DIY Batting Cage

Having your own batting cage in your backyard can give you an advantage over other players by allowing you to work on your swing whenever you want. You will no longer have to wait to use a batting cage or share equipment. Building a batting cage can be accomplished in a relatively short amount of time.

Things You'll Need

  • 6 wooden posts 4-by-4 inches,12 feet long
  • Netting to cover a 40-by-20-by-9-foot area
  • 24 eyelets for wood posts
  • Cable wire
  • Drill
  • Hammer
  • Shovel
  • Tape measure
  • Level
  • 12 bags of quick drying concrete
  • Water
  • Wheel barrow or mixing trough
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the area where you'll build your batting cage. Ideally, it should measure 40 feet long and 10 feet wide.

    • 2

      Mark the ground with a marker or a spray painted X, which will be one corner of the batting cage. Forty feet from that point mark another area for a post.

    • 3

      Mark two more spots, each one directly 10 feet across from your two previous marks. Your post marks should now form a big rectangle.

    • 4

      Measure halfway between the lengthwise portions of the cage, which will be 20 feet from each side, and mark two more sports (one on each side). Now there will be a total of six marks forming the rectangle.

    • 5

      Dig a hole 3 feet deep at each of the marked areas.

    • 6

      Mix the 12 bags of concrete with water in a mixing trough or a large wheel barrow.

    • 7

      Place one of the post in a hole. Pour two bags worth of concrete into each hole around the posts with a shovel.

    • 8

      Pack dirt on top of the concrete and pack in down with the back of the shovel. Place a level on the top of the posts to make sure they are level. Allow the concrete to dry overnight.

    • 9

      Drill a pilot hole 3 inches from the top of each post for the eyelets. Position the holes on the inside edges of the posts facing each other. Repeat the process for the bottom of the posts, so that the holes are six inches from the ground. There will be a total of 24 holes. Install an eyelet in each post hole.

    • 10

      Loop the netting through each eyelet so that it is firmly held. Repeat this for every eyelet.

    • 11

      Thread the cable wire through the entire top of the netting so that it forms a support ring. This will create a rectangle at the top of the posts. Weave the wire through the netting and through each eyelet. Cut the wire and tie it to the last eyelet.