Why Hack Attack Throwing Machines Are The Best Choice
No baseball facility is complete without a world-class pitching machine. It has become the ultimate training tool due to the variety of styles and speeds it can achieve, allowing hitters to practice as long as they want, without tiring the pitcher.
Much has changed since Professor Charles Hinton designed the first throwing machine for Princeton University. He was a mathematician more concerned with the speed and direction the baseball was thrown than the safety of the batter, which apparently led to some injuries due to the force with which the machine threw the ball. In the mid-1950s, engineer Paul Giovagnoli designed the first throwing machine with a good balance of strength and safety considerations.
These days, technology has reached a point where other challenges have been added. For example, a good pitching machine has to be able to emulate the natural movement of the arm while throwing many styles of pitches at various speeds. The Hack Attack launching machine addressed that problem with a unique three-wheel design. The wheels move so that the batter can see the path the ball takes after it begins to move, as well as how the team accelerates and eventually releases the ball, as if the player were looking at a pitcher in front of him. All of this movement gives the player a sense of timing and placement of the ball at each stage of the field. The three-wheel design allows changes to the braking pitch plane by simply adjusting the speed dials on the wheels. This simple motion will allow the mechanism to adjust to a fastball (up to 100+ MPH), a left and right handed pitch, or for curve balls or sliders.
There are two models of Hack Attack Machine that can interest any trainer. The Standard and Junior versions can be used from little leagues to college level. The standard can be used up to the professional league level. Both should only be used by people seriously committed to the game, as they are far from being a toy. They are serious pieces of machinery, providing the best return on your investment and with the potential to give any player or team a serious boost in their batting average. If your facilities work mainly with young children and players up to 15 years old, the Junior version will give you a good performance. Older and more experienced hitters will benefit more from the standard machine and it will make them grow quickly as a hitter.