Can we use tis bat with weighted balls and or machine pitched balls
997583
I bought this bat for my 15yr old daughter last fall. She has used it with the machine and weighted balls and has had no problems. She loves this bat, has hit 2 out of the park with it so far.
997584
I certainly would not. They are not meant for that use. Composite bats are made for slugging and distance, but can also break. I also think that use would void the warranty. It is not a "practice" bat.
1242122
Yes, you could, but you'd need to use some sand bags or something else heavy to anchor the legs. It will jump around a lot. One of the suspended ball devices, like the SoloHitter, could be used indoors without tying it down, if the ceiling is high enough down there. I like the Solo Hitter a lot, but I think they are a little more expensive than the Hurricane. It is more realistic, you feel the ball "travel" off the bat a little bit, and there are quite a variety of drills you can do with them.
235556
The machine is well designed for the intended "lite" ball; I do not believe this machine is designed for "hard" baseball use; I would invest in a machine specifically designed to throw a hard baseball.
614840
Good Morning,Sorry it took me so long to answer your email but we were closed for a 4 day weekend.This machine only uses baseballs.
1996824
Yes. You will just need to make the necessary adjustments due to the balls being lighter than a baseball.
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.
1051722
Yes you can. If you hit the start button, you will see the statistics of the pitcher and his pitch count. Also, there is an energy bar that can be displayed when choosing the pitch type
1079092
It really depends on the child's bat speed. I would guess he/she wouldn't be able to hit the ball coming straight down from the tube but that doesn't mean you couldn't start with using the net (letting the ball fall and have it bounce back to simulate a toss to the batter), then move up to hitting the ball as it's falling from the machine as the child's bat speed improves. It's not necessarily hard, just more of a pain to put together and break apart each time. We keep it put together in the shed. Lastly, I cannot stress enough the importance of using a proper bat (lenght/weight), especially for young children. This and any other hitting tool wouldn't help him/her at all if the bat is too long or too heavy.
312021
If you want to clock the speed of a moving object. This will work! We can clock bat speed also.
2017589
Not sure, never tried them. I bought a barrel of the Jugs small-balls from Amazon when I bought this machine, and I would occasionally find a ball in the backyard when mowing.
548324
On the ball it shows 5 oz. I bought them to use in a pitching machine and found some of them pitched high and some was lower. I did not know if it was the machine or the balls. When I check the weight of the balls I found they where between 5 oz to 5.25 oz. If I used the same weight ball it was pretty much the same area when it was pitched.
829197
Yes. We use it to hit baseballs off the tee, but softballs would work the same.
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!
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.
867393
No, they take a special size ball that is only available from this manufacturer. We had some that were only a fraction larger & will not pitch them very far. Tennis balls would fit the machine but pitches them right out on the ground if at all. Be sure to order extra balls with the machine.
1118145
It came with little balls -light weight that fit into the machine - they are not normal baseball - I suspect that they are 'Mini' balls
756994
I use for softballs... However, my answer is NO. The problem is that all these types of Pitching Machines are specifically set for the machine-ball size and weight. Another issue is that the raised surface of the laces will cause some very erratic throwing motion... The only machines that use regulation balls are the "arm" style that imitate the nature throwing motion.