my dad said he wanted to beat me with a baseball bat. Would a hockey stick prove less painful?
602406
Man, you made me laugh..When I was a kid I would push my Dads buttons and make him so mad until he chased me with a bat..He never hit me and never would but it was alot of fun in a weird kid kinda way..We usually ended up laughing about it in the end because my mother would chase after my dad chasing after me..Only she had a frying pan after him..Thanks for the memory dude!
653171
Sorry, but that's just the nature of the beast.  If you're taking slappers a lot, you going to break sticks a lot.  If you refuse to use a one piece carbon outside, then try a second-hand stick.  In my town we have several "Play It Again Sports" and a couple "Second Skate".  Something like this is probably your best bet.  You'll find plenty of mid-grade sticks - mostly wood, some aluminum, a few carbon.  The PIAS by my house gets about 3-5 one-piece sticks per month.  They generally go for about 60% of their original price.\n\nBut I think your biggest challenge with a used stick is finding one with a Shanahan blade.  There aren't too many players out there that like the "S" shaped curve and high lie.  Maybe stick with an aluminum shaft and replace the Shanahan blades when you need to.\n\nIf all else fails, Easton makes an entry level one-piece called "Easton One".  The intermediate runs about $75.  If you like getting your stuff online, try http://www.icewarehouse.com/  They always seem to have decent prices.
1096111
First of all, calm down and take a couple deep breaths. Now:\n\nHe hired a defense atty? Good for him. Don't worry about it, it's commonplace in the court system.\n\nDoes he have any witnesses to this allegation? Even so, if you said anything of the sort in reponse to seeing your Dad hurt, he doesn't have a leg to stand on. You were in a traumatized state. Remember that. So long as you didn't hit him or manage to injure him in any way, I don't see you getting in trouble for yelling at him. Have the police taken any action against you? If not, then there's your proof that you have no worries. His defense attorney may try to throw some garbage in on the case, but his best bet is to plea bargain and get out there.  Does this guy have a record? If so, he needs an attorney to keep him out of a term in the slammer. I don't think he's going to get away with it and I don't think you have anything to worry about. Just take care of your dad. Let me know if I can look something up for you.
958068
I'm a junior in high school and we've won the 6A Kansas State Softball Championship the past 3 years in a row and I'm also on a traveling team.  It depends on how old you are.  If you're below the ago of 11 a regular bat and glove should do fine.  You should practice taking grounders and go to the batting cages to get in some hitting practice.  If you're older you should get a good glove and bat.  The glove should fit you but it doesn't matter on the quality of it so long as its nto going to fall apart.  I myself had used the same glove since third grade until last summer.  For the bat, I would recommend a Louisville Catalyst or Easton Synergy.  Make sure that you get a bat that is light/heavy and long/short enough for you.  Brush up on the rules as well.  All players should have cleats, regardless of age.
610286
no.it only takes a second to chamber a round and the KA-CHUNK is a scary sound that everybody knows the meaning of. in some states you are better off shooting someone that your are working them over with a baseball bat since the issue of how many blows were enought and did you use too many can come up. 3 rounds center of mass may be overkill but is not generally held to be over the line. a side comment- an unloaded long gun can be a nasty weapon in the right hands. find a grunt and have in teach you the basic strikes he learned in boot camp. a butt stroke to the head or guts will end things pretty well. then you can claim you decided not to shoot the dumb SOB but just wacked him because all you wanted to do was protect yourself. tough to sue somebody for letting you live
651787
Unsure. Maybe "ouch". It was kind of funny though. I remember watching it live - a 40+ year old man beating the snot out of a man in his late 20's. I always said Nolan isn't human - if you look under his uniform, you'd find a big red "S" on his chest ;-) Of course, I don't think Ventura ever charged the mound against anyone after that...
433420
I'd worry as much about violence done to a pinata as I would violence done to a baseball during a game.\n\nMaybe you'd feel squeamish if the pinata had a human or animal shape.  Still, I wouldn't equate hitting a pinata with hitting flesh and blood, or damaging someone's property.  \n\nOne might also argue that a pinata might be a good way to get some aggressions out.  Just make sure no kids are in the way of that swinging stick!
840086
Beat his a.s.s.\nMake him hurt as much as he made YOU hurt.
1055458
Agreed.   \n\n\n   Without a venue to vent frustration in a high paced physical game like hockey, there would be more incidents of stick swinging and potentially more violent injuries.  \n\n  Fighting is not really 'allowed' but tolerated and penaltized.
583497
You shouldn't worry about it.  The thing you have to mainly worry about in that game is getting out.  Not getting hit.  It only stings for about 5 seconds.  It's better to not worry about it and play then just to not play.
672950
The basic idea is to avoid splinters and bits breaking off the edges by gently tapping the bat with a mallet.Otherwise skip the following excellent advise. \n\nWhen you buy a bat, it is only lightly pressed at the \nfactory and the fibres are still really soft - if you \npress your fingernail into the surface you'll see what \nI mean. 'Knocking in' is the process of compressing and \nbinding these lose fibres together to allow the bat to \nwithstand the constant impact from the ball. You're \npreparing the bat to be HIT.Your aim is to 'bash' the \nsurface of the blade - not the back or the bottom of \nthe bat (that can be disastrous!) You can use an OLD, \nGOOD QUALITY ball in your hand or put it in a sock or \ntry different types of 'knocking in' mallets - my \npreference is for the solid wood version. Any good shop \nor mail order company does them for around a fiver - \nbuy one, you'll need to make use of it many times. \n\nStart 'knocking in' by gently working on the edges and \ngradually knocking them into a rounded, compressed shape \nonce you get started you'll soon see the change in \ntexture. Then keep working on the edges and the area \naround the toe of the bat - not the bottom of the bat - and think of trying to use glancing strokes that resemble \nyou edging a ball to gully, then 3rd slip, 2nd slip, etc. \nwhile all the time gradually increasing the strength of \nthe impact.Don't forget to give the middle a good going \nover but the priority should be the outside inch or so \nof the bat round both edges and the toe. \n\nHow long do you have to go through this mind numbingly \nboring routine? Slazenger recommend 6 hours - now that \nis a long, long time. If you try to do it in good 5 \nminute blocks it becomes more manageable. Essentially \nyou don't want to think about using the bat until it's \nhad at least 2 hours(24 x 5 minute sessions) but ideally \nif you can manage double that then all the better. If you \nhave the time and space and tolerant neighbours then the \nprocess can be done in a week or so - most of us need a bit \nlonger! But there's no point going to the other extreme - \nbuying a bat one season and not using it until the next. \nAnyway, such self-denial would be way beyond the likes \nof me or most cricketers I know! So use the bat but be \nsensible. \n\nAfter the initial 2-4 hours 'knocking in,' try using it \nfor hitting short catches and then in the nets against \nOLD, GOOD QUALITY balls and only against the spinners/ \nslow mediums first. A new or cheap ball can do a lot of \ndamage to an under-prepared bat and digging out a fast \nyorker in the nets can spell doom and destruction for \neven the best prepared bat! So try and middle the ball \nand play the bat in - resist the wild slogging for once! \n  \nThen do some more 'knocking in' and then some more and \nthen some more and then some more... \n\nRemember, SOME bats need a LITTLE linseed oil - but no \nmore than a couple of teaspoonfuls per season! However, \nALL BATS NEED KNOCKING IN. Gunn & Moore now provide this \nservice for around 10 pounds in their GM NOW range. For \nmost people that's 10 lbs well spent. But don't forget you'll still need to keep 'knocking in' throughout the life of your bat, knocking out indentations, evening out dead \nspots in the bat, strengthening area around glued repairs \netc. A cricket dealer I know recommends that the day you \nstop 'knocking in' is the day you throw the bat in the bin.
616094
Depends if you play at a range where the guns speeds are regulated (in this case it'll sting but not too bad you'll get bruises as well)  Or if you play with friends in the bush where the guns speeds are above average (this'll hurt like a son of a bitch!  I'm talking huge welts, blood being drawn, and I've been told by the guys there to protect the jewels - I saw a guy bent over for like half an hour puking from that pain!)\n\nAlso always play with a 10 foot rule!!!
1151573
You should return the bat. I myself have a 07 dynasty (-3 high school) and it hasnt dented yet seeing 70-80 mph pitches. If the store owners refuse to refund your purchase, you may want to try calling the Louisville Slugger Co.
1078713
Depends on your playing style more than anything.  A lot of people seem to think that the composite sticks add more power to your shot, which may be true.  That said, almost all the players in the Hardest Shot competitions use solid wood sticks, so your shooting ability affects the power more than the stick.  The composite sticks shatter far too easily, so for defensive players, or for many point shooters, they aren't a good idea.  Add on the ridiculous price of composite sticks, and I'd have to say stay with the old fashioned wood.
175789
I used to kave an aluminum shaft, before the head fell off of it during a game!!!  So, it definitely makes a difference. I have some sort of stick from STX Lacrosse, it is a really affordable, sturdy stick. i bought mine for $65!
187355
As an avid fisherman, I would have to say yes. The cleaner the hook is set, the less pain they will feel. I imagine that the swallowed hooks and the ones that come out the eye ball, don't feel so pleasant. However, it may be less painful than slowly freezing to death in a cooler and suffocating.
120085
DO NOT EVER USE ONE of those peices of crap. They do a really really bad job. I've even seen buddies who have tried them and their skate got stuck in kind of crooked and it totally wrecked their blade.I've also seen where the machine wouldn't stop and it ground the blade right down to almost nothing. If you really need to get an edge on your blade and you can't have them done, carry an edging stone in your bag. You can buy them at every hockey supply store and you just run them along the side of your blade to give you a bit more of an edge on them. DON'T EVER use one of those stupid machines. Unless you can afford to buy a new pair of skates the next day.