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Posts Tagged ‘Yardball’

Yardball Kickstarter ends with six-figure funding (and rapid hiring for production) 

By Tommy Felts | August 18, 2022

When Sandlot Goods took to Kickstarter to crowdfund what it called “the perfect ball for the game of catch,” the world listened. More than 2,200 backers from across the globe pledged funds to secure their own Yardball — lighter than a baseball and sewn by hand with soft, premium leather. “We are absolutely thrilled with…

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Fully funded in less than 6 hours: KC-stitched Yardball reinvents the game of catch, nearly doubles Kickstarter goal

By Tommy Felts | July 13, 2022

Chad Hickman has experienced how easy it is to get lost in a deep conversation while playing a game of catch, he shared.  “When your only goal is to throw something back and forth, you can really open up in a conversation and focus on the now. You’re not worried about other things. I used…

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