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Use your left hand for the number of balls and your Right for the number of strikes while calling it out verbally. Also rotate your wrists when giving the count so there the base coaches also have a view of the count.
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What do softball umpires do in a game?
They tell if the player is out or safe, if the pitch is a ball or strike, and monitor the game from getting out of hand(similar to baseball umpires)
What material is a softball glove made from and why?
High grade leather for durability and safety (so your hand won't hurt after catching a couple hundred balls a day).
What nickname did fans affectionately give deaf mute Giants pitcher Luther Taylor?
Luther Taylor was nicknamed 'Dummy'. Is it said in history that another deaf mute, William Hoy, who was also nicknamed 'Dummy', was the reason umpires started using hand signals to call balls and strikes and to call out or safe. Since ballpark seating capacities were very small during Hoy's career (1888-1902), practically everyone at the park could hear the umpires screams of out or safe or ball of strike. Everybody, that is, except Hoy.
When were baseball hand signals first used?
William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy was a deaf professional baseball player in the late 1800's. He couldn't hear the calls for balls and strikes, so he arranged with the umpires for them to have signals. That way he knew the count. See a website called dummyhoy.com.
How a softball is pitched?
underhand
How does the pitcher pitch the ball in softball?
a pitcher throws a softball under hand in a circular motion
How long is an softball glove?
It depends how big your hand is
What is the difference in the balls used for NSA and ASA Softball?
The compression on NSA softball in official play is 275 pounds on a .52 c.o.r. ball, with the men using a 12 inch ball and the women using an 11 inch ball. The ASA, on the other hand, uses a .52 with a 300 pound compression.
How do you play slow pitch softball?
you under hand a pitch by tossing it under hand
What is the uses of glove in softball?
The use of a softball glove is so it does not hurt your hand when someone throws it and it is also used for an aim so you do not have to aim with your hand. ( That would look silly.)
Why did they improve tennis balls?
They improved tennis balls because when the hand hand hit it, it would hurt. So they made the balls softer for people.
Is baseball and softball the same?
the two are pretty much the same. the only things different are that in baseball the runner can lead off earlier, and the pitches are over hand. in softball the runner has to wait until the ball is pitched before leading off, and the pitches are under hand. some of the rules are different but that's it.
