Can you use any Pitching Machine Baseballs with this?
188846
Not sure...they say in the manual you should only use these balls as the wheel will get worn out if you use diffeentry types of balls which might be true now that I have been using it. My opinion though is these balls are awesome! They hit well and fly a good deal distance. The girls still can throw them though they are much lighter than the traditional softballs. I love them and so does the team. If you get hit with them they don't hurt either. I would recommend sticking with the balls that is used for the machine.
188847
No. They must be soft machine balls or nerf type balls. Regular balls will ruin the wheels and motor.
188848
I don't think so. ATEC only recommends sft type balls. If you check their website it states that. If you tried to throw dimple balls or anything harder than sft type, you could damage the machine. That being said, it is a great machine and will throw approx 60 mph. I highly recommend getting a cheap net backstop so it makes it easier to return missed throws.
2026134
Of course. It's a tee. You can use any bat type - or even a broom stick should you want.
2007919
I don't think so. The tennis balls flex a little as they get picked up from bottom of cage. Baseballs don't have that flex. They're gonna bend the cage and then they will just fall out from bottom. If you use it just as a stand to hold baseballs. Then that would work fine.
714049
Yes you can , it comes with an attachment that slips over your ball, a must have -works well
2274317
We used the machine for baseball practice. I don't see why the machine would not be great for softball batting practice. We only just started using the machine and did find the pitching to quite accurate. We are also able to practice fly balls and ground balls with just a setting change which only time about a minute. This machine is really cool....
1799530
If you mean will it throw baseballs, definitely not. It will only throw light weight balls.
2150966
I only use if for baseball but i am confident you could use it for softball it is built very well.
780436
These balls are correct size and weight. I use them with the Louisville Slugger UPM 45 machine and they work great. They should work with any pitching machine that is capable of using real baseballs.
2083501
it is only supposed to be used with small (ping pong) size soft baseballs (but I have hand pitched some baseballs to my son in there and it is fine but you should not let the real baseball hit the poles). Ours has not fallen down and we set it up in January. It is fine for our purposes but it is not really sturdy. We had to use bungie cords to open the hole to get it the right height for the pitching machine but it works. It was the batting cage that we could afford.
1149967
I have 4 of these. Yes, you can use any kind you want. You can use even the plastic ones. I hope this answers your question.
1956683
We have had excellent results with this machine -- the "baseballs" you select that "work" best depend upon whom is using the batting machine, and safety issues -- adults, older kids, younger kids -- our kids are 5 and 6, and they use the Franklin foam balls #14941 (sold in 2-paks), which work great for them (with padded 27" bat) -- some of the other balls sold may be better for older batters --
1279497
I don't think so , my umpire last week(ASA) wont let me use it. Now im looking to trade for the SPSYMA model.
1291786
I bought it for my grandson and he uses it but I don't know if it will throw a breaking pitch. I'll see what I can find out.
564846
If I were a softball player I would use this with a baseball. If you train using a smaller ball then hit a bigger ball during games it should be easier to be successful.
2166460
I see no reason why not. Just need a place to mount the base ball, the arm that clamps to the base ball allows you to position it at any angle you need. The arm also comes in several lengths too.
2134659
No, the Baseline does not pitch curveballs. In order to pitch true curveballs you need a two wheel machine. Check out the First Pitch Curveball machine.
1692954
Yes -- you can adjust direction and height by changing speed of delivery -- this is a great little device that is fun and productive -- be sure to get the Franklin "soft" baseballs that are designed to work with this particular pitching machine --