“You play ball like a girl!” This used to be one of the worst insults of all time. In today’s day, it is quite a complement. Softball seemed as only the girl version of baseball. The girl’s who couldn’t compete with “the big guys,” played softball. That underhand pitch, the size of the field, how much bigger the ball is, seems easy. In reality, it just makes it harder. Recent studies shown us how much harder hitting a softball is than hitting an over-hand pitch of a baseball. The angle, speed, distance, and spin are just a few aspects of the windmill pitch’s difficulty. In reality, hitting a 95 mph, over-hand baseball pitch from 60 feet away is more difficult than hitting a 65 mph, windmill softball pitch from 43 feet away.
Has anyone ever really heard of a famous fast-pitch softball hitter? We hear about baseball homers all the time. The reason we don’t know about quality softball hitters is because there aren’t any. There are many more aspects about the windmill pitch that make it much more difficult than hitting an over-hand baseball pitch. The angle, speed, distance, and spin of the ball coming to the batter is completely different than baseball. The only true similarity of the two sports are the rules. Though people think softball is the easier version of baseball, it is not.
The “hit like a girl” illustration is priceless and makes a very strong opener, Beyonce.
You make many grammar errors throughout, but continue to press your case effectively.
Your final sentence appears to contradict your thesis. Am I reading it wrong? In reality, hitting a 95 mph, over-hand baseball pitch from 60 feet away is more difficult than hitting a 65 mph, windmill softball pitch from 43 feet away.
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