Custom USA Softball Trading Pins
Every summer thousands of USA Softball teams head to Nationals for a week of fastpitch softball and fun. A very big part of the USA Nationals experience is pin trading and we make custom softball trading pins for hundreds of teams! At USA Nationals pins are traded with players from other teams - it's often the highlight of the week!
What Kind of Trading Pin Should I Get for USA Nationals?
We find that softball trading pins are either soft enamel pins and photoscreen pins about 99% of the time. Soft enamel pins have texture that you can feel on the pin's surface. Photoscreen pins are flat and shiny, with full color and magazine-quality detail. We think USA Softball trading pins are evenly split between soft enamel pins (also called die struck with color added) and photoscreen pins (also known as offset printed trading pins). Soft enamel pins take longer to make, so order ASAP.
Compare Photoscreen & Soft Enamel Pins
What Size Trading Pin Should I Get?
Don't get a pin that's small! You will thank us afterwards. Unfortunately small pins often get shunned when trading. The average trading pin size is 1.75" to 2.00". We'd suggest at least 1.50", but no smaller. Be a design guru... don't splurge on blinking LED lights for an undersized trading pin. Get a good size first, then if budget permits go for the extras. Big pins are better than flashy small pins.
How Many Custom Softball Pins Do I Need?
Thousands! Just kidding. USA Softball pin orders fluctuate based upon the number of teams in a tournament. Plan for enough pins for each player to trade with each team (plus a few extras for family members). Not sure how many teams there will be? Don't wait for the final team list or you'll pay a lot for rush shipping!!! Just look up last year's team count and add 10%, that will be close enough to the pin count you'll need.
