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Once the snow starts falling in Colorado, I just snowboard until it melts. Then I get back to throwing.
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What's the coldest day you'll play?
- Thread starter breynnmike
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I played every Sunday last winter and was always comfortable enough with the layering effect, but I also bought one of those handwarmers that quarterbacks wear, around the waist, and it's the best investment I've ever made. On the really cold days, I throw a little handwarmer inside and it's awesome.
today was our coldest this season. I've played in 3' deep snow before and it wasn't very fun.
bluedodger
Birdie Member
I'll be the first Texas wimp to say, I'm not going out unless its 40+. If its below 50 and windy, count me out. Any kind of wet or snow, never...that's why I have a mini basket for indoors.
Thank goodness its hardly ever that cold here, maybe like 2 weeks total out of year. God bless Texas.
Thank goodness its hardly ever that cold here, maybe like 2 weeks total out of year. God bless Texas.
Curtis_Valk
Eagle Member
God bless Texas is right. Fortunately there is little reason for me to go out and play in the cold, because if I just wait a few days there will be reasonable temperatures ..........and by reasonable I mean 60 plus.
Jintaq
Par Member
Also IL. I've played in miserable conditions. Brutal cold / snow / dusk. While I probably wont play in heavy snow again, the cold is manageable, if barely bearable. No temperature that nature delivers in IL will stop me. But seriously, screw ground covering snow.
The coldest I've played in was around -5 (-20ish windchill). I had plenty of layers so I wasn't uncomfortable at all, I'd play in colder weather than that.
Thursday!
oneupmshrm
Par Member
Michigan here. When the brutal temps start (like today) when its below 30 I usually wait a week or 2 so my body is used to the cold. I still layer up but the shock from the freezing temps is much more bearable.
We have a Snow-Glow league I run all winter in Colorado. Subzero temps, multiple feet of snow, high plains winds.... In the dark... Every week.
So obviously up here in northern IL it's cold and windy. I've been playing daily, even in the low 30's. Today was 23 degrees and I said screw it, I'll stay inside. I always wear tons of layers and am usually the warmest guy of the bunch (blackberry brandy helps:thmbup. How low temperature wise do you play in? And what do you use, clothing or anything, to help you stay warm and motivated?
I've been playing for a few weeks in IL and WI and it was 19F one day I went out. It's generally been in the low 30's to mid 40's for the last couple of weeks. No problem with me!
Uncle Matt
Banned
I've played in 8 degree weather before and with the wind it was probably in the negatives.
I'll play in single digits and negative wind chill here in central Illinois. Dressing in layers works great. Been trying to find some decent gloves that can keep fingers warm and still grip well. Sometimes wearing snow gloves and taking it off to throw works. Any ideas what some of you do for hands in the cold?
If you're going to take the route of wearing gloves and taking them off to throw, do it with a good pair of mittens instead. Mittens are warmer than gloves since your fingers are touching...they can share body heat better than if they're each isolated in their own section (so your hand warms back up faster after being out to throw). A handwarmer in the mitten is also more effective than a handwarmer in a glove.
Good idea with the mittens. My hands actually sweat in my warm gloves so taking them off and putting them on is a pain. Mittens would be easy to take on and off. Thanks!
Uncle Matt
Banned
Woah. Mittens is a great idea. Never thought about that one. Kudos man. :thmbup:
