Pitching net
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- Jun 12, 2015
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We have a Jugs instant screen. It's pretty awesome. I love how easy it is to put up and, once you do it a few times, take down. We use it in our basement a lot but it's easy to fold it up and pop it up at the field.
Bow net, it's easy to set up too
- Jul 17, 2012
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Bownet is $150... Powernet is $99. Same exact thing.... They offer a lifetime warranty so I highly doubt it hasn't been tested to death for quality. I bought it based on excellent reviews.
Amazon.com : PowerNet DLX 7x7 Baseball and Softball Practice Hitting Net (Bundle with Strike Zone and Training Ball) : Sports & Outdoors
That package from amazon also includes a strike-zone attachment as well as one of their new heavy hitting balls... their version of TCB.
Amazon.com : PowerNet DLX 7x7 Baseball and Softball Practice Hitting Net (Bundle with Strike Zone and Training Ball) : Sports & Outdoors
That package from amazon also includes a strike-zone attachment as well as one of their new heavy hitting balls... their version of TCB.
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- Feb 7, 2013
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May I ask you why you need a pitching net?
DD has been pitching for about 7 years and I cannot think of one time where she needed to throw into a net. My unsolicited suggestion would be to create a pitching area at your house (e.g. yard, basement, etc). Throw down a pitching plate, measure the distance for her age, and get a home plate. Buy yourself a glove and a sturdy bucket and "Presto", you have yourself a pitching area. There are so many reason to have a live catcher that I can't begin to list them all, but probably the most important is that you get to spend 30 minutes of uninterrupted, one on one time with your DD.
- Jul 17, 2012
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I thought similar, but then realized that its approaching winter months, where outside may not be an option for some. I have a 43 foot lane in my basement, but some folks may have finished basements, or odd configs where a long stretch is impossible. So if you have 20 feet to work with, a net makes sense. I know sure as %^&$ that I'm not gunna sit 20 feet from dd and catch for her unless I have a suit of armor on.
I just hung a cheap tarp in the basement that DD could throw the ball against.
I use a net for new kids learning to whip, but move to playing catch as soon as they get it. If something breaks down, we go back to the net.
In our neck of the woods, it tends to be wet and dark for a few months, so setting up a small space in a garage or basement to throw or hit into is better than nothing. I'm scoping out the PowerNet with optional I-Screen. Stay away from pitch-back products (although the larger ones are fun to play with--just not really helpful for new kids learning.) Like quincy mentioned, a stout tart suspended with bungies, a blanket or even a large mattress will work.
In our neck of the woods, it tends to be wet and dark for a few months, so setting up a small space in a garage or basement to throw or hit into is better than nothing. I'm scoping out the PowerNet with optional I-Screen. Stay away from pitch-back products (although the larger ones are fun to play with--just not really helpful for new kids learning.) Like quincy mentioned, a stout tart suspended with bungies, a blanket or even a large mattress will work.
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