Personal Pitcher® Pro Pitching Machine w/48 Small Golf Ball Size Balls

Works great!

My kids received this for Christmas and have been loving it so far. I have an 8 year old baseball player and 11 year old softball player, they both use it for kitting and catching drills. I’ve purchased a few brands of mini pitching machines before and this is the best one by far. Pricey but honestly worth the money. The ball that came with it are great for hitting, I did purchase extras that came up as recommended when buying but they don’t come out as consistent as the ones that are included.

Great machine, well made & you get a ton of balls, 50 or so. Price was the same here & other sites so I at least got free, fast shipping on Amazon. Definitely a professional level training device. Balls do come out fast, but you can adjust speeds & types of pitches. It has switches in the back that you toggle up or down to produce a different pitch or speed. That's a little hard to figure out at first. You also need to figure out the proper distance, that can also be a little tricky & you need a long extension cord. I think it has a battery but haven't tried it yet. It is pretty consistent once you get it going. and it has a warning light to let you know when a pitch is coming. that is helpful. Only problem is picking up all the balls after you hit or miss. Definitely a back workout. Its a great tool to help with contact and reaction time. I would recommend it for serious baseball players.

Much more economical version of the brand name green one. If you ever wanted it but couldn’t afford it this is the route to go. Has enough features to build young ball players. Can go anywhere. And it could be setup in a basement, garage, even a large living room and work fine. It seems well built however it needs to be handled properly to last over time. Don’t just use it for hitting. Work on catching with it. Barehanded or with a finger glove. Great for catcher drills behind the plate too. Wish I had bought one years ago.

Has been good for indoor play/practice. A setup in the basement with a 30 foot distance between machine and hitter has worked out well for an eleven year old intermediate level baseball player. Would recommend for indoor (basement/garage) use. We have not tried outdoors.

I got this just after my Modified softball season ended but fall Slow Pitch is coming! I was hoping I would be able to simulate that kind of pitching, and with care it will work well enough. As I expected, using the small balls and my thin bat resulted in quite a few whiffs along with soft contact more than I'd like. If your ego can get hurt easily, this machine might not be for you. For those who would like to use it for slow pitch: You need a tall tripod for this; I put mine up over my head to make up for the arc that we can't fully have. You can tilt the machine back around 30 degrees before the balls start falling back and missing the wheels. I used fastball #3 at around 45 feet. Keep it to around 12-15 balls at a time so it doesn't jam up the feeder. You will have some misfires and may need to push them around on occasion because of the tilt, but it works well enough.

I've owned two of these machines for years and use them for a traveling teen baseball team. The light weight and easy transport allows me to set up 2 hittinng stations while the team warms up before each game.. the whiffle golf balls are harmless and do not travel far.. which is perfect for small areas.. I would recommend purchasing the golf waffle directly from the machine manufacturer.. ( off brand balls seem to be made inconsistently and do not perform well with this pitching machine.) As with any machine. Especially outdoors: checking and maintaining the machine is a must for the machines performance and life span. Check inside the machine after a few sessions. Make sure the connections are solid and no moisture or corrosion is present.. as with any mechanical device.. ie.. your car... maintenance is a must. 1. For improving eye-hand coordination.. I would recommend a 30-32 inch broom handle as a bat. Apply trainers tape or padded tape to the "hitting area" of the broom handle.. this saves the wear and tear on the wiffle balls.. hitting wiffle balls with raw wood broom handle destroys the wiffle balls.. even younger teen hitters generate a lot of bat speed with the broom handle and it can dent the wiffle balls out of shape and even break them.. or you can purchase a metal broom stick type bat from the manufacturer.. 2. Broom stick drill: because the broom stick is really light.. with this broom stick technique.. it helps the player learn to keep his/her weight back on pitches. ( not lunging forward in anticipation of a pitch). "Staying back" allows the player to recognize curve balls and helps them keep their head on the ball for all pitches. Most players want to hit the ball far and try too hard to generate bat speed ... in doing so.. the player tends to take a big stride forward ..throwing their weight forward onto their front foot which is fine if the player's timing is perfect.. if the pitch is a curve ball however.. all that weight transfers onto the front foot and the player's power is gone.. hence gets easily fooled by slower or "off speed " pitches. Great tool if used correctly

This machine is great for solo training. The only tough part is finding an indoor spot with at least 30 feet of room for it to throw faster pitches. With wind whiffle balls are really tough to pick up outside. I go to a racquetball room and it’s great for picking up the balls quickly. If you know of any racquetball rooms that aren’t very occupied that may be your best bet or an empty indoor basketball court. Just remember to always let it run for a few minutes before you start feeding it. I turned it on with balls instantly once and it was throwing spitballs a few feet from the machine. Again let it warm up and it’ll be good. Start off on the soft toss setting 15 feet away and get used to that first it’s a great bp session with that alone. The sliders and cutter are also super wicked so DO NOT underestimate this thing at all.