Driveline Smash Factor machine balls

[GopherState]

Our club has a 3 wheel Hack Attack that rarely gets used. Our facilities guy says we can only use Baden genuine leather balls in it by the hard balls seem to hurt the girls hands quite a bit and it’s accuracy is inconsistent to the point of it throwing one wild and nearly hitting girls.

I’ve been interested in trying Smash Factor balls through it. Has anyone tried using them through a Hack Attack?

 

[CoachBNC]

Our club has a 3 wheel Hack Attack that rarely gets used. Our facilities guy says we can only use Baden genuine leather balls in it by the hard balls seem to hurt the girls hands quite a bit and it’s accuracy is inconsistent to the point of it throwing one wild and nearly hitting girls.

I’ve been interested in trying Smash Factor balls through it. Has anyone tried using them through a Hack Attack?

I haven't. Driveline has videos showing the baseball version in various machines working fine and advertise them for machine use. I have used them in lever-action (Louisville Blue Flame) machines. I will use them in our old wheel-action machines in the spring.

 

[starman]

I've run them through both a Hack Attack Jr and a Jugs single wheel and they worked great in both machines. They provide a much better hitting experience for the girls than standard pitching machine balls (less pain). The girls can use their regular bats or skinny bats with them, which is great. The only thing I don't like about them is they have a tendency to "float" a little relative to standard pitching machine balls. They are great for practicing hitting riseballs though. If you bring the pitching machine in closer it tends to limit the amount of float and make the pitch trajectory more realistic.

 

[CoreSoftball20]

I'll add that if I had a player that I expected to keep playing I would have an I-Hack (Had one. Sold it.) and a supply of these balls.

I'm thinking about adopting so I can put my cage back up and buy some of this stuff. (I'm kidding.)

How about you come to PA and set it up at my house

 

[CoreSoftball20]

because the dude looked at my old Specialized and said “oh that’s a classic” in the bike shop. I got thinking about it and it is older than both my daughters- which makes it 26-27 years old. Sheesh. I’m that old guy!

He was being very nice to you

 

[CoreSoftball20]

Can I use these at an indoor church gym without worrying about breaking windows and going to hell.

Most people have so many other options to get there...dont need broken windows to help...hahaha

 

[Mike-Coach-Q]

I've run them through both a Hack Attack Jr and a Jugs single wheel and they worked great in both machines. They provide a much better hitting experience for the girls than standard pitching machine balls (less pain). The girls can use their regular bats or skinny bats with them, which is great. The only thing I don't like about them is they have a tendency to "float" a little relative to standard pitching machine balls. They are great for practicing hitting riseballs though. If you bring the pitching machine in closer it tends to limit the amount of float and make the pitch trajectory more realistic.

I have a 3 wheel machine and was thinking of purchasing some, but the ball floating is an issue. I've used the Atec foam balls and they also float. I switched to Tater balls and the are a little heaver and don't float but get a little slick and lose some accuracy, thanks for the info.

 

[cvsoftball]

Most people have so many other options to get there...dont need broken windows to help...hahaha

Right, I'd have first class accomodations. But it is a large gym and I would like to use my pitching machine and wiffle balls aren't really working. I contacted the supplier but I have not received any answers, so I still don't know what these balls are made of or if I can use them indoors. Can you help with answers, please?

 

[Gags]

Right, I'd have first class accomodations. But it is a large gym and I would like to use my pitching machine and wiffle balls aren't really working. I contacted the supplier but I have not received any answers, so I still don't know what these balls are made of or if I can use them indoors. Can you help with answers, please?

No experience with them, but based on the few videos I've seen, it looks like they're a dense sponge-like foam, vs. the hard foam that some of the older lite-flite balls may be made of.