More Backyard Batting Cage Talk

I'm pretty sure were not married,.....right??? ???? ha!

Good to know there other cool gals/wives out there!! Tell your wife we really should get together and chat one day! Baseball moms/wives convention!!! Wouldn't that be a hoot!!!

I dont have a brand name for a pitching machine to reccomend but I do have an idea. Until you buy one, perhaps you can recruit one or two of the local HS baseball pitchers to come practice pitching in your back yard/cage!,...cost is free,..minus some gatorade and a box of cookies!
Bet your sons would enjoy the mingling with the older guys. The pitchers could get a work out in and your boys could get their batting in!
Could be quite a fun scenario!!!

.....if you build it,..they will come,.....
( usually by the dozens! ) HA!

i have a 70' cage but really only use 55' or 60'. if your sons younger you can get a single wheel jugs machine.but as they get older you'll want a two wheel machine. they throw curves etc. look in the want ads or classified books. they show up quite often and the used ones are alot cheaper. mine must be at least 20 years old now.still like new.

Just my experience but when my kid hit high school he stopped using our pitching machine. We had the Jugs curve ball machine.

Some hitters have a harder time adjusting to ball pitched from a machine because of timing issues with increased velocity from a pitching machine.

Many places that offers hitting instruction use short cages so if just hitting you dont need 70'.

He and his friends preferred pitching 20ft away and using an L screen. While not seeing balls at 80mph the shorter distance requires quicker bat speed.

I bought a brand new Atec Casey Pro.
Throw's every kind of pitch you can think of.

The son would rather hit with me pitching behind an L-screen.
Go Figure.
EH

My neighbor and I have worked together to build an indoor 70' batting cage with two Jugs machines. After the novelty of the hours and hours of hitting off the pitching machines wore off, the boys prefer hitting 50-100 off the tee followed by about 50-100 from dad behind the L screen and finally about 50 balls through the machine to get a feel for hitting higher speeds.
I have three kids playing year round ball and it feels like my arm is going to fall off. I am seriously doing physical therapy for my shoulder on a regular basis just to throw batting practice several days per week. We have used several pitching machines over the years and found the JUGS machines to be nearly bullet proof, easy for the kids to run and the customers service has been good.

kinda like buying them a christmas present when they were young........and they play with the box. you guys are right.ball out of the hand is better for the hitter.

dg
been there with the shoulder, but can't say no.