How To Shop For Used Batting Cages
If you enjoy baseball or softball, you understand the importance and benefits of batting cages. Not only do they keep the ball contained in the netted area for safety reasons, but they also help the hitter in several areas, such as bat speed, accuracy, hand-eye coordination, timing, stance, etc. A batting cage also allows the hitter to spend more time hitting and working on their technique and fundamentals than chasing balls. This can add hours of more quality practice.
Lets face it, batting cages are expensive. New batting cages can run up into the thousands while used batting cages are cheaper can still be several hundred. It would make a lot more sense for a coach, parent, or baseball/softball enthusiast to purchase a used batting cage. There are many places you can find used batting cages. You can find them on Craigslist, ebay, your local newspaper, garage sales, and high schools and colleges. If a school happens to be doing an equipment upgrade, you might be able to get their old one for cheap, especially if you’re a member of the community. Make sure to call local athletic directors in order to explore this option.
Another option is to build your own batting cage by piecing together the various parts that make up a cage. You can find pipe at your local hardware store and netting from your local sports department store or from a sports equipment dealer. If you have the standard batting cage kit, you will see that building a batting cage is easier than you may think. That said, if you’re not the handy type and you want to make sure that the work has been done by a professional, then purchasing a used batting cage is the way to go.
Regardless of what you decide, make sure you get the right kind of batting cage. If you’re cage is going to be outside in a cold weather area, you want to get something tough and sturdy. This will usually be more expensive. On the other hand, if you’re batting cage will be in a warmer climate or indoors, you can take the cheaper option and buy a batting cage that doesn’t need to be as tough or sturdy.
After you buy your used batting cage, whoever steps inside will begin to improve their swing within a short period of time. The more they use the cage, the better they will get. The sky is the limit.
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