Pitching Machine Safety

Written by Carl Fogle


While pitching machines are a proven safe and effective tool for hitting and fundamentals development, there are a few safety precautions to keep in mind. What follows is a summary of simple and safe pitching machine practices we have used in our past experience, but ALWAYS readrepparttar manual that came with your machine for full safety and maintenance guidelines.

Batters should always wearrepparttar 132913 necessary protective gear when inrepparttar 132914 cage with a machine or onrepparttar 132915 field for grounders or fly balls. Helmets and protective cups are a must. Do not allow any player intorepparttar 132916 cage if they are not wearing an officially sanctioned batting helmet.

The person feeding a pitching machine should always stand behind an L-screen or similar barrier and should wear a helmet themselves as a precaution against batted balls hittingrepparttar 132917 ceiling ofrepparttar 132918 cage and falling down.

If using a pitching machine after rain, or on a dewy morning, balls will pick uprepparttar 132919 moisture and can behave unpredictably on feeding throughrepparttar 132920 pitching machine. Make sure your hitters are extra vigilant as a pitched ball may come out ofrepparttar 132921 machine erratically.

Visually inspect batting cage and L-screen netting regularly and patch when necessary. A hole inrepparttar 132922 netting can quickly lead to accidents. As a part of this, always use high quality, thick netting material. Inrepparttar 132923 long run, this will prove safer and more cost effective than using cheap material inrepparttar 132924 beginning.

Inrepparttar 132925 batting cage, only two people should be present at any given time — The batter andrepparttar 132926 feeder behind their screen.

Use good judgment in settingrepparttar 132927 pitching machine’s speed to a player’s ability. Just because a pitching machine can throw a ball at 102 MPH doesn’t mean your player is ready for that speed.

Before any batter entersrepparttar 132928 cage, always feed a few test pitches intorepparttar 132929 pitching machine to ensure thatrepparttar 132930 pitching machine is accurately aimed and so thatrepparttar 132931 batter has an idea of what to expect. Performrepparttar 132932 same procedure when any adjustment is made torepparttar 132933 machine, i.e. a new type of pitch or a different speed.

All About The Baseball Jersey

Written by Ken Austin


If you are a baseball fan you probably have at least one of these in your closet. The baseball jersey, is all about who you are and what team or player you like. The baseball jersey is more than a fashion statement, not only does it look good and is an accepted mode of attire in most places,repparttar baseball jersey stands out.

A baseball cap or t-shirt is good and shows your support ofrepparttar 132912 team butrepparttar 132913 baseball jersey is even more of a statement.

The baseball jersey of today is made of cotton or polyester or a blend of these two materials. Most are washable and comfortable to wear.

You can find a baseball jersey for every modern team as well as jerseys from teams ofrepparttar 132914 past. The baseball jersey is well-suited to attending games and also casual everyday wear.

There is a baseball jersey in almost any size you could want. The smallest fan can have their own baseball jersey. The baseball jersey comes in children, youth and adult sizes. The cost of a baseball jersey can vary depending onrepparttar 132915 brand, where you buy andrepparttar 132916 fabric it’s made of. You can even get a custom-made baseball jersey or one that has been signed by a player or even an entire team.

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