It is not everyday we hear people talking about batting cages. Yet when you look at all the professional athletes, it is not hard to see that the ones of professional calibre are the ones who have put the hours and hours into practicing. Unfortunately when it comes to batting cages they are not as readily accessible as other sports facilities.
The best way to encourage lots of practice is to make it fun, for example if you make it a game. It is a known fact that people learn more when learning is fun. Using a scoring system to score your practices gives you a goal to beat the next time you practice. A common scoring system is to allow fly balls one point, while giving two points for grounders or low balls, and three points for a line drive.
If getting access to a local batting cage is difficult or impossible, one solution is to build your own. A typical batting cage would be twelve feet high, fourteen feet wide and seventy feet long. Some batting cages have been built as small as ten feet by ten feet by twelve feet high.
When purchasing the batting cage netting you need to consider the size of ball you will be using in comparison to the size of the holes in the net. As well if it will be outside it will probably stand up better if it is made of polyethylene than nylon. The support posts can be aluminum or wood, and to help keep it light you could use PVC pipe to join it all together.
Once you measure out where your batting cage will go, you will need to put your poles down at least three feet in the earth. This helps with the stability. These poles have to hold the weight of the netting, so it wouldn't hurt to pour cement around them once they're in the holes. Once your skeleton frame is up, simply attach the netting to the top and drape it over the sides. Make sure not to attach it too tightly or too loosely.
The last two things you need to make sure you didn't forget is an entranceway so you can get in and out of the batting cage. You also want to make sure that the balls can't get out from under the bottom of the netting. Your netting should come all the way to the ground.
Now install your pitching machine, and you're ready to start improving your batting average. Besides that you're ready to have hours and hours of fun. Invite some friends and have a friendly competition.
The best way to encourage lots of practice is to make it fun, for example if you make it a game. It is a known fact that people learn more when learning is fun. Using a scoring system to score your practices gives you a goal to beat the next time you practice. A common scoring system is to allow fly balls one point, while giving two points for grounders or low balls, and three points for a line drive.
If getting access to a local batting cage is difficult or impossible, one solution is to build your own. A typical batting cage would be twelve feet high, fourteen feet wide and seventy feet long. Some batting cages have been built as small as ten feet by ten feet by twelve feet high.
When purchasing the batting cage netting you need to consider the size of ball you will be using in comparison to the size of the holes in the net. As well if it will be outside it will probably stand up better if it is made of polyethylene than nylon. The support posts can be aluminum or wood, and to help keep it light you could use PVC pipe to join it all together.
Once you measure out where your batting cage will go, you will need to put your poles down at least three feet in the earth. This helps with the stability. These poles have to hold the weight of the netting, so it wouldn't hurt to pour cement around them once they're in the holes. Once your skeleton frame is up, simply attach the netting to the top and drape it over the sides. Make sure not to attach it too tightly or too loosely.
The last two things you need to make sure you didn't forget is an entranceway so you can get in and out of the batting cage. You also want to make sure that the balls can't get out from under the bottom of the netting. Your netting should come all the way to the ground.
Now install your pitching machine, and you're ready to start improving your batting average. Besides that you're ready to have hours and hours of fun. Invite some friends and have a friendly competition.
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Scott writes articles that instruct people about portable batting cages and also a tips on batting cage installation.
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