Pitching Machines and Batting Cages: A Baseball Player's Best Friends

Pitching Machines and Batting Cages: A Baseball Player's Best Friends
By guest author: Y. Tilden


As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. And for baseball players, amateurs or pros, batting cages and pitching machines can be their best friends when it comes to batting practice. Although nothing can replace having a coach by your side, constantly monitoring your batting form, and a live pitcher pitching for you, they won't always be available when you want to practice. A batting cage and pitching machine somehow lessen the dependence on the schedules of other people just to be able to practice. In some ways, these devices also take a bit of pressure off of the batter's shoulders, as machines enable them to practice at their own time, pace and frequency. This gives them enough room to analyze their own form, swing and follow-through.

When practicing outside the baseball field, cages can be considered a necessity when factoring in the safety of other people and property. Practicing in a batting cage frees the batter from worrying about a ball hit hard and landing somewhere unknown and unintended - especially when using regular weight balls, which are pretty solid and heavy. The joy of seeing the flight of a perfectly hit ball will just have to wait, though - but the trade-off is certainly well worth the peace of mind.

The beauty of pitching machines is that they are able to accurately and consistently simulate a live pitch's speed and trajectory. Keep in mind, however, that practicing with pitching machines and batting cages is just a supplement to live pitching practice. More than just the ball's speed and trajectory, it's the human factor and the element of surprise from a live pitcher that a batter has to deal with in an actual game.

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