Pitching Mat Suggestions

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Dec 7, 2011
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Two high school seasons I used my homemade - all items at Home Depot except for rubber:

- Interlocking playground tiles (folded at one seam - where she does not land! - for easier transporting)
- matching length of I/O carpet-turf.
- contact cement to adhere the carpet & squares (again except for the handy folding seam)
- hardware to squeeze-mount the rubber (flush on both sides - to not scar floors)

Duct taped to floor to not slide around

After one season I switched the side the rubber was on and had a "new" landing area for season #2
 
Feb 17, 2011
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On my DD's mat I cut a small slit on the underside and inserted a dog toy squeaker into it in the area to the left of the line where she was landing. Instant feedback. Dog didn't like it though.
 
Apr 12, 2015
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It didn't come with the creepy pitcher though. ��

Wow, that pitcher, lol!

We got the Jennie Finch mat. Used constantly for a over a year and still in great condition. The rubber is chipped and scraped, etc, but nothing I wouldn't consider normal wear and tear.
 
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