How to Build a Batting Machine

Batting machines are excellent tools for baseball and softball players to refine their swing technique. If you love to bat but don't always have someone to throw the ball, don't worry. You can easily make your own homemade batting machine. While they can often cost several hundred dollars, you can build your own for under a hundred bucks with just a few materials.

Things You'll Need

  • Leaf blower
  • Extension cord
  • 3-inch PVC pipe
  • Pencil
  • Drill
  • Duct tape
  • Wiffle balls
  • Table
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Instructions

    • 1

      Purchase 3-inch PVC pipe from your local hardware store. The pipe needs to be 3 feet long.

    • 2

      Mark a center line with a pencil on the PVC pipe, about 8 inches from the end and make your hole.

    • 3

      Use a drill to cut the circle out. You will use the circle to drop your balls in.

    • 4

      Remove the black, plastic tube attached to the end of the leaf blower. Replace it with the 3-inch PVC pipe. Wrap duct tape around the end of the pipe and leaf blower to secure it in place.

    • 5

      Use an extension cord that's long enough to reach a power supply in order to plug in the new homemade batting machine.

    • 6

      Place the leaf blower on a 3 foot table.

    • 7

      Place the batter about 10 feet away from the leaf blower. Have a person turn the machine on, loading a wiffle ball into the machine to begin batting.