condition of balls

[Little Jimmy]

Hey now, wait a minute, that's not what I meant . I'm wondering if anyone else notices that game balls are atrocious this year. At least with the Utrip tourneys I'm doing, it only takes one over the fence, out of play hit for the ball to come back with cuts, tears and notches. The cover seems to be paper thin. Anyone else notice this in there games with any association?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Little Jimmy

Hey now, wait a minute, that's not what I meant . I'm wondering if anyone else notices that game balls are atrocious this year. At least with the Utrip tourneys I'm doing, it only takes one over the fence, out of play hit for the ball to come back with cuts, tears and notches. The cover seems to be paper thin. Anyone else notice this in there games with any association?

Yes, and it started last year. The Dudley brand used to be pretty durable, but since last year, they've been crap.

[HugoTafurst]

Actually, I saw it more last year around this time of year.
It wasn't limited to USSSA, I noticed it on a few ASA outings, too.

I haven't noticed that problem recently.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

Actually, I saw it more last year around this time of year.
It wasn't limited to USSSA, I noticed it on a few ASA outings, too.

I haven't noticed that problem recently.

As I stated, I noticed a dramatic drop in durability of Dudley brand balls, regardless of sanctioning logo.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Last year's USSSA FP balls were terrible. Junior and I do not have a USSSA tournament until June 15th but the ASA FP tournament we had this past weekend had balls that were almost as bad as last year's USSSA FP balls. Surprisingly the NFHS balls have never been a problem for years.

MTD, Sr.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Last year's USSSA FP balls were terrible. Junior and I do not have a USSSA tournament until June 15th but the ASA FP tournament we had this past weekend had balls that were almost as bad as last year's USSSA FP balls. Surprisingly the NFHS balls have never been a problem for years.

MTD, Sr.

I wonder if it's a regional distribution thing.
Like I said earlier, last year (around this time) I worked several ASA tournaments where I noticed the problem. I also noticed the same with some USSSA tournaments.
This year (since maybe January) I have not had a problem.

I wonder if they tried a new (probably cheaper) cover, then got so many complaints, they made a better cover but are still trying to use up the inferior balls..

[Multiple Sports]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Last year's USSSA FP balls were terrible. Junior and I do not have a USSSA tournament until June 15th but the ASA FP tournament we had this past weekend had balls that were almost as bad as last year's USSSA FP balls. Surprisingly the NFHS balls have never been a problem for years.

MTD, Sr.

MTD -

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