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How to build a batting cage

If you are looking to build a batting cage, there are many different options that you must consider. Your own personal batting cage can be one of the greatest and most useful investments you can ever make in your or your child's playing career. And even for you weekend warriors, who wouldn't want to have a cage in their backyard to go take some hacks in for fun every now and then?

Note: This page does not discuss pitching machines; just batting cages. If you are looking for information on baseball pitching machines click here. Also, the cages discussed on this page are for individual or team use, and not for commercial use.

The very first thing to consider is where you want to build a batting cage on your property. There are different ways of rigging up batting cages depending on how much space you have, how big your yard is, etc.

For those of you with unlimited budgets and big backyards, you'll have no problem having a nice commercial style quality cage. However if you have a limited budget, and limited space, it will most likely require a little creativity on your end as to how you rig up your batting cage, and where you purchase all your parts.

Let's start with the fact that all cages will require varying amounts of assembly and construction, no matter where you purchase the products from. As for those who have unlimited budgets, you can purchase the entire batting cage, including frame, netting, and all other equipment from well-known companies such as Jugs or Atec, as well as many other batting cage companies listed below. There's no question that you'll get a very high quality product from these companies.

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For those with a little bit less of a budget, you may buy kits from various online companies, and have some of the materials shipped to you. One thing you may want to consider though is to purchase the materials to construct the frame from a local home improvement store to save on shipping costs. You can however purchase the net, and other accessories in a kit that can be shipped.

If you are on a shoe string budget or looking to save money (who isn't, right?), you may just want to buy all of the parts from local stores, and at the very least, just have the net shipped to you.

As for the size, some decisions will come into play here as well. Once again, this page only discusses rectangular style cages for one hitter and one pitcher/machine. The common sizes of these cages are listed below.

The size of cage you get will depend on how much room you have to work with, what distance you want the pitches to be coming in at, and how much you want to spend. Obviously if you are used to balls being pitched from a 60 ft mound, you'll probably want the 70 ft cage. If the cage will be for a younger player, or you just want something to take some short toss in, or you don't have enough room on your property, a shorter cage will do just fine. Plus the wider and taller the cage, the more comfortable you'll be once your inside it taking batting practice. 

Here is a list of online resources where you can find batting cage products.

Here are some other pages on this website that can help you set up your cage.

Batting cage equipment - Here you'll find info on all of the batting cage equipment that is necessary for building a batting cage.

Batting cage netting - More info on netting and the factors you must consider before your purchase.

Obviously I can't give you all the info you need to build a batting cage, but hopefully I've pointed you in the right direction. Good luck on getting your cage set up!

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