List Price : $1,770.94 Price : $1,350.00
Product Description
The Rookie is one of the most versatile machines in the ATEC line. Its really a downsized Power Hummer, designed to meet the needs of the youth leagues and coaches around the world. Its dual, concave disc design allows a coach to throw consistently accurate fastballs and run a multitude of defensive drills, all with ONE machine! Machine pitch youth league play was conceived around this solid performer because of its unique versatility as a training tool. Today youll find Rookie League programs all over the world. With variable speed control, the Rookie pitches up to 60 mph. Its 360 degree left-right rotation and 120 degree of vertical pivot enables pop-ups, fly balls, grounders, line drives and fungo drills with ease and precision. This special battery operated version allows you drill your team in even the most remote of fields.
- Used by hundreds of pro and college teams to maximize practice time.
- With over 7 throws per minute, hundreds of liners, grounders, pop-ups and flies can be executed in under one hour!
- Eliminate mis-hit fly balls and flares immediately!
- Throws fastballs and change-ups up to 60 MPH
- Battery and Charger Sold Separately
ATEC Rookie Baseball Pitching Machine -Rechargeable 12 V Reviews
ATEC Rookie Baseball Pitching Machine -Rechargeable 12 V Reviews
 Super for flyballs and popups, By Jim McDonald (High Bridge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: ATEC Rookie Baseball Pitching Machine -Rechargeable 12 V (Misc.) I first want to say that I bought the machine about a month ago. I gave it a 5-star rating but it is probably more like a 4.5. I bought it for two purposes - batting and defensive practice.Batting The machine seems to be most accurate when it is closest to full throttle. It claims 65 mph and I believe it. We use it with hardballs and the Atec SFT balls. It seems to be most accurate (repeatable) with hardballs. The SFT balls are very susceptible to the wind. The good thing about the SFTs is of course they don't hurt if they hit the batter. Fielding The machine can really launch the ball. I have my son shoot me infield popups and my guess is they launch 150 to 200 ft and pretty accurate to within a 30 ft radius 90% of the time - even with a light wind. I've gotta say, I played high school baseball about 20 years ago and those popups were a little intimidating at first but now they are pretty routine for me - it is all about repetition. For... Read more |
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