I would have given this 5 stars if there was some way to stop the arm from swinging all the way around after being hit. I'm sure it swings both ways to accommodate left and right handed batters; but there should be a way to stop the arm to prevent tearing up the bungie cords.

Shipped in literally 2 days. Very happy with this purchase. My 12 year old says it’s addicting to keep hitting lol! She thinks she can break it... I say go ahead and try!! As she hits harder and harder developing more power and coordination haha! Great product!

I like the swing trainer, but it's heavy, and the bag they supply is trash, didn't last for 6 months. SKLZ, once you finally get in touch with someone, refuses to replace the bag, or offer a replacement despite the warranty. Now I'm shopping for a heavy duty canvas bag to get it to practices and games.

The SKLZ Hurricane Category 4 Swing Training Machine is a must have for coaches everywhere. Purchased the Hurricane after watching another softball team warm up during a tournament. The girls love it and after using it at 2 practices we are seeing a marked improvement in some of our hitters. The Hurricane allows you as the coach to concentrate on their form and not holding the hitting stick. The Hurricane arrived well ahead of its scheduled date and was in perfect condition....nothing broken or missing. We like it so much that our league is going to order some for the coaches to use.

This is a great machine when you are out of hands at a travel tornament or when you have young ones around the house who are always looking to do some batting practice. Great to be able to differentiate solid hits from the uppercut or downward swing. I just wish there was something to make it stop sooner and reset so kids don't get bad habit of swinging at a bouncing stick.

This has improved my son's batting tremendously. We have also been taking our's to practice and letting the entire team take turns on it and it is helping everyone improve their swing and make the ball connect with the bat. Love that it is taken down so easily and fits into a bag for easy transfer!

Great item. Daughter loves it. She enjoys batting practice so much more. Has improved her hitting after using for only 3 weeks. Her coach is also impressed. Minor drawback, set it up on concrete patio and it was rained on. Steel pipe in the middle rusted and caused rust stains on concrete. Just a heads up. Still love the product.

I purchased this for my 7-year-old son to use. Set it up in our basement during winter months and it is a good hitting trainer. I coach high school age kids too but I don't think that I would let them use this. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure that it would help and they could use it, but I know that they would try to hit it as hard as they can and I don't think that it would hold up long to that. It was very easy to set up. It is a little on the heavy side but I think that will help its durability. This is a great deal too from Walmart...cheapest price around.

We have only had this for a couple of weeks, but the kids love using it and it works great. There is going to be 7-12 inches of snow today in Kansas City and the kids will be able to practice hitting on this in the basement. Once they begin hitting on it, they don't want to stop, so it definitely make practice time more fun. This will help improve their hand eye coordination and get them tons of reps to build up their strength before the season. Looking forward to seeing how this translates to pratice and games this summer. The machine itself seems to be put together really well. it is very stable even and it stays upright and doesn't slide around even when I swing on it. I am 6' and weigh 190lbs and I am taking full swings at it. This is much better than standing there holding the hitting stick and you can tell when you get a good hit or not because the arm will just bounce up and down if you don't hit it cleanly. Not sure how it would hold up to an entire team using it daily, but for my 2 boys (age 5 and 10), it works great and I don't see them wearing it out anytime soon.

This is a well made item. You can adjust height and how fast it returns the "ball". My kids spend hours with it. Definitely have them use batting gloves and a bat that is not used for games. It is nice that they don't have to chase the ball and I don't have to squat and catch for hours. Definitely a product that will grow with them and their needs/talent. It is heavy, so I don't see us transporting it to the fields as a warm-up.