JUGS Sports 101 (2 wheel) Baseball Pitching Machine - Manual (Page 17)

Pitching to Batters (figure 4a):
Follow all safety performance instructions in this manual. Otherwise,
physical harm to the operator (Ball Feeder) and/or the batter may result. The
following feeding instructions should be used to insure accurate and efficient
operation of the JUGS pitching machine.
IMPORTANT PITCHING MACHINE fEEDING INSTRUCTIONS:
• Out-of-round, soft, mushy, or wet balls will affect accuracy of pitches and
must not be used. Mixing different types of balls (leather, rubber, JUGS,
etc.) will affect consistency of pitches. For best accuracy, throw only one
type of ball at a time.
• Use only JUGS dimpled style, Lite-Flite, Softie, one-ounce polyball base-
balls, high quality leather baseballs (Wilson A1010-equal or better), or
tennis balls in this machine.
• When feeding the machine with leather balls, hold the ball the same way
every time. Across the seams is best, especially for curveballs.
• Have all batters and observers stand well clear of the target as you throw
test balls to adjust 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 watch-
ing 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 balls into the
pitching machine.
• 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.
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Operation