Grenada vs. Franklin Baseball Pitching Machine

Posted on June 25, 2010 | Category: Featured, Sports Trivia

The Grenada pitching machine throws only 9” inch poly perforated balls. Some people are turned off by the fact that this pitching machine doesn’t throw out actual baseballs, only practice balls. It may not feel as natural as a machine that throws real baseballs. Although, the Grenada is especially useful for small and school aged children to build up their skills in the sport of baseball. There’s no risk of injury with the soft training balls that are used on this pitching machine. Small children will often feel less intimidated by that fact, and if they are not scared of the ball that’s coming at them, they will more often try to hit it. This pitching machine can throw pitches up to 70mph. The Grenada pitching machine is an affordably priced pitching machine.

The Franklin baseball pitching machine is fully adjustable and also tripod mounted. It pitches at a speed of 40 mph up to 50 mph. A unique safety mechanism this pitching machine has is its safety siren that sounds off when a ball is about to be pitched. It only uses 73mm dimpled poly-balls. It comes with six dimpled poly-balls. The Franklin baseball pitching machine is great for batting practice and also for fielding drills. It runs on a 12 volt electric engine that plugs into an AC power adapter. It’s fully adjustable and can be set to throw ground balls and fast balls. This pitching machine is a lightweight 24.4 lbs. There’s a tripod mounted leveling gauge included on this pitching machine to make the pitches as accurate as possible. The housing on the Franklin baseball pitching machine is a composite plastic, made to handle outdoor weather conditions.

To read more in-depth reviews as well as videos of the Grenada and Franklin and other pitching machines at the Baseball Pitching Machine Review site.

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