shooting outside sports in manual...?

eigga wrote in post #5179832
Outside in decent light I know the shutter speed is not an issue. 1/500 is rarley an issue so I prefer to adjust the aperture and manage my DOF.

When light is an issue I use M, honestly have never use TV or needed it. Would you need Tv if you are always getting shutters of 1/1000 (most sunny days) or more at f/3.2? Just seems silly to me unless you want a specific blur effect.

Ever shot motor racing?? Try shooting Superbikes or MotoGP with a shutter speed of 500th sec..I'll tell you these bikes are so quick at 500th they will be a blur unless you focus on a slow corner..Anywhere else you will need 1000th sec plus..

For any sport (or actually anything moving) ai servo is only way to go.

thanks for the info. Im just trying to take as much guessing out of it my first time shooting. I know its gonna take a few games to get everything right though.

Luckly we can get out on the field with the kids still so I will be close up for photos

Not yet but I have a job later this summer for motorcycle drag racing. I will keep that in mind.

But I was mainly reffering to the OP's question of tee-ball which I have a lot of experience with. Its is awesome to hear what everyone does and their suggestions.