Louisville Slugger Black Flame Pitching Machine

Bought this 2 years ago, still works well. I leave the front metal spikes in all the time(only way you're going to have consistency in the pitches is if its spiked in, at least on faster pitch settings), takes me a minute to find the best spot to hammer it down (as your only way to set how high or low it is, is by moving it closer or farther from the plate - short of changing its speed setting). My experience is that its very consistent, I've never hit a batter. Can quickly reload to fire about as quickly as you'd want for a batter if you have a bucket of balls on standby. Have used for ages 6-8 so far.

Works really well for baseball batting practice, baseball fielding practice, baseball catching practice, and even for cricket batting practice.

Perfect pitching machine for my 8 yr old who is in Coach pitch. He was tired of me accidentally hitting him when I would pitch to so I purchased this during the Black Friday deals. It pitches relatively straight with adjustable speeds. My son no longer has to worry about getting hit by the ball. He can concentrate on his mechanics and hitting. He has improved so much from the beginning of the season. He went from the end of the batting order to the #3 hitter due to his consistency and line drive hits. The machine is easy to put together, very light to transport, and anchors well into the ground. Simple to adjust pitches when setting up. I recommend this for anyone needing an affordable dependable pitching machine. All you need is a big yard, park, or open field.

Its really help during my training with my children. And its function well. Easy to installation. Thank you!!!

This pitching machine is awesome! It makes our backyard training sessions so much more productive. The machine is 100% more accurate and consistent than I am or will ever be (Not saying every pitch will be perfect but the GREAT MAJORITY will be over the plate and in the strike zone). I personally only use the machine to pitch from the pitching rubber. The machine is easily dialed in for the proper ball flight and speed. My daughter has played softball since 8U and I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to watch/coach her for years, she now plays 12U. With hindsight I should have picked this product up years ago, the max ball speed is advertised at 44 for softballs and from what I recall my daughter faced a couple very talented pitchers in 10U slinging at least that if not faster out in California. With all that being said I’m very happy with my purchase, my daughter and I consider the machine as an advanced form of tee work due to the speed limits it has. Hope this help in case you might have been on the fence. Last thing I want to note... you will experience different ball flights with different brands of balls and types. Our dimple practice softballs fly straight into the dirt in front of the plate... Same setting, load a Dream Seam and it tends to rise but still in the strike zone... Same setting, load a dicks value buck ball and it travels more middle strike zone. I personally don’t see this as a problem... I consider the variation a plus since not all pitches are right down the pipe.