Can anyone provide advice regarding indoor netting to be used for either soft toss or hitting off a tee. Specifically wanted to utilize something in the garage over the winter. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
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We had two things in the garage, one was low budget where we hung strong netting from the ceiling with spring loaded braces with a cable through the middle of the pipe eye bolted on the ends into the 2/4's from the ceiling that had a 1 1/2" PVC pipe that the netting wrapped and tied around on the top and another 1 1/2" PVC pipe on the floor with the netting wrapped and tied around on the base, it caught the balls on the base and kept the netting in place.
The second was a portable Atec device which had its own frame with removable netting that on the base caught the ball. This also broke down and was good out in the field for practice.
http://www.baseballwarehouse.com/store/Field_Equipment_...FRAME___AT4850?Args=
The second was a portable Atec device which had its own frame with removable netting that on the base caught the ball. This also broke down and was good out in the field for practice.
http://www.baseballwarehouse.com/store/Field_Equipment_...FRAME___AT4850?Args=
Thanks HR - was the ATEC device a quality product?
643,
I have a full basement and one portion of the basement (the size of a one car garage) is unfinished. It has a garage door (where I keep my bass boat). It has a 10 foot ceiling and I made this area into my sons “baseball area”. I hung a batting net that extends from wall to wall and ceiling to floor about 5 feet in front of the garage door opening. I acquired the netting from a local college when they replaced their indoor batting cage. The netting is permanently attached at the top to the ceiling of the basement. Down each side of the walls I attached small hooks (similar to cup hooks). The netting is rolled up to the ceiling when not in use and small bungee cords keep the rolled up netting in place. When the netting is unrolled the sides of the netting is hooked into the small hooks on the walls. This keeps errant balls from getting by the sides of the net and breaking the glass in the garage door (I have since changed them to plexiglass). I suggest you use excessive netting because the “loose” netting absorbs the impact of the ball much better than a taunt net. The taunt net will bounce the balls back and will stress the attaching points of the netting. I think I used about 15 ft of netting for a 10 ft ceiling with about 5 foot lying loosely on the floor. Be sure and place carpeting in the floor area since a “ground” ball hitting the net against the bare concrete floor will cut the net. I also have an electric Atec soft toss machine that holds about 25 baseballs is used in conjunction with the netting. When not in use the Atec machine hangs from the ceiling on a hook. A 5 gal bucket of balls sits on shelving. The baseball area takes virtually no room when not in use and can be in full operation in about 2 minutes after I pull my boat out. I might add that I also have a baseball attached to a cord and weights on an overhead pulley system that is similar to thera bands but allows the player to go through the full pitching motion with resistance. Batting "T", rice bucket, chin up bars, broomstick bats and golf whiffle balls, compliment the Tennessee redneck gym ----- but hey ... it works!!
Fungo
I have a full basement and one portion of the basement (the size of a one car garage) is unfinished. It has a garage door (where I keep my bass boat). It has a 10 foot ceiling and I made this area into my sons “baseball area”. I hung a batting net that extends from wall to wall and ceiling to floor about 5 feet in front of the garage door opening. I acquired the netting from a local college when they replaced their indoor batting cage. The netting is permanently attached at the top to the ceiling of the basement. Down each side of the walls I attached small hooks (similar to cup hooks). The netting is rolled up to the ceiling when not in use and small bungee cords keep the rolled up netting in place. When the netting is unrolled the sides of the netting is hooked into the small hooks on the walls. This keeps errant balls from getting by the sides of the net and breaking the glass in the garage door (I have since changed them to plexiglass). I suggest you use excessive netting because the “loose” netting absorbs the impact of the ball much better than a taunt net. The taunt net will bounce the balls back and will stress the attaching points of the netting. I think I used about 15 ft of netting for a 10 ft ceiling with about 5 foot lying loosely on the floor. Be sure and place carpeting in the floor area since a “ground” ball hitting the net against the bare concrete floor will cut the net. I also have an electric Atec soft toss machine that holds about 25 baseballs is used in conjunction with the netting. When not in use the Atec machine hangs from the ceiling on a hook. A 5 gal bucket of balls sits on shelving. The baseball area takes virtually no room when not in use and can be in full operation in about 2 minutes after I pull my boat out. I might add that I also have a baseball attached to a cord and weights on an overhead pulley system that is similar to thera bands but allows the player to go through the full pitching motion with resistance. Batting "T", rice bucket, chin up bars, broomstick bats and golf whiffle balls, compliment the Tennessee redneck gym ----- but hey ... it works!!
Fungo
Nice setup Fungo!
463
I hung a big piece of carpet about ten ft wide from ceiling to floor. We do T-work and soft toss into it. It works great!
A bit of an eye sore in the living room though....just kidding
I hung a big piece of carpet about ten ft wide from ceiling to floor. We do T-work and soft toss into it. It works great!
A bit of an eye sore in the living room though....just kidding
I have one of these in my backyard right now and it easily moves into the garage on a nasty day... It comes apart easily or you can tack weld it if you want it permanent. Google baseball nets screens and you can find 6 or 8 places to get them. I like this one with the rectangle better than the ones with the circle area... just my preference.
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Thanks HR - was the ATEC device a quality product?
Yes it is, it worked very well and could also be used out in the field. When we did not have a L-screen, we also used it for BP.