Does it have the ability to move enough to hit baseballs? I need something to keep me from hyperextending while swinging a baseball bat.
318976
I wear them on both arms I do not play BB but took a few swings this morning with no problems you can adjust the top and bottom bands to get the fit that works for you. Dont know if it will keep you from hyperextending.
318977
Very flexible. I bought it to help with my tennis elbow but it was too snug for me and made my pain worst.
2151417
I use it to hit softballs at cages and it works fine. Thick grip and weight might make it awkward to hit fielding practice.
2162400
I bought this for my 13 year old grandson. He uses it to pitch to and to field grounders. He likes it but I can't say because I haven't seen him use it with a baseball. He throws football passes into it too.
1600028
12 feet sounds too close. At the slowest setting with fairly heavy balls you might be able to give the batter enough reaction time but it would be dangerous for the person operating the machine. Maybe you could try with whiffle balls and a plastic bat but not sure how useful such practice would be.
312025
Very good for pitching. That is all I use it for. Have tested it side by side with stalkers and it has always been the same or only 1 mph off
711523
No, it does not. The machine is not designed for an actual baseball. The balls that are used are similar to soft toss balls used in a batting that has dimples in it and lighter than an actual baseball.
149984
Yes it does, but durability has never been a problem with any Miken bat I've owned. Most of the players on my teams swing Miken for that reason.
248055
Yes. I recomend putting a cover on it wether it be a bat sleeve or just a sock. Regardless it doesn't ring no matter what the temp. And it gets hot quickly. Its a great bat and I've hit exceptional with it so far!
565681
No, and if you hit it off the end the bat will crack. Not worth the 25 bucks
860251
No, it is not designed for baseball. The openings are designed for the larger size of a softball.
314389
I tried regular baseball in the machine and it struggled. If they are close in weight it may struggle. Hope this helps
1725662
Unless you're planning on batting by method of leaving it out on the street and letting the bat take on a Steam Roller, a Mastodon, or an airplane landing on it, I haven't had much trouble. This bat has been awesome so far. If you want something more "traditional" go wooden. But for the price, this thing's is as reliable as 'Ol reliable. I would've said Old Yeller, but we know where that story goes.
1304257
My daughter who is 9 is using a composit bat and I've takin some good swings with her bat and haven't seen nothing wrong with the bat. Now I wouldn't say over time it won't ruin the bat. The best way to use this machine is not to power swing but to hit it around 75%. It's more about hand eye coordination and muscle memory and the right way to swing... Swinging to hard makes the ball jump around instead of an even swing around the pole... Overall I'm really happy with it
246725
It uses soft balls and it is good for getting timing down... You can adjust the "apparent speed" by adjusting the distance between the machine and the batter. It really helped my son (and his teammates) consistently getting the bat on the ball, but the light weight of the ball prevents the development of a powerful swing. We found the utility maxes out at 12-13 years old and a "real ball" machine is needed.
1116506
Yes. It is a 4" diameter plate and the plate spins above the base, so even if your ball extends over the edges, it will not catch on the base while moving.
688319
I really don't know why they advertised it that way. My son used it with an aluminum bat and it worked just fine. The only thing we can think of is if you would hit the post with either bat you could damage the bat.
342239
You can easily move it to throw any direction. Easily adjust to throw higher or lower also.