Atec Casey PRO 3G - Ball Handling and Consistency

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CASEY PRO 3G PITCHING MACHINE
DO NOT USE SYNTHETIC COVERED BALLS
(Eveniftheyareregulation)
Synthetic covered balls were not designed to be used in pitching
machines and may leave a massive amount of buildup on the throwing
surfacesofthemachine,effectingpitchingmachineperformance.
Whenusingregulationballs,useonlyleatherones.
BALL CONSISTENCY
Inordertoassureaccuracy,theballsbeingusedshouldbeofthe
sametype,wearandmanufacturer.Apitchingmachinewillonlybeas
consistentastheballsbeingused:
• Nevermixworn“old”ballswithnewballs
• Donotmixdifferentbrandsofballs
• Donotmixdifferenttypesofballs
• Whenusingaseamedball,feedtheballintothemachinewith
the seams in the same general position each time.
• Wetordampballstendtosliponthethrowingsurfaces.Towel
dry any balls that have moisture on them before using in a
pitching machine.
• Extremecoldcancauseballstobecomeharderthennormal.
 Thiscouldcausetheballstopitchslowerand/orinconsistently.
SPEED
TheCaseyPro3Gisbestusedatapitchdistanceof50to60feet.
Allmotorsrequireaminimumrecoverytimeafter‘loadingup.’The
optimumperiodbetweenpitchesfortheCaseyPro3Gis6seconds.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
CASEY PRO 3G SPEED SETTINGS
Baseball Softball
#1 Dial #2 Dial MPH #1 Dial #2 Dial MPH
2 4 35 2 4 30
3 5 40 3 5 32
3 6 45 3 6 35
4 6 48 4 6 40
4 7 55 4 7 45
5 7 60 5 7 50
5 8 68 5 8 57
6 8 72 6 8 62
6 9 78 6 9 68
7 9 80 7 9 70
7 10 85 7 10 72
8 10 90 8 10 75
9 10 94 9 10 80
10 10 100 10 10 85