HAVEN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND HIT THE SAME BALLS FROM THE TAMPA TOURNEY. (OUR LOCAL TEAM WAS THE SPONSOR, SO YES, THE EXACT SAME BALLS THAT WERE ON THE FIELD IN TAMPA.) EVEN AFTER BEING HIT FOR A WHOLE TOURNAMENT, SITTING IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR FOR A MONTH, AND BEING USED IN B.P. HERE IN W.H. TWICE A WEEK IN THE LEAGUE, THEY WERE STILL LIGHT YEARS BETTER THAN THE SOCKS THEY HAD IN LEE COUNTY. |
| May 19, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball B.S. In lee county LOVE THE TOURNAMENTS. LOVE HANGING OUT WITH A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT STILL LOVE THE GAME. GIVE ME A WORTH BLUE DOT AND AN BLUE EST ANY DAY! LAST QUESTION..... WHY DONT THE ASSOCIATIONS FOR SENIOR SOFTBALL GET TOGETHER AND SET A STANDARD THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL INVOLVED? I'M TIRED FROM BITCHING, SO I AM GOING TO GO TAKE A NAP AND DREAM OF WORTH "RED DOTS" AND DOUBLE WALL DIMARINIS. (CIRCA 1995) DREAM BIG RIGHT! |
| May 18, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball B.S. In lee county HI ALAN, SO FROM WHAT I AM READING, THEY WERE TWO DIFFERENT BALLS WITH THE SAME STAMP. THE TOURNEY IN TAMPA WAS FINE AS FAR AS THE BALLS GO. NICE CRACK OFF THE BAT AND GOOD PERFORMANCE. THE BALLS IN LEE COUNTY REMINDED ME OF THE INFAMOUS "SKYHAWK" OF THE LATE 80'S AND EARLY 90'S. WHAT A SACK OF SNOT!! I DONT PARTICULARLY WORRY ABOUT TEMPERATURE AFFECTING PERFORMANCE, BUT WHEN I NAIL ONE RIGHT ON THE BUTTON AND IT JUST BARELY HITS THE FENCE........ANY OTHER BALL I HAVE HIT HERE IN FL WOULD HAVE BEEN 340+. I GUESS THE FINAL QUESTION I POSE IS, WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYBODY PATRONIZE A PRODUCT THAT HAS SUCH A VARIATION IN PERFORMANCE AND A MISLEADING RATING. THIS BEING SAID, AFTER THE FIRST GAME I WENT TO NOTHING BUT LINE DRIVES, (WE HIT INTO THE 15MPH WIND EVERY GAME EXCEPT THE LAST INNING OF THE LAST GAME), AND ENDED UP OVER .800 WITH 4 WALKS. SO, I DONT BITCH BECAUSE I HAD A BAD TOURNAMENT, I JUST CANT STAND MISLEADING INFORMATION. EVIDENTLY, A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS DONT EITHER, AS I HEARD A LOT OF CARPING ABOUT THE "SOCKS" THEY WERE FORCED TO HIT. ALSO ALAN, THE BALLS AT YOUR CAMP WERE FANTASTIC. GET THE DURN THINGS SANCTIONED AND CORNER THE MARKET!! |
| May 17, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball B.S. In lee county Ok, I know I have broached this subject before, but after the fhc tourney in lee county this weekend, I now understand the bitching about the stote ball. My question is how can the ball used in lee county be so much worse than the ball used in Tampa last month? Both balls marked trump stote 44/375. The balls in Tampa were fine even in the mid day games when it was HOT. The sacks of snot they called balls that were used in lee county this weekend were useless. I generally hit the ball pretty good and I was amazed at the lack of performance. As a personal comment , if I sold a product that was so inferior through my company, that it caused the amount of bitching I have witnessed (and now joined in) I would be embarrassed (and NEVER sell it again) . Shame on trump and shame on the tourney organizers for providing such a piece of KRAP for use in their tourney. I know this is a ssusa site and it was an fhc tourney, but had to put it out there. |
| May 15, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: Bats Discussion: Miken Freak Black GREAT BAT WHILE IT LASTED. THIRD SWING, 340. 80TH SWING....CRACKKKKKK! HAPPENNED AT ALANS SPRING TRAINING. BOUGHT A DUDLEY EL 12" (ALREADY HAD A 13" THAT I STILL USE) FROM ALAN AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. I HAVE ABOUT 250 TO 300 SWINGS ON IT AND IF IT GETS ANY HOTTER, I'LL NEED OVEN MITTS TO CARRY IT TO THE PLATE! LOVED THE MIKENS BUT NOT MADE OF MONEY, SO GOING FOR DURABILITY! |
| April 24, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WOODLAWN HITTING CLUB? BRIAN...... SAME BRIAN AT THE SPRING TRAINING THAT ALAN PUT ON? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY MY CONSISTENCY IS OFF. I'LL HIT A STRING OF 360 FOOT BOMBS, THEN THE NEXT TEN I COULDN'T HIT OUT OF A WET PAPER SACK! I AM PLAYING IN A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND IN TAMPA, FHC SANCTIONED, SO PERHAPS NEXT TUES OR THURS I CAN MAKE IT OVER THERE. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE INFO. |
| April 23, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WOODLAWN HITTING CLUB? THANKS "BRUCE IN GA". I'LL LOOK INTO IT. ALTHOUGH ST. PETE IS AN HOUR AND 20 AWAY AND I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE HERE AT 6:15 AM.....(YUCK) THOUGHT I GAVE THAT EARLY RISER CRAP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO..... DO THEY HIT THE BALLS THE SSUSA USES IN GAMES (TRUMP STOTE)? OR DO THEY HIT A "MORE LIVELY" BALL (ROCK, ETC)?? WANT TO GET A TRUE IDEA OF WHERE I AM AT. |
| April 23, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WOODLAWN HITTING CLUB? I NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO HIT SOM B.P. WHERE IS THIS "WOODLAWN HITTING CLUB", WHEN DO THEY HIT, AND CAN ANYONE SHOW UP. I LIVE IN WINTER HAVEN FL. AND THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY CAGES AROUND HERE CLOSE THAT I CAN FIND. OR, IF THIS "W.H.C." IS TOO FAR AWAY, IS THERE ANYONE CLOSE TO WINTER HAVEN THAT HITS ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS? I'LL HELP SUPPLY BALLS ETC. 55 YEARS OLD AND AFTER A 10 YEAR LAYOFF MY CONSISTENCY IS LESS THAN DESIRABLE. |
| April 17, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 44/375 -VS- 52/300 SSUSA STAFF, NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT, JUST CURIOUS. HAVNT PLAYED IN 10+ YEARS AND WANT TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE GAME. THE LAST SERIOUS LEAGUE I PLAYED IN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LATE 90'S AND I WAS USING A BLUE 14" BARREL EST AND HITTING 47/525 BALLS. JUST TRYING TO LEARN THE DIFFERENCES!! |
| April 17, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 44/375 -VS- 52/300 BASED ON THE LINK, AND MY MATH, THAT MEANS IT IS LESS THAN 1%. IF YOU TAKE WHAT IS STATED IN THIS ARTICLE AND MULTIPLY IT OUT AS 54.6% (BALL AND WALL) X 1.20 (OLD STANDARD) = 65.52% AND 54.6% (BALL AND WALL) X 1.21 (BALL AND SENIOR BAT) = 66.07% THAT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE IS ONLY .55%. LIKE I STATED BEFORE, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE. PERHAPS AT HIGHER BAT SPEEDS (IN EXCESS OF THE TESTING SPEEDS) THE BAT WALLS GET AN EXPONENTIALLY BETTER REACTION?? YEA, I KNOW, A BIT GEEKY IN MY ANALYSIS, BUT I CANT HELP IT!!!! (ENGINEERING BACKGROUND TO BLAME) DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE TEST SPEEDS ARE FOR THIS SCENARIO? BALL SPEED, TEST PARAMETERS, ETC?? |
| April 17, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 44/375 -VS- 52/300 SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY "SENIOR BATS" ARE THAT MUCH BETTER.... IF THE BPF IS ONLY 1% HOTTER THAN THE OLD 1.20 BPF, THAT TRANSLATES TO 3 EXTRA FEET ON A BALL THAT LANDS AT THE BASE OF THE FENCE, AND IT HITS HALF WAY UP THE FENCE. SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE GOING ON. AS TO THE BALLS, ANY BALL WILL TRAVEL IF YOU HIT IT GOOD. NOT ALMOST GOOD, BUT ON THE SCREWS. PLAYED IN WINTER HAVEN THIS MORNING WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 84 AND REAL TEMP OF 80. SECOND AT BAT USED MY BRAND NEW NIGHTMARE (6 TOTAL SWINGS ON IT) AND HIT A LINE DRIVE ABOUT 330 DEAD INTO A 10MPH WIND WITH A 44/375 TRUMP. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT HAD I BEEN HITTING A 52/300 BALL? |
| April 17, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior bats vs. 52/300 ball SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY "SENIOR BATS" ARE THAT MUCH BETTER.... IF THE BPF IS ONLY 1% HOTTER THAN THE OLD 1.20 BPF, THAT TRANSLATES TO 3 EXTRA FEET ON A BALL THAT LANDS AT THE BASE OF THE FENCE, AND IT HITS HALF WAY UP THE FENCE. SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE GOING ON. AS TO THE BALLS, ANY BALL WILL TRAVEL IF YOU HIT IT GOOD. NOT ALMOST GOOD, BUT ON THE SCREWS. PLAYED IN WINTER HAVEN THIS MORNING WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 84 AND REAL TEMP OF 80. SECOND AT BAT USED MY BRAND NEW NIGHTMARE (6 TOTAL SWINGS ON IT) AND HIT A LINE DRIVE ABOUT 330 DEAD INTO A 10MPH WIND WITH A 44/375 TRUMP. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT HAD I BEEN HITTING A 52/300 BALL? |
| April 15, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior bats vs. 52/300 ball SOUNDS LIKE FUN ALAN. COUNT ME IN! |
| April 15, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: THE "HOT BALL" DILEMA THE REASON I BROACHED THIS SUBJECT WAS READING AN OLD POST WITH GUYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE KNUCKLE BALLS GENERATED BY THE COMPOSITE BATS WITH THE "ROCK" BALLS. (WHATEVER THEY ARE?) THIS IS NOT A NEW THING.... LIKE I SAID ABOVE, TRY FOLLOWING A 47/525 BALL HIT WITH A DIMARINI THAT LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN WORKED OVER WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER! AS A PITCHER I THINK SAFETY IS A CONCERN, HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF FIELDING THE POSITION (READ REFLEXES AND FOOTWORK) TRY ANOTHER POSITION. AS TO THE "STOTE" NOT FLYING, (THAT IS WHAT WE USE IN OUR LESGUE HERE IN W.H.) I HAVE AVERAGED 2 PER GAME SINCE I STARTED PLAYING LAST NOVEMBER. THE TOURNEY IN POLK CO. THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS HOTTER THAN HADES AND I SAW NO SHORTAGE OF BALLS LEAVING THE YARD. I ALSO AGREE, LETS GO BACK TO THE MID 90'S DOUBLE WALLS (PICK YOUR BRAND) AND THE 47/525 BALL. SAW RANDY QUARTERKRAK (GORDO) HIT ONE THAT HAD TO GO 525' AT RUMPKE PARK IN CINCINNATI. OF COURSE HE WAS 6'8", 290 AND PLAYED FOR STEELE'S . I THINK HE PLAYED A YEAR OR TWO WITH MR. GORILLA BOY IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. I GUESS MY POINT IS, SERIOUS INJURY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS GAME, AND TO STAND ON THE MOUND YOU GOT TO BE A BIT "CRAZY" TO BEGIN WITH !! |
| April 15, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: THE "HOT BALL" DILEMA THINKING BACK TO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN........ I RECALL PLAYING IN THE PRE-SEASON "SUPER MAJOR SHOOTOUT" AT RUMPKE PARK IN CINCINNATI IN THE VERY EARLY 90"S. A LOT OF THE BIG FACTORY TEAMS WERE THERE, WORTH, L.S., DIMARINI, EASTON, ETC. AT THAT TIME WE USED A 47COR 525COMP SUPER BLUE DOT WORTH. (WE CALLED THEM SUPER BALLS). DIMARINI HAD THE ONLY DUAL SHELL BAT I THINK AT THE TIME AND THE WORTH SUPERCELL WAS THE BAT OF CHOICE FOR MOST. AFTER A 10 YEAR LAYOFF AND JUST STARTING TO PLAY AGAIN AT 55 (I DO PITCH ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME). I WOULD MUCH RATHER TAKE A SHOT UP THE MIDDLE OFF OF A NICE ROUND COMPOSITE BAT WITH A "ROCK", THAN A SHOT UP THE MIDDLE BACK THEN WITH A BAT THAT RESEMBLED A WELL USED WAFFLE IRON. I GOT HIT 4 TIMES IN THAT TOURNAMENT AND HAD THE LUMPS FOR TWO YEARS TO PROVE IT. THE TRUMP STOTE BALL WILL TRAVEL WHEN HIT, EVEN IN HOT WEATHER. YOU JUST HAVE TO HIT IT GOOD. NOT ALMOST, BUT ON THE SCREWS. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? I PLAY IN WINTER HAVEN FL. HOME OF EVER PRESENT HEAT AND HUMIDITY, SO I KNOW OF WHAT I SPEAK.....I GUESS THE POINT OF ALL THIS RAMBLING IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, AND AS WE AGE, WE EITHER ADAPT......... OR TAKE UP GOLF!! |
| April 1, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: Bats Discussion: old miken freak plus Thanks for the feedback guys. I guess for now i'll put it back in the bag and see how it breaks in. i know i used to hit rockets with the old 44 and 47 cor balls. |
| March 30, 2015 DOERBAUM | Topic: Bats Discussion: old miken freak plus SOUNDS GREAT JOHN, THANKS DAVE DOERBAUM |
