Grand Slam Pitching Machine

Grand Slam Pitching Machines are continuing tog gain popularity with a variety of ball clubs. The Grand Slam Pitching Machine was designed to be used in your garage, basement, driveway or backyard. Essentially it can be used year round, so your training can continue no matter what the weather.

The Grand Slam Pitching Machines utilize hollow golf practice baseballs and has adjustable speeds to accommodate a variety of users. The use of the small golf sized balls greatly increases hand-eye coordination. Set-up in incredibly simple and it does come with a lifetime warranty.

The company is so confident in the machine's ability to improve your batting skills; it has listed some of the accomplishments of the various teams that utilize the machine. Here is a sample of those accomplishments as listed on the Grand Slam Pitching Machine web site:
A High School Girls Softball team - ALL HIT OVER .300!
The University of Tennessee Baseball team hit over .326 in 2005 and went to the College World Series!
The University of Tennessee Fast pitch team has used the Grand Slam for the last 2 years everyday during practice and has made consecutive appearances in the College World Series!
A High School American Legion player played the entire season with only ONE STRIKE OUT!

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The Various Styles of Pitching Machines.

There are two different styles of pitching machines available on the market today. For complete descriptions on both styles, I visited Wikipedia.com. The descriptions listed below, are as they appear on Wikipedia.com.

"Pitching machines come in a variety of styles. However, the two most popular machines are an arm action machine and a circular wheel machine. The arm action machine simulates the delivery of a pitcher and carries a ball at the end of a bracket, much like a hand would. The arm action machine then delivers the ball in an overhand motion. The circular wheel machine contains one or two wheels that spin much like a bike tire. The wheels on these machines are usually set in either a horizontal or vertical fashion. With a circular machine, a ball shoots out towards the hitter after it is fed into the wheel or wheels."

You should really identify your needs for the pitching machine while considering which style to purchase.

Information on the ATEC Casey Pro Pitching Machine.

First of all, the ATEC Casey Pro Pitching Machine is the official pitching machine of major league baseball. But if that endorsement doesn't have you completely sold, then please read on!

The product information available on numerous web sites states that the ATEC Casey Pro Pitching Machine is a wheel design that is patented. It sets up fast and is user friendly. It can throw major league curve balls, breaking balls and throw at speeds up to 90 miles per hour. Prices online greatly vary and some sites have free shipping, so it is worth a little price comparison-shopping online.

Toddler Pitching Machines.

There are not a lot of choices when it comes to toddler pitching machines that are developed specifically for kids. The kid's MLB deluxe pitching machine, developed by Franklin Sports was designed for those 5 years of age or older. Franklin Sports does offer a version of this pitching machine for those 7 years and older as well, but this is the only pitching machine I found for the younger age category.

The kid's MLB deluxe pitching machine is portable and can be set up anywhere. Just like the original, the deluxe pitching machine does adjust for height. Not only it the machine adjustable, it also has a red warning light that indicates pitch movement. The deluxe version comes with a 27" collapsible bat and 12 plastic balls.

Then Kid's MLB deluxe does require 4 D batteries for operation, which are not included. I would think that with proper supervision that this pitching machine would be suitable for some children under the age of 5

Lobster Tennis Pitching Machines.

If you happen to be in the market for a tennis-pitching machine, you should definitely take a look at Lobster tennis pitching machines. The Lobster tennis-pitching machine is a pneumatic pitching machine that can be used for other sports other than tennis.

The Lobster tennis-pitching machine is best known for that application, and has a hopper big enough to hold 150 tennis balls!

Other applications for the tennis-pitching machine would be for baseball. This pitching machine can pitch grounders, and pop-flys and can be utilized for catcher drills as well. When using the tennis-pitching machine for baseball hitting practice, you may get some surprising results. Since the machine only pitches tennis balls, batters have less fear getting hit with the ball, and build their confidence more rapidly!

The Variety of Hitting Streak Pitching Machines.

If you are in the market for a new Hitting Streak Pitching Machine, here is a small product overview along with product descriptions as found on nexttag.com:

ATEC Hitting Streak Baseball Pitching Machine: Throws fastballs, curveballs and sliders. Variable speed control to 60 mph.

ATEC Hitting Streak Baseball Pitching Machine from Wilson: Helps fielders practice game-like situations. Fly Balls--Helps fielders practice catching and tracking fly balls.

ATEC Wilson Hitting Streak Battery Powered Baseball Pitching Machine: powered by a 12 volt battery and throws fastballs, curveballs, sliders and change-ups at variable speeds up to 60.

Tuff Toe ATEC Hitting Streak Pitching Machine Battery Operated: Official pitching machine of Major League Baseball. Patented design, throws fastballs, curveballs and sliders. Variable speed control to 60 mph. Weighs only 25 lbs.

The Skinny on Combo Pitching Machines.

Combo pitching machines are pitching machines that can pitch either softballs or baseballs. Some makes and models even let you interchange wiffle balls as well.

The Heater combo pitching machines is one of the newer models available on the market today. It can pitch baseballs, softballs, machine pitch balls and wiffels. Top speed for baseball is 60 mph and 58 for softball. The free automatic feeder can hold 12 baseballs or 9 softballs and it feeds balls at twelve-second intervals. The new Heater pitching machines retail for about six hundred and fifty dollars. The Heater combo pitching machine is a 110 V plug - in machine. Rechargeable/portable models are available.

Information about the ATEC Casey Pro Softball Pitching Machine

The ATEC Casey pro softball-pitching machine does not differ greatly form the ATEC Casey pro baseball machine. Like the baseball pitching machine, the ATEC Casey pro 3G softball-pitching machine was designed to deliver high performance training. The height adjustment range is thirty-six inches high and the left to right range is eighteen inches.

Also like the baseball pitching machines, the softball machines throw a variety of pitches that can reach up to 90 mph. According to manufacturer specifications, the machine's pitching variety includes: curve balls, screw balls, sliders, drops, risers, knuckle balls and fast balls. The ATEC 3G model currently sells for $2000.

Pitching machine in Need Of Repair?

If you're pitching machine repairs are more than you yourself can handle, most manufacturers will send someone out to you to fix the problem. If your product is still under warranty, you should always call the manufacturer first so that your warranty stays in effect.

Some manufacturer's offer repair kits, so your onsite mechanics are able to deal with the problem themselves. If that gets to be too much, there are some companies that can fix it for you. Make sure you know what make and model and type of machine you have that needs to be repairs, as someone who can fix an arm style machine may not be able to fix your wheel style machine.