Louisville Slugger Black Flame Pitching Machine: Perfect for Improving Your Pitching Skills

lakegirl: Just like the pitching machine used by the city softball league our granddaughters play in. After getting the machine set up and adjusted as well as set to the right speed, it works well with good accuracy. Lots of batting practice in our back yard!

United States on Sep 11, 2023

matthew l hopkins: Good up to 14yrsid say!

United States on Sep 07, 2023

Geekopotamus: It was delivered today and we used it tonight. It was quick and simple to assemble. Got to the field and it took three test pitches to get it dialed in and on target. From there it was load and toss, load and toss, load and toss... We then switched easily to fly balls, and then ground balls. Again, load and toss in rapid succession. Overall, we were able to get in a ton of reps and practice in a short amount of time, much more than we would ever get with throwing the balls myself.

This will also pay for itself after a few uses since we don't have to pay for batting cages anymore.

The only minor issue is the slight inconsistency when pitching. I'm not sure if it's due to pulling the lever at different speeds (as mentioned in some other reviews) or if it's the softballs I'm using. I have a few different brands and types of softballs so it could be that (some have raised seams, etc). I might get a dozen rubber pitching machine balls to see if helps. Either way this shouldn't stop you from buying this machine.

United States on Aug 19, 2023

Chris D: This machine is very inaccurate. I was very excited to use this and save my arm pitching to my son. After multiple uses we ha e not been able to get this thing accurate. Putting a dot on each ball in the same spot we get pitches super high, in the zone and hitting the ground. Annoying to say the least.

Canada on Jul 22, 2023

Greg Mowery: Overall, my boys and I are satisfied with the pitching machine. However, the trajectory of the ball can be altered just by pulling the handle faster or slower. This makes dialing in the perfect pitch a little harder than I would like. If you can be consistent with the pull of the handle, the pitches or fly balls will be relatively predictable.

United States on Jul 06, 2023

Amazon Customer: Great machine. Dies what it says. You need to keep it flat and level

Canada on Jun 12, 2023

Jessica: I had low expectations. I only have dealt with electric pitching machines, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. Cheapest electric machine was $400, so I took a chance buying this. Used only once so far but I am impressed. I have a 13 year old who I just can't pitch to because I'm terrible and not a pitcher. I used 12" softballs and was about 35-38 feet from homeplate and set at the highest speed which it said could go 44mph, whether that's what the pitch was idk, but it did whip in there pretty quickly. Daughter got a good hitting workout to re-time her hits as she was rusty since last season. Ground balls didn't come as hard, but still effective. The fly balls were great. I changed up with smaller softballs to give a range and change things up on her. I'd rate 5 stars, but there is one minor flaw. The pin that holds the pedal, you can go 2-3 pitches before the pin can slip off and if you don't push the pin back in before stepping on that pedal that spring can hit your leg and cause major pain. Luckily it did not happen to me because I had my leg back, but every 2 pitches I made sure the pin was in place. Mom's this also saves on your manicures! Constantly was breaking nails...

United States on May 24, 2023

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: Once I figured out how to set the ball and the pitching hight. The pin at the bottom kept sliding out so I used plastic ties to keep pin in place. And got the ball set correct the kids got some good practice. Would do 4.5 if possible. Just .5 off becuase of the pin coming loose.

Canada on Aug 16, 2022

Tommy: I liked that this is easy to transport and doesn’t require a power source. However it is not accurate and difficult to calibrate. It might be better on a hard solid surface rather than sand though. We mainly use it for fielding practice instead of pitching since we are more accurate when pitching ourselves.

Canada on Aug 03, 2022

Marc-Alexandre Dery: Précis et constant comme un métronome et en plus il me sauve le bras! Juste parfait.

Canada on Jul 25, 2022