A batting cage is a great tool to help an individual or a team improve their hitting ability. For a team, it is a must to save time, effort, and make the exercise of batting practice more efficient. For an individual player, having a batting cage in the back yard or the basement of a large house can make the difference in a career. It can be a great investment.
Free-standing batting cage
The free-standing batting cage is the one that simulates actual game activity. This batting cage is 70 feet long, 17.5 feet wide and 12 feet high. A coach or a batting practice can get 60 feet away (actual professional distance) and make realistic pitches to a batter. Since the cage is enclosed, the players do not have to waste time chasing down errant balls.
Portable backstop
A portable backstop can be used in any location and not disturb the rest of practice. You can set the portable backstop--16 feet wide, 15 feet deep, 12 feet high--at home plate or you can set it up in an open field. This backstop keeps balls from leaving the back of the hitting area and allows a coach to stand behind and offer a critique to the batter.
Long life batting cage
This is an ideal batting cage for hitters who are 14 years old or younger. The cage is 54 feet long, 15 feet wide and 12 feet high. These youngsters don't face pitches from 60 feet. Pitchers throw from distances ranging from 45 to 52 feet.
Benefits
Hitters who get to practice more often become better hitters than those who don't. You can run batting practice in the open field, but you will waste time because balls do not stay in an enclosed area. Batting cages give more hitters the chance to hit during practice and that makes the team stronger in the long run.
Warning
The batting practice pitcher has to be aware that while he is trying to throw strikes, hitters are trying to drive the ball right past him. Sometimes those shots come right at his body and he has to be prepared to defend himself by catching the ball or at least knocking it away. Many batting practice pitchers are protected by a screen that goes in front of him, but the head and arm may still be vulnerable to a hard hit line drive.
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