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Has anyone any experience with these? It says they can be used indoors, which we desperately need, but we can't take any chances of damaging the gym (no netting or cage - just swinging free.

Here's the description:
The ATEC ® Tuffy ® Dimpled Supersoft Orange Baseball is made from premium quality polyurethane for maximum accuracy. Our Supersoft Baseball responds like a traditional dimpled ball, but wont dent your bat. As always , dimpled balls are recommended for any pitching machine. Excellent for indoor use.

Any feedback? Thanks!
"I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive." Roberto Clemente #21
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With indoor facility restrictions
(and reserved for about two hours),
I have had the most success with the use of:

a) JUGS Lite Flite balls (and used in an ATEC Hitting Streak.)

b) Mini (golf ball) size wiffle balls.

We complete the indoor gym hitting session
with an enthusiastic 45-60 min game of line-ball
using six outs per inning and typically
three five man teams .....that rotate

The Lite Flite balls are optic yellow for better visibility and will keep their original shape coming our of your pitching machine, regardless of the speed. Your batter will see a realistic pitch but won't get stung by the ball if it hits them.
Last edited by Bear
Are the LiteFlite balls solid enough to hold their compression for the most part while being shot out of the machine (we have a BATA unit which throws FB, CB, SL)??

I tried hollow plastic dimpled balls (higher quality - somewhat heavy - and will leave a nice welt if they hit you!) but they 'rise' when the machine is set on full power (70mph). Unless the kid comes up to about 30' from the machine, they'll get the rise.

So I'm in need of something that will still travel at 70mph out of the machine, maintain a realistic flight path, and not shatter windows or destroy basketball scoreboards when hit.
Last edited by Krakatoa

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