Batting Cage questions

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Dec 5, 2012
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There are plenty of cage manufacturers that'll custom size a tunnel to your specific sizes. I used www.netsofamerica.com for my basement cage. Mine is on the smaller side, but it works fine for front toss. I built one that's 10'wide, 9'tall, and 30'long... I then used 3/4'' black steel pipe to build a protective screen.
 

JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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Georgia
Batting cages do not need to be that large unless you are trying to do live pitch. Hitting into a tarp helps and will decrease the chances of a ricochet off the concrete wall.
 
May 23, 2015
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If she's 5 11 chances are she's hitting hard. You can drape tarps to slow the ball down inside the cage. A 10' net is plenty just move home plate to the right side of the net. Like JAD said you don't need a tunnel

Memphis net and eBay are good sources also Craigslist. I've gotten many for free. Even if they're huge you can cut the panels and rope whip the corners as you see fit
 

Cannonball

Ex "Expert"
Feb 25, 2009
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The #1 problem I see with parents who want to put a cage in a basement or other location is that they think long and hard about the netting/cage and not much at all about lighting. You need to think through this wrt lighting.
 

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