JUGS Sports Cricket Bowling Machine - Manual (Page 18)

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Operation
Bowling to Batters
Follow all safety performance instructions in this manual. The following feeding
instructions should be used to insure accurate and efficient operation of the JUGS
bowling machine.
IMPORTANT BOWLING-MACHINE FEEdING INSTRUCTIONS:
• When feeding the machine, hold the ball the same way every time.
• Have all batters and observers stand well clear of the target as you bowl test
balls to adjust the trajectory and aiming point.
• 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 delivery. It is extremely important that you make sure
that the immediate area in front of the bowling machine and the flight path of
the ball is clear before you feed the balls into the bowling machine.
• When the batter has taken his or 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 go into the wheels, then look up at the batter.
The whole feeding operation should be smooth and without interruption.
• Every batter, after taking his or her stance, as well as between deliveries,
goes through a personal-readiness routine. The ball feeder should adjust the
delivery spacing to each batter’s habits accordingly. This will assure that the
batter is ready to receive the delivery and will also help to simulate live action.
The batter can then regard each delivery separately and avoid becoming an
“automatic swinger”. Generally speaking, deliveries can be spaced between 6
and 10 seconds apart.