Jugs Small-Ball Pitching Machine with 2-Dozen Small-Balls—1-Dozen White and 1-Dozen Vision-Enhanced Yellow. Hitting Big. Throws fastballs or Overhand Curves., JUGS Blue

I bought this as a hockey goalie training tool. It very much helps eye hand coordination and tracking. I love that there are two speed settings and two pitch styles available. This thing is amazing!

My son does really like this pitching machine. However, the pitch speed can't be changed which we knew before buying. But we didn't realize it would be so fast even if you move it further back. He uses it much less than anticipated because of this. I still can't find a better machine in the same price range. Overall it's a good pitching machine that could be made so much better if there were just different speed options.

Uses ONLY golf ball size balls. Not realistic to use for batting practice.

This small ball pitching machine is an excellent tool. It is not easy to master. A batter will have to really focus on the ball to be successful. Regardless of the challenge, when a batter sees a regular baseball after practicing with the small balls, their hit ratio will improve. I noticed that depending how the ball threads hit the rollers it produces different pitches. The balls move in the zone sometimes. Not always but sometimes. Best purchase I have made for my son. It will help any age pitcher. Use it exclusively for BP. Great drill plan included with the purchase. Couldn't be happier.

love it!

Here are my thoughts. Yes, it's a pitching machine designed to pitch smaller balls like the bolt pitching machine. It's designed to challenge your child's hand-eye coordination. If your child can learn to hit a smaller target then they are likely to make contact with a standard-size ball.