What type of balls and can you use soft baseballs.
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I found that only soft, regular sized baseballs work. Little league sized ones do not work.
651190
I have used the accubat with regular baseballs and the softer baseballs used in tee ball. Both worked very well.
1614973
I don't see why not. I haven't but the machine is adjustable for ball height whether it is a super soft or soft are balls. But this machine rocks and it is the best thing I bought. Makes our practices go so much smoother!
2048511
They have good bounce and they are soft. They are a little smaller than a baseball but not much.
1071867
Sorry I didn't understand your question but they are small balls for toddlers and my grandson loves them.
2274320
I don't use it for soft ball but i did slow the hard balls down for my son to get used to the machine.we have increased the speed for him and the other day he hit 25 out 30 balls (1 bucket). The blue flam has helped him in seeing the ball. Thanks
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I have never tried to use regular baseballs or softballs in this machine. It is my understanding that this machine is not designed for these balls. Additionally, I have used the Jugs step up from this machine (significantly higher $$$) and that machine also doesn't use regular baseballs or softballs because it scuffs up the balls so bad. For practice, this higher priced machine uses specialized, dimpled balls. We only use regular balls for gamedays in that particular machine.
1152231
no only the soft balls that come with them .they are a litlle smaller then a tennis ball
2000636
Baseballs and goofballs are fine. Not really familiar with cricket ball if it like an american baseball yes I hit into it at close range kinda like a mini batting cage and it's fine. I don't know how to use it for cricket. Hope that helps enjoy it
1710983
Any balls that are the same weight or lighter and size work fine. If they are heavier they won't pop out and if they are bigger they get stuck.
1350909
A regular baseball bat is fine. This machine will help with hand/eye coordination. The balls are very small and it will help them perfect their hitting.
1852284
Baseball. Got them for 6 year old son to learn to catch without fear. Worked great. They have a little weight so they don't pop out if mitt like tennis ball
1727036
They recommend using the balls that are sold with the batting machine for the cage. We wanted to use hard balls also and it is not recommended. We returned this batting cage because we couldn't use hardballs and it was difficult to get into the cage.
888296
There are different kinds of ball machines. The ones that launch a ball with spinning wheels, like used by baseball coaches, will not work very well with these low compression balls. A machine that uses air compression would work better, or a machine that "throws" the ball like a catapult would work. Hope that helps!
2007921
I doubt it would work for baseballs. It works by squeezing the balls between the rails. Baseballs are larger and harder than tennis balls, if they squeeze through the rails, they would likely bend the rails and the balls would end up falling out. Just my guess.
974539
I use only 9" dimple balls (12" for softball) made for pitching machines. You can find them online for around $20-30/doz. 3 doz should be enough so u don't have spend too much time picking balls up.
756993
This will not throw a regulation softball. You need the soft foam balls. I think it comes with 1 of the softballs, but you can get a dozen reasonably priced on Amazon. This is a great machine for the $$.