Is this device effective for hitting fly balls to 13-14 year old players?
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Before I answer. The assumption is, the reason for getting this item in the first place is because you're not good at using a real bat. With that said, yes it's effective for 13-14 yr olds as you can get some height and distance on the ball. It does take some practice using it but you should get it within one session. This is still not a replacement for using a real bat, but good for form teaching/practicing. Hope this helps.
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This will be our second season using the Accubat and our players are a mix of 13 and 14 year olds. You can definitely hit a baseball further with a regular bat but this product is very effective for medium and short-range fly balls. It takes some practice to get your range down but once you figure it out you should do fine with it.
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For me it would be. I can hit high fly balls about 150 feet, maybe a little farther. If you don't need to hit your ball to the outfield from home plate on the "big field" I highly recommend it.
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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.
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Don't see why not. It's not so much a game enhancer for the kids as it is a boon for the kids' parents. I bought it to protect the kids and my flowerbeds, since it directs the ball coming out of the net, so the ball doesn't crush your landscaping and helps keep little kids from chasing the ball into the street.
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I use it for my son. He's 6 now. Purchased it as he graduated from tball to little league. So that was when he was 4. And will continue to use.. buying a back net proved to be the best partner with the pitcher.
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t ball really young ages....i really would be careful about buying this one it broke in the first day i did get my money back...i ended up ordering Trend Sports Sandlot Pitching Machine4.2 out of 5 stars (4)$119.99 its more but it will last just my thought thanks
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Yes. The main user in our family is our 14 year old daughter but my 17 year old son uses it sometimes and it is definitely fine for him. This can handle hard hitting. Just keep an eye on the connections - sometimes they loosen up over time - but they are easily tightened back up.
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That's what I use it for. I hit irons and drivers into it from about 10ft in front of the net. Never had a ball go thru it. But then my drives only go about 225 yrds so dont know if it would hold a drive hit hard enough to go 300 yrds.
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Accubat is great for hitting baseballs. You can hit controlled pop-flys, ground balls, and line drives. Accubat has saved my arm from throwing outfield pop flys.
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If not used properly, the cable can become jammed at the end where height adjustment of the ball is made. That's what happened to the portable trainer I have when used by my son's 13/14yr old teammates. A college hitter shouldn't have that problem. As long as contact with the ball is proper and consistent, he can get hundreds of repetitions. I also recommend not leaving it outside where the weather can cause the ball to deteriorate. Fun gift though.
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I only use it for eye and ball coordination, to help my 9 through 12 year old travel team on there swing..I have been using it for 2 years and so far it is a good machine to me.
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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
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Hi Scott, I am not sure if you received any feedback to this question, but thought I would try and help. It is not a fast pitch, it is actually more of a toss. My son got this for a gift when he was 6. It was great for self-play and he was not used to speed at that age. We have since given this as a gift. The kids all love it, they can actually hit the ball and it allows them to practice on their own. I hope this helps. ~ Paula
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I wouldn't think so. I got it to help with tendinitis and carpel tunnel but I'm also 30. If they are a catcher or infielder it certainly couldn't hurt anything though. It would help the stability of their wrists if they happen to be weak. Evoshield does make a wrist guard that has a protective layer inside a compression sleeve that would also be good for a catcher or for protection in general. Hope this helps.
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My 12 yo son said it can work if you get the ball thrown at the right spot (very top). He then warned that if you throw it at the middle of the net you'll get a line-drive to your face.
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This device might be appropriate for a child that age, as long as you trust the child would not be inclined to hit the ball to hard inside a house and cause some other kind of damage.
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My 6 year old hits it. I would say as early as they can understand how to swing bat properly. Also will depend on how tall. I put it on the shortest height for my six year old. It is like a ball high in the strike zone for him so it's not the ideal down the middle height but it works.
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My husband says if it's for someone 5 ft-ish or shorter it will work, but if they're taller and swing the right way, your bat would hit the ceiling when following through. Hope that helps....we had ours in the garage and our son used it for several years until he grew to be about 5'2.