JUGS Sports PS50 Pitching Machine - Manual (Page 17)

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Pitching to Hitters
Follow all safety performance instructions in this manual . The following feeding
instructions should be used to insure accurate and efficient operation of the JUGS
PS50 Pitching Machine .
IMPORTANT PITCHING MACHINE fEEDING INSTRUCTIONS:
1 . Have all hitters and observers stand well clear of the target as you throw test
balls to adjust trajectory and aiming point .
2 . VERY IMPORTANT: Before you place the ball in the feeding chute,
you should look up at the batter and make absolutely sure the batter is
watching you and is ready to receive the pitch . It is extremely important
that you make sure that the immediate area in front of the pitching machine
and the flight path of the ball is clear before you feed the ball into the
pitching machine .
3 . When the batter has taken his/her stance and indicates he or she is ready to
hit, hold the ball high in the air where the batter can see the ball . Then bring
the ball down to the chute simulating live action so that the batter can time
the ball correctly . Set the ball in the feed chute and release . Do not drop the
ball into the chute . Watch the ball into the wheels, then look up at the batter .
The whole feeding operation should be smooth and without interruption .
4 . Every batter, after taking his/her stance, as well as between pitches, goes
through a personal readiness routine . The ball feeder should adjust the pitch
spacing to each hitters’ habits accordingly . This will assure that the batter
is ready to receive the pitch and will also help to simulate live action . The
batter can then regard each throw as a separate pitch and avoid
becoming an “automatic swinger” . Generally speaking, pitches can be
spaced between 6 and 10 seconds apart .
5 . To adjust the height of the pitch or trajectory, loosen the T-Handle, (located
underneath the motor) a half turn . Grab the handle on the top of the machine
Operation