How can i build a professional size pitchers mound in my own yard?
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Get a landscaper to do it.  Get a copy of the Official Rules of Baseball from the Sporting News, and give that to the guy.  He can craft a mound for you.  The dimensions are very exact, so make sure he follows them, especially:\n\nThe mound is an 18' diameter dirt circle.\n\nYou'll want a home plate, too; it is 60' 6" from the front edge of the pitching rubber to the back point of home.\n\nThere is a flat area on top of the mound measuring 34" by 60"; see that he places the rubber in the right spot within that flat area per the book... :)
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I searched on Yahoo and found a Wikipedia article that gave this answer:\n\n"On the mound there is a white rubber slab, called the pitcher's plate or commonly the rubber, six inches (15 cm) front-to-back and two feet (61 cm) across, the front of which is exactly sixty feet six inches (18.4 m) from the rear point of home plate"
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Contact the Team you want to build it for, or their major league counterparts front office.\nConstruction company
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For soils with high sand content and/or low cohesive strength plus the structure does not need to carry a large load, a precast pile that is driven would probably work best.\n\nIn more clayey soils or soils with a higher cohesive strength, you can use a CIDH pile (Cast in Drilled Hole).  Depending on the amount of load it needs to support, you can go wtih an 8 in hole to as wide as 48 inches or more.\n\nOf course all the piles are reinforced with steel.  All of it is dependent upon the soils report plus location of the work and accessibility of equipment to the job site.  Since none of the conditions are given, this can only be speculation.
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Buy a "backyard ice rink" kit. I've seen these advertised in hockey magazines like the USA Hockey members magazine. They are easily found on the web as well. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, you will minimally need to put together some kind of frame and potentially lay out plastic to keep the water from seeping into the ground.  If you have a natural depression in your yard (as was the case with my dirt driveway when growing up) and you don't care about the shape of your rink you could just fill it with water when it gets cold enough.  You can't get much cheaper than that!
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Mathematical- you need to be able to calculate square footage, roof pitches,etc.\n\nA steady hand-with practice unless you are using CAD ROM programs
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I think any local landscaping company could help you.  Everyone should get together to design it but then have the landscaper build and maintain it!  Or just hire someone to maintaine it....nature will maintain most of it!\nI think this is a really neat project...have fun!
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Check out the National Adult Baseball Association (www.dugout.com) or the Men's Adult Baseball League (www.msblnational.com)\nBoth have leagues across the country and both websites can help put you in contact with one in your area. They both have different competitive levels and can be a lot of fun.
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The base paths of a standard softball field are 60 feet long.  The diamond as it is so called has four 60 feet paths and the distance between home plate and second base is a shade over 80 feet.  The pitchers rubber is 40 feet from home plate and generally flat (as opposed to a baseball mound which is raised).  There is no standard size for an outfield and they vary by location. A good rule of thumb would be to have fences that are 180 - 200 feet from home plate on the foul line and 220 to 230 or so in center field.  \n\nHope this is helpful
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Here's a link to some very informative fast pitch material which, in chart form, nicely presents situations for a pitcher and recommended pitch types and placement. I'm sorry, it is much too detailed to recap for you here, but I recommend that if you are serious about being an effective fast pitch chucker, you place the link in your favourites or print it out. ty.
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there are these surveyor guys who examine soil to evaluate its potential for residential or commercial building. I'm not sure where to find them though...you might want to google or call a local contractor in your yellow pages.
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OK - there are many ways to go about his.  There are prebuilt kits that you can buy (see links below) or you can do it yourself.\n\nIt really helps if you live in a cold environment :-)\n\nAs a kid, I use to pile up snow to act as a barrior and let the garden hose run water into the circle that I made.  It is best to only put small amounts of water in at a time to allow the water to freeze.\n\nNow, if you want a more professional building.  You need to have a large building (or sized for your needs) and a refrigeration imbeded in the concrete or cement floor.  Again, the professionals will only add smaller amounts of water at a time to build up layers of ice.  Also, this is how the professionals are able to paint the logos, lines and other things right onto the ice and then add more layers above.  \n\nGood Luck
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First, you could create a 1/2 court the old fashioned way by putting a hoop up on the garage.\n\nSecond option, would be for a full court combining the 1/2 court option above with a rolling 2nd hoop that you can place at the other end of the driveway.  \n\nThird option, you could rent a machine to level out a chunk of your back yard and concrete it over (you might want to pay a mason for some assistance to reduce cracking).  Once doing this, you can get 2 rolling hoops and you've got your full court.  Don't be cheap with the hoops because if you get a lousy hoop with one of those floppy plastic backboards you're not doing your kids a favor.
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You're going to need containers to move stuff around in which fit closely to the tubes, the tubes themselves, and then an air compressor or vacuum pump to blow them around.\n\nThe link below is for a company which will build it for you. I suspect that not many people build these themselves.\n\nGood luck!
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Best I can give you is...\nThe infield shall be a 60-foot square for Little League Baseball (majors) division. Minor League Baseball and Tee Ball.
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I know of a pretty good site for this kind of thing and it is based in the Pacific Northwest. The address is:\nwww.backyardrecreation.com
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Put some shaving cream in it and rub it in real good.  Put a baseball or softball in it and tie it up tight so it is folded almost even.  Put it under your mattress or something kind of heavy.\n\nThen just play lots of catch with it.  Good luck.