How to Purchase a Coin Operated Batting Machine

Baseball is a difficult sport that requires you to pitch, catch and hit a baseball with pinpoint accuracy. Hitting a baseball is, by far, the most difficult of those tasks. To improve your hitting ability, it is best to practice, practice, practice. Of course, live pitching is the best way to practice, but weather is not always permitting. Fortunately, mechanical batting machines are available for purchase, which are machines that imitate the motion and even pitch types of human pitchers. Whether you are looking to set one up in your backyard or wanting to start a batting cage business, purchasing pitching machines is a fairly simple process.

Things You'll Need

  • Space to put your pitching machine
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Instructions

  1. How to Purchase a Coin Operated Batting Machine

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      Locate a retailer that supplies pitching machines. Retailers such as Dick's Sporting Goods and Sports Authority carry various models of pitching machines. Not all retailers carry pitching machines in-store, so be sure to check their websites and talk with store managers to find out what models of pitching machines are available in their warehouse. Check online retailers such as the Automated Batting Cages Corporation and Master Pitching Machine, both of which are reputable dealers in mechanical baseball equipment. If you are looking to save some money and would like to purchase a used pitching machine, browse through Amusement Trader's website, which is an auction site similar to eBay, specializing in amusement machines, including pitching machines.

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      Purchase the pitching machine. Depending on the model, new coin operated pitching machines can run anywhere from $3,000 and up. Keep in mind; if you are purchasing this machine to put into a batting cage business, you will be making money in return, as each customer must pay to use your machine. All machines come with quarter slots and have a customizable payment feeder which you can adjust to your preference. Whether you want to charge $.25 or $1.00, that decision is up to you.

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      Set up a delivery date and have your pitching machine delivered. Pitching machines are large and often very heavy. Clear enough space in the desired area which you would like to have the pitching machine placed. Provide at least 5 to 6 feet of room in the surrounding area to give the delivery men enough space to maneuver and set up your machine.