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Operation
Fielding Practice for Baseball
1. VERY IMPORTANT: Before you place the ball in the feed chute, you
should look up at the fielder and make absolutely sure the fielder is
watching you and is ready to receive the ball. It is extremely important
that you make sure that the immediate area in front of the pitching
machine and the flight path of the ball is clear before you feed the
balls into the pitching machine.
2. When the fielder has taken his/her stance and indicates he or she is
ready, hold the ball high in the air where the fielder can see the ball.
Then bring the ball down to the chute simulating live action so that
the fielder can time the ball correctly. Set the ball in the feed chute
and release. Do not drop the ball into the chute. Watch the ball into
the wheels, then look up at the fielder. The whole feeding operation
should be smooth and without interruption.
3. Every fielder, after taking his/her stance, as well as between pitches,
goes through a personal readiness routine. The ball feeder should
adjust the throw spacing to each fielder’s habits accordingly. This will
assure that the fielder is ready to receive the ball and will also help to
simulate live action.
• Fly Balls: Feed chute should be pointed upward.
• Ground Balls: Feed chute should be pointed downward.
• Pop-ups to Catchers: By adjusting the Vertical T-Handle,
position the feed chute to point upward vertically for pop-ups to
catchers. The ball will go straight up.
WARNING: When throwing pop-ups, the operator must wear a
catchers mask.
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