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| Aug. 5, 2009 hank62 3 posts | Slow pitch pitching machines Can anyone recommend the name of a good slow pitch pitching machine, that is not a soft toss machine? |
| Aug. 5, 2009 #6 Men's 60 1173 posts | JUGS makes a great one, also, Louisville slugger, Atec.Try one of these/You can go to :softballsales.com to check them out.Hope this helps. |
| Aug. 5, 2009 taits Men's 65 4548 posts | Where are you located? |
| Aug. 5, 2009 Wes Men's 65 335 posts | I have had a system for three years-I'm on the road so I do not have the names or model number-can get that for you later. I have my systems mounted in a 40" x 60" trailer with a gas generator to run them. I use the word system because unless you have a helper or use it for a team you will need some help. The first ? is what are you going to do with it? BP by yourself or with a helper or team? Ground balls-fly balls,etc.? I started out with a single wheel type-works Ok but as soon as the wheel and or the balls get hot the pitchs become longer or shorter so it take a lot of time adjusting the thing. It works good for infield flys and short out field flys. To get a higher and longer outfield fly I'm using a 11" ball not a 12". For ground balls the spin is in the wrong direction, the ball stops as soon as it hits the ground. You will need a feeder,ck to see how many balls the feeder handles per/m-I get one each 12 sec.that's 5 balls a m. I try to hit 200 each sat-that will take you 45-50 m. to hit 200 balls(I used 4"PVC to make a 24 ball shoot)-it will take you 25 m. to pick up 200 hits to all fields. I wanted to get some ground balls so I bought the arm type this year, like you see at a pitching place(called "Iron Mike"). It does much-much-much better for BP and ground balls. I have both systems mounted in my trailer. The first system cost $500+/- for the P/M and $200+/- for a 1000 watt Gen. The second system cost $1,000+/- for the PM and $400+/- for a new 3500 watt Gen trailer $250+/-200 balls ???-get used ones. Wes |
| Aug. 14, 2009 hank62 3 posts | Wes I will be using it for BP only and using it by myself. I live in the country so I don't need a generator. Any specific makes and models? |
