http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mitchell+Dowdy Sports Mitchell Dowdy Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=247646&ca=Sports Banjo hitters are always on the look out for hot bats to get them out of the cellar. What they do not realize is that getting on base at a higher frequency outweighs the over the wall thrill of crushing the baseball. At the amateur level the playing field was leveled by having bats certified. The fi... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=230366&ca=Sports Runners on second and third. The pitch is low and outside and passes the catcher. The scramble is on and the catcher recovers the ball quickly to find the third base runner half way to home plate. Catcher makes a throw to third as runner retreats only to have the ball bounce off the batters bat whic... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=219888&ca=Sports We have all seen it, grounders, pop flies, line drives and throws seemingly placed in the defenders glove, the en gratis easy out. More often though with younger players something goes awry. Passed balls, dropped, juggling, in and outs are symptoms of a breakdown of player skills. As Baseball Player... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=218353&ca=Sports The biggest problem that a Little League faces is many leagues use purely volunteer umpires. If an umpire has taken the time to become proficient (attended clinics, discussion boards, feedback, mechanics) and invested in quality clothing and equipment, then they most likely is going to work games wh... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=216949&ca=Sports For what ever the reason, nearly every person who has played baseball runs into a slump. The prospect of buying a base hit is all that seems left for the player to get past the desperation of hitting anything. Pressure placed upon ourselves for letting the team down, pressure from out statistics goi... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=180753&ca=Sports All too often baseball players perfect the art of collecting the ball in the pocket of their gloves. This is particularly true for the younger players that are still in the learning curve of using two hands for all catches. An expertly broken in glove will assist in the catching of the ball. Yet rel... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214498&ca=Sports When teaching baseball or any other sport regardless of age, the players in ability to understand what the coach is trying to express is sole responsibility of the coach. Teaching involves respect, clarity, organization, motivation and context. People learn by example, Coaches who are respectful of... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=180751&ca=Sports Game Ready Baseball Gloves? Hey Dad! You know what’s best, don’t let your children make the decision Soft and not durable leathers, pigskin being the most popular. Offerings from the Big 3 (Rawlings, Wilson, Mizuno) compete with style, flair and the all important impulse selection by children. These... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=180760&ca=Sports In the mid 70’s growing up in East Tacoma, not the best neighborhood and not quite the worst, there was little to do for a boy whose lot in life was to stay at home with his older sister and younger brother while mom was at work. There were no such things as ‘after school activities’ or ‘select leag... Sports Mitchell Dowdy Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214241&ca=Sports It would be nice that there was one equation to decide for each of us what the perfect baseball bat would be. A formula that takes into consideration the basic statistics of height, age, skill level and strength. Fortunately we are all unique, my hand is similar but not exact to your hand. The power...