Baseball meal replacement
Name of Dish: Wiffle Ball
Equipment required: Willy floats, plastic bats, baffles placed behind home runs
Required venue: An open field that is about 1/12 the size of a regular baseball field can be used
Gameplay:
Every lover of baseball and softball should have a dream of becoming a pitcher, after all, no matter what position you play, how hard the training is, after the training, you will still want others to help squat and catch a few mysterious balls that you have been practicing for a long time. But baseball is small, but it is still very difficult to throw a colorful change ball with a variety of changes and full of tail energy. So many people may only throw straight balls and urinates in their lifetime...
So our pitcher's dream can only be drowned in urinary balls? Is our pitcher dream coming to an end? Not necessarily. Do you want to try a willball?
Image source: wiffle.com
The Wiffle ball is a modified baseball variant invented in 1953 by American David Mullaney. Similar in size to baseball, plastic material, hollow interior, the surface has eight wind holes, due to the light weight (usually only a dozen grams) and the special hole design of the surface, as long as you master the correct grip, after the shot, through the flow of air and wind speed, you can produce a ball with a great change in trajectory. Therefore, for baseball enthusiasts who do not have the standard of professional pitchers, as long as they have practiced a certain amount, they can also throw a change ball with an exaggerated degree comparable to that of the Prince of Tennis.
Image source: Wiffle GIF
After the efforts of various Weifu ball enthusiasts around the world, most of the common balls in baseball, whether it is straight balls, slideballs, curved balls, variable speed balls, etc., can basically be thrown using Wei floats, and they are all exaggerated to the level of science fiction power enhancement plus version. And because of its extremely light weight, the willy float ball can really throw a change of the upward effect.
Image source: Inverse
Therefore, in the world of baseball, although there are always people who claim to be able to throw the change ball of the "floating" effect, due to the weight, volume, surface area and other factors of the regular baseball itself, it is impossible to make the baseball speed reach its Magnus effect to the extent that the upward force is greater than its gravity (friends who are interested in this topic can go to the Internet to search for the famous popular science program "Rumor Terminator", which has a special argument in one issue). However, for the Wei float ball, as long as you master the correct grip and throwing method, the ball path that floats in the middle of the way is completely achievable, and it can float very obviously.
Image source: The Drop
But for Weifu ball enthusiasts, the change of the ball path is not the most ethereal only more ethereal, in order to pursue a better change effect, they will also study how to use a knife to carve a specific pattern on the surface of the Weifu ball to increase the friction between the surface of the Weifu and the air, and then make the trajectory of the pitch more erratic.
图源：The New Yorker
In some American sports programs, it is often seen that the content of inviting top Weifu ball pitchers to play against major league players, and the players invited are usually high-rate or first-class sticks, and there is even no shortage of Red Sox celebrities, Dad Ortiz, the top hitters of the Hall of Fame. But in the face of the unpredictable Wei float, even they are screaming after swinging in the air.
And the sport of Weifu ball thanks to high safety, strong fun, most of the rules are similar to baseball, and can meet the dreams of many people pitchers, many baseball fans have also begun to experience the attempt of Weifu ball as a casual alternative to baseball sports. All you need is about 1/12 of a regular baseball field, a plastic bat used in a willy float, no need to take over the protective gear, and whether you have baseball gloves or not, you can enjoy the sport to the fullest, and you don't have to worry about the ball that flies out like Doraemon in the dream of breaking glass or hurting pedestrians.
At present, many popular areas of baseball in the world, such as North America and Japan and South Korea, have already had amateur leagues for Weifu and began to promote the sport. Leagues in the United States also award Cy young awards to the best pitchers, and many of the honors are as valuable as major leagues.
So what are you waiting for, start your will-play experience today! In the comments section, tell us about the weird ball you want to throw the most, and see who has the biggest brain hole!