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Operating The Heater Jr.
IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
THE ACCURACY OF THE HEATER JR PITCHING MACHINE DEPENDS ON THE
QUALITY, HARDNESS AND TYPE OF BALLS USED WITH THIS PRODUCT!
HEATER SPORTS RECOMMENDS USING HEATER PITCHING MACHINE BALLS TO TEST THE HEATER JR’S
ACCURACY AND PITCH SPEED. THESE BALLS ARE PRECISELY CRAFTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH HOURS OF
ACCURATE, TROUBLE FREE BATTING AND FIELDING PRACTICE.
Heater Jr. Pitching Machine Balls
Heater Pitching Machine Balls are recommended for use with the Heater Jr. Pitching Machine. These balls
are the most accurate, long lasting, and produce less wear and tear on the Heater Jr. Pitching Machine. ••• For peak
performance, please purchase at least one dozen of these balls. This will improve your satisfaction with the Heater
Jr. Pitching Machine. •••
IF BALLS GET WET, THEY WILL NOT PITCH PROPERLY UNTIL THEY DRY.
KNOWN FACTS ABOUT DIFFERENT BALLS:
The speed and accuracy of each pitch is dependent on the hardness, roundness, and type of each ball used.
For example: If you have 12 balls and four are softer than the others (these balls will throw lower than the other
balls), if four are harder than the others (these balls will throw higher than the other balls), and if four are not
round (these balls will throw inside and outside). THIS LEAVES THE USER WITH THE IMPRESSION THE HEATER
JR PITCHING MACHINE IS INACCURATE WHICH IS NOT CORRECT.
KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF BALLS . . .
Simulated leather balls:
These balls are usually a cheap, inexpensive ball and don’t pitch very fast with the Heater Jr. Because of the plastic
simulated leather on these balls, consumers have thought the Heater Jr. was shooting out puffs of smoke. This is
incorrect. The puffs of smoke come from these balls because every time they run through the machine, part of the
cover gets turned into small dust particles and makes the consumer think these particles are puffs of smoke com-
ing from the Heater Jr.; wherein reality, the puffs of dust (or sometimes confused as smoke) are actually coming
from the simulated leather balls.
Real leather balls:
The Heater Jr. Pitching Machine should perform to your satisfaction as long as you purchase new, real leather balls.
However, the accuracy of these balls vary more than with Heater Pitching Machine balls because of the seams on
real balls.
