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Sep 3, 2013
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Illinois
I will be building a new garage next to my house and am interested in incorporating a nice batting cage for my DD.

Any thoughts on dimensions, equipment, or vendors out there?
 
Jun 8, 2016
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I will be building a new garage next to my house and am interested in incorporating a nice batting cage for my DD.

Any thoughts on dimensions, equipment, or vendors out there?

Sorry I cannot be of help but just wanted to let you know I am jealous :cool: In the winter we have to resort to hitting off a tee into a net and wiffle front toss in our 3 car garage.
 
May 24, 2013
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So Cal
Although not direct answers for your situation, maybe you can take something useful from this...

I built a 10' x 10' x 30' outdoor cage. The frame uses standard 1-3/8" fence toprail tubing (easily found at most large home improvement stores), and corner fittings I found on eBay. The netting was the most expensive part of the project, and was found from a vendor on Amazon. Overall, the project cost about $1000 for the materials. The assembly was pretty easy - 2 people required for a couple of things.

A few things I learned:
- Longer is better. In a 30' cage, the pitching screen I stand behind is approx 20' from where my DD stands. Being that close to a hitter with even moderate power - even behind a screen - can be a bit unsettling. For doing front toss, I wouldn't want to go any shorter.
- Get a sturdy screen (see above)
- If you can go wider than 10', do it. If you can't, you will probably have to offest the batter's position a bit to allow room to swing. A lower roof (8-9') is okay, but width matters.
 
Sep 3, 2013
113
43
Illinois
Although not direct answers for your situation, maybe you can take something useful from this...

I built a 10' x 10' x 30' outdoor cage. The frame uses standard 1-3/8" fence toprail tubing (easily found at most large home improvement stores), and corner fittings I found on eBay. The netting was the most expensive part of the project, and was found from a vendor on Amazon. Overall, the project cost about $1000 for the materials. The assembly was pretty easy - 2 people required for a couple of things.

A few things I learned:
- Longer is better. In a 30' cage, the pitching screen I stand behind is approx 20' from where my DD stands. Being that close to a hitter with even moderate power - even behind a screen - can be a bit unsettling. For doing front toss, I wouldn't want to go any shorter.
- Get a sturdy screen (see above)
- If you can go wider than 10', do it. If you can't, you will probably have to offest the batter's position a bit to allow room to swing. A lower roof (8-9') is okay, but width matters.

This is helpful. Thanks so much!
 
May 24, 2013
12,461
113
So Cal
Another tip...Plan out all of the details you can possibly think of before you start buying things.
 
Feb 4, 2015
641
28
Massachusetts
Sorry I cannot be of help but just wanted to let you know I am jealous :cool: In the winter we have to resort to hitting off a tee into a net and wiffle front toss in our 3 car garage.

I don't feel sorry for you. We do it in a 1 car garage! It's wasn't so bad when she was 10U, but she's given me a few welts now that she's playing showcase. Wiffle balls still hurt.
 
Jun 8, 2016
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I don't feel sorry for you. We do it in a 1 car garage! It's wasn't so bad when she was 10U, but she's given me a few welts now that she's playing showcase. Wiffle balls still hurt.

I use a Bownet as protection ;)
 
Feb 19, 2016
280
28
Texas
I use a Bownet as protection ;)

Are you tying up the the big square in the middle or did you get the flat net without the ball catcher(wind sock looking square hole thing)? Is there a name for that part? I've been accidentally hit behind my bownet by a ball that was knocked though the square while no one was supposed to be hitting.
 

SB45

Dad, Coach, Chauffeur
Sep 2, 2016
150
28
Western NY
FWIW...we built a small hitting facility and after much shopping around, ordered netting from Nets of america. they seemed to be the best value with good quality. Ours take a beating and are holding up great. We bought individual panels and hung them on cables. You could by a premade cage and hang it on 3 cables lines and pull it out as needed.
 

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