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  1. 31 minutes ago, troph said:


    Quite the 2nd place championship ring there!

    Sometimes the tournament bling is a lot. My son's team won an 11U tournament put on by Perfect Game. They handed us rings, medals, a banner, a huge trophy, an MVP plaque, and a MVPitcher plaque. I don't know what 2nd place received. I suppose if an organization has a building where it could make a trophy room that would be good, but we're just some dads who don't want to take home any of that stuff!

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  2. 3 hours ago, BrazilHorn said:

    11U team won their 1st championship yesterday! He played great and the team overall did as well. They had made the semifinals in the first 3 tournaments they played but always had the total "step on your dick" inning where the kids would grip and start to let errors build on one another.

    Yesterday they hung tough and never let it get to them when a mistake was made. Was great to see them growing yesterday into a team and overall really starting to flex.

    My older sons 14U team battled and played in three games yesterday before going out in semifinals. Was great where they beat a team that beat them on Saturday (and were the most unsportsmanlike youth sports team I have EVER seen). The other teams coach actually came and apologized before the game for his team's behavior on Saturday. Nonetheless it was awesome to see them win and win easily.

    Was great weather and just an overall great weekend to have baseball being played.

    Awesome. My son's 11U team won a tournament in Houston yesterday. A lot of fun. 

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  3. For most of the 2010s I played 5-6 rounds of golf per year. I would shoot between 80-95.

    I have played 1 round of golf in 2020. On 9/24 I played the Tournament Course at Golf Club of Houston and scored an 89.

    Front 9: 51

    Back 9: 38

  4. 23 hours ago, jkates said:

    This afternoon I'm taking my son (10 yrs old) out on his first archery hunt. I guess it's my first archery hunt also. I did not hunt much growing up and have only gun hunted as an adult. We've got a ground blind brushed in near the intersection of 2 game trails at a corner of our largest food plot. We had a game camera malfunction near it, so I'm not certain what we will see, if anything. I'm amped. I hope something walks out and that he can get a shot. I wonder how much he's learning in school today...

    No blood last night, but a great time on the road and in the woods with my son. 

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  5. 1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

    My gut tells me this is wrong.

    My lawdog tells me, as they were acting pursuant to a warrant that apparently was not falsely obtained, that it's about what you could hope for.

    That's what I am wondering about. I haven't kept up with the details, but if the shooting cops didn't falsely obtain the warrant, then I don't know why a murder charge would be considered reasonable. But Lebron thinks...

  6. 12 minutes ago, F250 said:

    The thing is most players in 14U Majors were on 11U Majors rosters which eliminates the age factor.

    I don't have any experience beyond the first few weeks of 11U fall ball. I think your other post is on target. Majors teams simply have a lot of talent and fewer weak spots. Our team doesn't hold tryouts, we haven't cut anyone since the transition from 8U-->9U (some of you may remember, my son was on the chopping block, but we stuck it out), so we're attempting to develop our 11 and play against teams that are often cutting a couple and recruiting a proven talent. I like our model. I don't see much benefit from being cutthroat and hyper-competitive before age 13. We hold our own and win a lot, but we also run into some Majors teams that are buzzsaws. haha

  7. 1 hour ago, F250 said:

    Puberty usually isn't the explanation when it comes to the difference between the Majors level and AA and AAA.

     

     

     

    It likely depends on the age. It's certainly not the case for us as we just moved into 11U ball. Our squad has played 4 seasons together. We were 7AA, 8AA, 9AAA, 10AAA. We're starting 11U as AAA but we'd prefer to bump to majors soon and test ourselves there. We'll see. Our defense is up to the task. Half of our bats are. Most of our pitchers likely aren't. It will be fun to see the boys get challenged soon. Fall ball is sporadic. Hard to tell much. We barely practice and then show up to play against some teams that are practicing 3x/week. 

  8. Skipped the dove hunt this weekend and put in a lot of tractor work for deer food plots. Mowed, disced, drug, planted, drug again. Hopefully, Mr. Big Buck and his harem will enjoy the dining experience close enough to my son's bow blind. (Cat Spring, TX)

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  9. Our school (PK3 thru 12) has been open with in-person instruction for 3 weeks now. There was a lab-confirmed case reported to us on 8/24 in the PK3 program. Not sure if student or teacher, but that person was sent home and the rest of the school kept rolling. We're a ways past that now and concluding another week with no lab-confirmed COVID cases.

    The protocols, specifically the masks, suck but the kids adapted quickly. In person schooling isn't killing anyone. Whodathunk?

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  10. 19 minutes ago, Gourmand said:

    I hope I'm wrong but I don't think he's out because of a nut shot. I think he's nursing an injury, he doesn't look right when he's running. 

    His right knee flexed funny at the end of the slide.

  11. 1 hour ago, 686 said:


    I would clear the twigs and brush out of that shooting lane more; I would definitely put a block or feeder (or hand corn) to hold the deer at a preset distance (~15yds or so) to let your son have time to wait for a broadside or preferably a quartering away shot opportunity, then time to get drawn and make a good shot.

    Scent control is imperative. Wash all the hunting clothes in scent control soap and keep them in a sealed bin. Take showers in scent control soap/shampoo before heading out and use scent control deodorant. Spray down with scent control spray last thing before you walk to the blind.

    Is your son shooting mechanicals or fixed blades?

    It sounds like I probably need to trim a few more branches and get a block.

    We bought scent control spray and detergent and will be using those.

    1 hour ago, fattyflattie said:

    Also, something as simple as a salt lick or mineral block would help keep them at an exact spot.  In lieu of corn that would be spread a bit.  Just something to think about. 

    Thank you.

    13 minutes ago, Reagan1k said:

    Yes - you will be well concealed in that pop-up.  Give yourself plenty of clear shooting areas and some reason for them to stop.

    You don't need to be so brushed in that you can't take a shot.  As long as the blind has been there for some time, they will be used to it anyway.  really you just need that new-blind smell to be gone.  I've killed plenty of deer and hogs with minimally brushed in blinds and I always keep the area in front of the window clear to the point that I can basically take any shot at any angle.

    You can almost guarantee that if a potential shot is to present itself and you have any obstructions, the shot will inevitability be impacted by whatever brush is there.  They always stop at the worst possible place/time. 

    Another tip would be to have him practice and improve his hold time.  My experience is that he'll want to draw as the deer or hog is coming toward the target area and not when it arrives.  First, when they are moving they are less likely to spook at the draw noise, and secondly, once they get where you want them, they invariably won't stay there long.  Plenty of times I've drawn on a deer which was where I wanted him and he'll spook for a second, and bump out of range or out of view...only to settle down and hold there for plenty of time if not for the distance or some being out of my sight line.  Have your son practice with a timer and try and get to where he can strengthen his hold and shoot accurately after 10, 15, up to 30 seconds if he can.  That's harder for someone not as strong but will make him more successful.  It also teaches him where his limits are so he knows he can't be consistently accurate after "x" amount of time. 

    Oh, and yes, some corn and minerals spread around will help...even a pile of acorns or some apple slices depending on where you are and what they feed on.

    That's 2 votes for clearing the shooting lanes a bit more. I figured I could always go trim more if I didn't get enough on the first pass. 

    He can hold 30 seconds right now and still make a good shot. Thankfully, someone gave us some advice on hold times a few weeks ago. He's done some short/quick holds to be ready to anchor and aim quickly if the deer only presents a good shot for a few seconds. And longer holds for if he needs to stay at full draw while waiting on the shot. It'll be his first time, but he's been shooting his bow for 2.5 years now and is starting to put nice little groups together at 10 yards. It's not as good at 20, but we likely won't be shooting if the target is past 15. 

    Another vote for some minerals or something!

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