Sports Attack Junior Hack Attack Baseball Pitching Machine
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Franklin Sports MLB Kids Electronic Baseball Pitching Machine
Last updated September 2023
Sports Attack Junior Hack Attack Baseball Pitching Machine
8.5
Franklin Sports MLB Kids Electronic Baseball Pitching Machine
7.2
Solid machine
July 30, 2023
I looked at several different machines and landed on the junior. Haven’t used it much but no regrets so far. Will be using it with 10u and up over the next few years. I had a hard time deciding between the full size and the junior and for my purposes I think junior was the way to go. It’s very mobile, but at the same time it’s just big enough that much more weight and bulk with one person would be a pain back and forth to cages and fields from home. If portability isn’t a priority (or you always have an assistant) then consider full size. The groupings stay fairly tight and to be fair I’m not at full speed and am using a mixture of leather covered balls (instructions specifically say same type of ball). Overall though, lots of strikes. One thing to add, the instructions don’t mention a lever to adjust left/right, but under the swivel lock they’ve added a threaded turn lever to fine tune left/right so you don’t have to move the rear leg unless you need a larger adjustment. The instructions I downloaded didn’t mention it or label it on the diagram, but it’s there and it works.
Good, but not great
June 22, 2023
I bought this unit to help my 7 and 8 year old become better at tracking the ball. Dollar for dollar you cannot beat this machine, but there are some drawbacks. WHAT IT DOES WELL: • Serves balls from 20~ feet • Adjusts for pitch angle, can be propped up to toss pop flies • Develops reaction time from the 7 second pitch timer WHAT IT DOES POORLY: • DRINKS BATTERIES. I got a set of rechargeable D cell batteries and they have to be recharged after every session or there is a noticeable lack of power in the pitches • The balls wear quickly and fly unevenly with only about 100 reps. Balls also do not have red seams so it is hard to see any rotation on the ball • The feed mechanism is a little janky and does not always have enough gravity to feed the next ball Overall this is a great entry level training tool - by far the best one I have bought so far. If your kids are new to the game, or just need something to help them get over fear of the ball flying at them, this is a good unit. For what its worth, both my kids have been clocked in the face by this machine and shrugged it off after the initial shock, which is worth its weight in gold for a developing player
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