does it use regular baseballs??
850106
Yes, it does use regular baseballs. I use the Juggs yellow rubber balls for batting practice. I use regular baseballs during the game. The Juggs rubber balls come out a little higher and baseballs come out a little lower. I use this machine in our league and have absolutely no problem with it. I can upload a video if you need.
850107
I've used it with 11 and 12 inch regular softballs. The girls said it hurt hitting the 12 inch ones, but didn't complain about the 11 inch ones. There is one adjustment on the top to switch it over to baseballs. I believe regular balls would be fine.
850108
Yes. Only use baseballs with a leather cover. The nylon covers will create buildup on the wheel.
850109
I think you can use regular baseballs but they are harder on the wheel and the wheel won't last as long and it will rip the leather off the ball after a couple of uses..If you buy the machine use the machine balls they work good.
850110
Yes it can, but I wouldn't recommend it. You can get white "dimple" practice balls with red laces painted on them for realism if that's what you are concerned about. If you were to use a raised-lace ball (real ball), you would want to make sure it went in the exact same way every time due to the height adjustment of the striker plate. You wouldn't want the laces causing accuracy issues. Also, it would chew them up over time, and the consistency would not be there. I'd also be concerned that real baseballs might damage the wheel over time.
1620545
Yes, it does work on a baseball. Prints taken on genuine leather or high quality synthetic leather baseballs dry faster. Some baseballs have a gloss coating that might make them less porous and the ink will take longer to dry.
1799531
No, it will only throw balls made for the machine. You can get the balls at different weights which decides how fast it will throw that ball. Does that help?
2009104
Don't know as we have not tried it with anything else. We bought these to use in it for better visibility ATEC Tuffy Regular Dimpled Baseball Dozen Box (Yellow) We have also just used regular baseballs. Sorry that isn't much help.
1152232
No, only the balls made for this machine. They are smaller giving batter better hand eye cordination....and they are softer so you can use it in a more confined space like your backyard. Hope this helps!
2274316
I imagine that it could but I really couldn't say for sure because I've only used it for baseball.
829197
Yes. We use it to hit baseballs off the tee, but softballs would work the same.
1627114
No, I don't believe so. The ball it shoots out is only 7 1/2 inches in diameter -- slightly smaller than a baseball.
169998
Nope. The fastpitch league my daughter plays in, 10U, uses the smaller 11inch ball and it can't fit through, not even close. I just checked and a baseball doesn't even fit through. It's a great mask. I highly recommend it. Also, my daughter for 10 years old is average size, and the adult size fits perfectly when adjusted correctly.
468674
No. Umpires, in New York, check every bat and all equipment before everyone of our game. If there is anything questionable they would say something. I see alot of the CF-5's being used by the other teams that we play against,and i alway ask if they like it, not one player has a bad word to say about it. Gotta love the bat !!!
2256690
If you mean returning balls so as to field or catch, no. It merely catches them.
651189
Yes you can hit baseballs. It's all I use it for. And you can hit them as far or a close as you eant depending on players ability level.
1269743
Yes.It's kind of touchy though. Sometimes all the ball just run through it.But yea, it'll work. The kids use it with a bb/pellet gun.
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.
860251
No, it is not designed for baseball. The openings are designed for the larger size of a softball.
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.
564847
It comes with a baseball. I do not think you can adapt a softball to the setup.