Has anyone used this for both softball and baseball? How easy was it to switch between the two?
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It's not too complicated. It involves changing the sleeve that you put the ball in and raising the top part which is four bolts up or down depending on if you're doing softball or baseball. Then the legs you can turn around which gives you the lower release for softball. It takes me less than 10 minutes. Hope this helps. It is a heavy duty machine.
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The I-Screen has less give than the soft toss, however, in my opinion I would not recommend as a pitching screen for youth players older than 12U. It does flex about 6 inches on a solid line drive which.
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You don't need a special bat, but I would be recommend it. However, I do not recommend the machine. The concept is great, but the quality on the machine I purchased was extremely poor. Try a JUGS machine (Small-Ball® Pitching Machine). Lots more money, but I bet it's worth it. I don't own that machine though.
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Aloha Bryan,Not familiar with the baseball quickster net, but I am also using this net for soccer for my daughter. And it works well. As for baseball, I am pretty certain it would be ok too. The net seems to be pretty strong and had enough give to make sure the baseball will not roll under the net as it comes to rest. I would be feel comfortable using it for baseball. Thanks
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My kids use it for football (baseball too) and it works well but best if you hit the tighter woven area in the middle. If you are looking for something purely for football or baseball for that matter, I would buy a different net with tighter weaving but this one is good for multi-use
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I tried regular baseball in the machine and it struggled. If they are close in weight it may struggle. Hope this helps
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I only use if for baseball but i am confident you could use it for softball it is built very well.
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Atec SFT baseballs and Softballs, as well as foam miniballs. The balls are lighter than regular baseballs but works well for portability and doesn't ruin expensive Easton and DeMarini bats. The machine comes with different sized tubes to throw the different sized balls, and easily adjustable. Please note that there are Super SFT balls too, which are softer and will work, but will not work at the same setting as the SFT balls. Make sure you use the same balls so you don't have to change the setting on the machine, which requires an Allen wrench (included) with the machine to adjust the tube size. The machine comes with 3 SFT baseballs, 3 SFT softballs, and 10 miniballs. They are optic (neon like) yellow, not darker yellow-gold. I use this machine for all of my team's practices, great for BP, but also for consistent fly balls, popups, ground balls, and catcher's practice. I use a Black and Decker 500W inverter portable power source ($75 at Home Depot) to power the unit while on a field. Kids love it, saves my arm, and makes practices more efficient.
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Baseball, works pretty good. Replacement balls cost a lot though. I've used it quite a bit & is great fot practice. Customer service is excellent.
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You can change the speed with a dial numbered 1-10. I use it for middle school softball and we have it set between 6 and 6.5, depending on the batter.
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I use it to hit softballs at cages and it works fine. Thick grip and weight might make it awkward to hit fielding practice.
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I personally haven't tried that option but I have reason to believe you can use that option since you should be able to change teams during the innings.
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My ten year old son uses it for defense. Great for defense but I don't believe the ball will return at pitching distance. If it doesn't return completely it's still better than throwing at a five gallon bucket.
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It has work great for me, ever since my heart surgery evoshield has been a life saver for me. I use it for my softball games 3x a week of playing. I play in the infield and bad hops is part of the game.
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It's advertised at 35 miles per hour and that seems pretty accurate. It's a good speed when you factor in the size of the ball. It's not soft toss like slow pitch softball, but it's not so fast that a person can't make good consistent contact.
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Yes! I use it with both of my son's with T's, soft-toss and pitching drills. Works perfectly.
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I use it for front toss and live pitch youth Baseball. Seems to work perfectly fine for this application.