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Softball Training Equipment - Best Investments
They say that practice makes perfect but it is also true that you need the right tools to get the job done. This is definitely the case with softball training equipment. Some training equipment has a more immediate impact upon play than others so it is important to know both your budget and the softball skills most needing improvement prior to making any softball training gear purchase.
Softball Batting - Top Two Investments
For anyone looking to make some dramatic gains in their batting training, two softball aids should come to mind: a portable
batting screen and the
pitching machine. Most portable screens take less than an hour to set up and take down and one can buy this softball aid starting around $500 but you may want to realistically set aside around $1,000 for this essential softball aid.
A batting cage, be it portable or not, is needed for a piece of softball practice equipment like the pitching machine. These essential softball aids come in three basic varieties: wheel machines, arm style machines, and compressed air models but we will only focus on the wheel and arm varieties here.
Wheel machines are by far the most popular of the pitching machines and they can throw
softballs 25-70 mph. Many wheel machines are made only for softball or baseball but some models can adapt to either. The advantage of these training machines is that they are portable and they can throw curve balls. Arm style training machines can be used for softball or baseball but they are limited to tossing the balls from 25-85 mph and they are very difficult to move so they pretty much remain where they are set up. Both of these softball aids have the option of auto feeders but they can cost an extra $100-300. Plan on spending around a $1,000 and up for either type of pitching machine. Online merchants are probably your best bet for finding a deal on softball aids like the pitching machine or portable batting screen as they have better selection and lower prices than most traditional softball retail outlets.
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Softball Equipment Supplies
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