Pros and Cons: This could have been a fantastic training device. I got mine and bought 12 extra balls. The size of ball is good for teaching accuracy. I brought it home and plugged it into an outlet, and the machine pitched well, but takes a moment for the wheels to get to full speed. So, the first ball is worthless coming out. After it gets going, the balls do come out every 5 seconds and are kinda accurate, but the base is so light without batteries in it the machine tends to throw a little wild. I decided to put batteries in it and take it to the park since the balls were being hit everywhere in my yard and neighbors yard. After putting the batteries in, the wheels did not spin, only the ball release, so this made it useless on batteries. Going to take it back to Wal-Mart and exchange it. Corrections Needed: This machine would be perfect if it had a heavier base, lithium recharchable battery pack, pitch light indicator, and a single pitch option that would allow someone to manually load the balls once the batter is in position. Disposition I would recommend this machine for coaches who are teaching bunting practice for now. This is because 5 seconds is not enough time for a batter to get set back up in the batter's box. If SKLZ would go in and fine tune this machine with these changes, I would assume this would be a top selling product and proficient training aid for coaches and parents. Buy this product if one already has the fundementals down, but need help working on accuracy or bunt practice.

I love this pitching machine and i love the price! The bolt balls are great for practice, and shoot out well. I'v tried using plastic golf balls since they were the same size, but they didn't pitch very well. I read the other reviews before i bought it and was a little worried it wouldn't work, but it's great. I have not tried it with batteries yet, i have just plugged it in, some reviews say it is too light without batteries but i didn't have a problem with it. I would definitely recommend it!

The balls are tiny and go super fast. I like that they are small and we fire this up inside the house to practice batting, but they go so fast she can't see them at all. I was hoping I could slow them down somehow or I need to find a bigger room so she can track it for a second. This is not a machine you can use outdoors, you will lose the balls. Otherwise, it works great. Good for the price.

I am a softball coach and this machine comes in handy when we are forced inside for practice due to inclement weather. It provides a realistic pitch at a speed my players will actually face during our season. Well worth the money!

It worked good for the first two days. After that the wheel/motor bushings started wearing out causing intermittent problems with the pitches. Not a dependable design...

It worked fine the first few times we used it but then it became very erratic. The balls were high, low, all over the place.

was not what i expected. i returned it after a day. it smaller than expected and its for younger kids. my son is 12 and was not a good fit for him.

Sucks don’t buy doesn’t throw strikes it sucks don’t buy it’s a joke made out cheap plastic out of 500 pitches it threw about 3 strikes.

Sent this back as we felt it was not worth the money. It sure was a lot smaller, balls are mini sure not what was expected. Would not recommend

Carlos Correa doesn’t liked but I do! Great training tool 100% recommended! Fast shipping