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Practice Drills
Easy set up and battery operation
make the Zooka Sports Pitching
Machine ideal for a wide variety of
batting and fielding practice drills. Its
accuracy helps players improve their
skills quickly through repetition.
CAUTION: Be Safe! Batters must
wear helmets. Keep children away
from the pitching machine. Turn
the machine off before leaving it
unattended. You or other people
can be killed or seriously injured
if struck by a ball thrown from the
pitching machine.
Tips for Batting Practice
• For young players, use tennis balls.
Tennis balls are inexpensive, softer
and quite accurate.
• For pinpoint accuracy, use machine
pitch dimple balls.
• For beginners, send the pitch right
down the middle. Work with players
on watching the ball and making
contact with it. Synchronize a
throwing motion with each pitch,
to help with timing.
• Have skilled players practice hitting
more difficult pitches on the low
outside corner or up and in tight.
• For more scatter around the strike
zone, use real baseballs rather than
dimple balls.
• Practice bunting.
• Practice “pulling” the ball.
• Practice hitting outside pitches
to the opposite field.
Tips for Outfield Practice
• Adjust the pitch angle and power
level setting to throw high fly balls
or line drives.
• Practice “catch on the run” drills.
Line the players up on the right
field sideline. When the ball is
launched, have the first fielder run
into right field to make the catch.
Launch the next ball and have the
next fielder run the same drill. As
the players gain skill, increase the
distance to be run. Practice varia-
tions of this drill having players
catch balls while running to the
right, left, in, or out.
Tips for Infield Practice
• Have fielders practice judging and
catching pop-ups and line drives.
Keep the pitch speed low until the
players gain skill.
• Practice catching line drives to the
left and right.
• Practice catching short overhead
pop-ups.
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