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re: Batting Cage
Posted on 1/27/17 at 10:53 am to Tyga Woods
Posted on 1/27/17 at 10:53 am to Tyga Woods
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What would be the ideal length and width of the cage. Will be throwing live-arm, no machine. Concerned that if I don't have 60'6" it will throw the hitters off when they play in a real game.
55 feet is fine... unless using it for him to get pitching work in as well. Shortening the distance compensates for you not having to throw as hard as a high school kid timing wise. You throw slower, but the distance is decreased so the reaction time is the same. The closer you get the better off he will be at adjusting to guys who throw gas.
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:07 am to SaturdayTraditions
Yeah, we pretty much never used a full cage length. We split in in half. Short distance increases reaction time and bat speed.
In regards to a cage, don't put a permanent cage up. Friend had one made with coduit pipe and connectors. Could be put up and taken down easily. Net hug inside the frame, so they never got damaged. Still rarely used it to be honest (when you play year round ball, you are practicing constantly anyway), but it was nice and didn't leave a permanent structure in the yard.
In regards to a cage, don't put a permanent cage up. Friend had one made with coduit pipe and connectors. Could be put up and taken down easily. Net hug inside the frame, so they never got damaged. Still rarely used it to be honest (when you play year round ball, you are practicing constantly anyway), but it was nice and didn't leave a permanent structure in the yard.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:26 am to KG6
Thanks for the help everyone
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:28 am to Tyga Woods
I built one myself, son is in High School
Bought a 55' x 12' x 14' cage off ebay from ultimatesportsgym - $445
Bought the hardware kit, which included the 3/8" cable, turnbuckles, clips, and cable clamps - $100 on ebay from brucejones
6 treated 4x4's, 20ft long, dug 4ft into the ground, and quickcrete'd in
Installed lag eye bolts at the top of each post, ran the cables across , and hung the cage. I can retract the net to one side for when cutting grass or when the kid is too lazy to go hit for long periods of time.
The only thing I would do differently, is use 6x6's for the four end poles. With the weight of the side walls of the cage, those outside poles have bowed in a little bit. Just an aesthetics thing really, the 4x4's don't bow so much that it effects the cage any. The 6x6's are just a lot heavier, and I was installing this myself.
Bought a 55' x 12' x 14' cage off ebay from ultimatesportsgym - $445
Bought the hardware kit, which included the 3/8" cable, turnbuckles, clips, and cable clamps - $100 on ebay from brucejones
6 treated 4x4's, 20ft long, dug 4ft into the ground, and quickcrete'd in
Installed lag eye bolts at the top of each post, ran the cables across , and hung the cage. I can retract the net to one side for when cutting grass or when the kid is too lazy to go hit for long periods of time.
The only thing I would do differently, is use 6x6's for the four end poles. With the weight of the side walls of the cage, those outside poles have bowed in a little bit. Just an aesthetics thing really, the 4x4's don't bow so much that it effects the cage any. The 6x6's are just a lot heavier, and I was installing this myself.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 11:32 am
Posted on 1/27/17 at 1:17 pm to Tyga Woods
I'd go at least 15'x 80' and 10' high
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