I am looking to purchase an Iron Mike MP6 and when looking on line I am seeing the is an MP6 for roughly 3 grand and then I found one that is a MP6 deluxe for 5 grand. Does anyone know the difference?
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Coach;
you may desire to contact the company direct. All the MLB teams buy the "iron mike".
Several ago, I donated a machine to the Australia State teams in Adelaide.
http://www.masterpitch.com/pitching-machine-company/
Best Wishes;
Bob
The company that makes these are located in North Kansas City, When we were purchasing some machines they would honor the cheapest internet price that we could find. This ended up saving us hundreds of dollars for a few minutes of surfing.
I'm pretty sure the only difference is the Deluxe model has a 600 ball hopper attached. The base model has a small feeder that holds a couple dozen balls. You should be able to find the Deluxe version for closer to $4k.
If you plan on using baseballs (with seams) you will need the arm that turns inside the hopper, it keeps the balls stirring until they fall into the feeder. If you just use the pitching machine balls they roll easily into the feeder and wont need the arm.