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Great idea, needs some polish,
February 14, 2012 Tim C - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pop Toss Slow-Pitch batting tee (Misc.)
Got this because I was tired of hitting dimple balls at the batting cages and felt bad having to drag someone else out to the field to pitch to me. The pop toss suits my needs perfectly: no power required, gets good height on the balls, very adjustable, and works fine with game balls.
However, I question the durability of the product. It's plastic and things are loose so it jiggles, perhaps by design. The piston/spring almost seems too powerful for the machine and the thing jumps a little on every pitch and I found myself frequently needing to move it back to position. The timer is little piece of plastic, and with the thing jumping around, it gets moved causing pitches come faster than expected. The guy in the video for it put it in a bucket, so maybe that fixes the problems I encountered, but really, I think a slight redesign with heavier materials to prevent jumping and solid construction would help a great deal.
The price was a little iffy, but if this...Read more