That is pretty impressive, I am also left handed. Played select all the way up to my senior year summer. My last season had a 480 batting average. Got two full ride offers to community colleges but turned em down as I was burnt out on the sport and had more fun tinkering on the chevelle.:beers:
My comment about the heads up breaking more, I was just refering to as they do break alot more often because like we all know whoever goes the fastest wins. So they will stuff a bigger pill, turn up the lbs, whatever it takes to win that race. This can lead to alot stuff breaking more often than a bracket racer who it doesnt matter how fast their car goes but moreso on their R/T plus the difference in their ET.
Its weird when you bracket race, the drive to get that best ET goes out the window, atleast for me because its more about going another round. Last season I was on the pass of a lifetime probably a 10.32pass most likely but I had a 10.60 guess on the window and caught the guy at half track. I would of broke out but decided to dump to try to just beat him across the line since breaking out is basically cheating. And I ended up dumping too much and he beat me to the stripe by .002 seconds.
So I bought into the cash grab just to try and run it all out no matter what, and thats the video in my signature.:thumbsup:
Too bad we didn't play each other.....but we're too many years apart. That's a great average and something to be proud of, where did you go to school, South Kitsap?
I grew up playing ball, Dad got a scholarship to Green River.....it's pretty much what I did for about 10 years. Hitting for me came later and by that time people wanted me to pitch more than hit....but I really wanted to hit more than pitch, so I wouldn't pitch if I didn't get to hit.
I went to White River(in Buckley), which has never been a large or highly touted(or even noticed) school so we never got scouts out there. I did however encounter something strange.....by my sophomore year, the whole Mt. Tahoma baseball team knew my name, people would come up to me I didn't even know and start talking to me....really weird.
Since graduating, I've played softball and become a mercinary of sorts....a lefthanded bat with an average of 1HR a game, around a .750 average and a cannon at third base. It's not as competitive anymore and working nights the last few years put a damper on my sports time but I still enjoy it, surprising people that don't know better....they better run faster if they want to make it to first base:yes:
I understand what you mean about consistency, and guys taking care of their ride more with bracket racing. Doing something over and over to get the same result takes practice and good preparation vs. the guy who just wants to go faster. Just like sports, the guy who takes care of his body lasts longer and has better consistent results with less injuries.
Both are fun to me, but one I will be able to do longer with age. Honestly I think taking so long to do my car up has saved me from at least one accident and now being older I'm a bit more safety conscious and less impulsive.
I think we're both very competitive, and are alike in many ways....we just go about it differently, that's the reason for the arguments. I don't like to lose just like anybody else but as you will see, I will admit when I'm wrong like I mentioned. Prove it to me and I'll give you the credit, I'm not too proud to do that. You have learned a lot in your short time in the sport about performance and I have learned a lot over the years about what I wanted to do with my car and how to go about it.
2 different points of view= a disagreement, so no hard feelings....I should just keep my mouth shut more often:thumbsup:
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