Balls!

[ukumpire]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

It's called "free enterprise".


The sanctioning bodies set specifications a ball must meet to be approved by that body. As long as the manufacturer meets those standards, they're free to produce and market their product. It's no different than the bats, gloves, bases, pitcher's plate, etc.

Sure I live in England, not Cuba!

But in England we have something called 'Trading Standards' and if something that states e.g. 25lbs (12.5kgs) then that is what I expect to have.

So for Softballs to state "Max 375lbs" ".44COR" then I expect the same consistency from them.

Is it that balls may be up a Max of 375lbs, so many are a lesser compression, and they can manufacture them at whatever compression they wish to, up to a max of 375?