What length batting cage? Advice please!

[Matthewsdad]

My son is in his last year on the small field and then goes to the big field next year. I want to get him a batting cage for our back yard but want to know what length to get( saving money would be nice but will spend it if need too). I will be the pitching machine until i can afford one next season! I know there are different ideas on what all gones on with batting practice. But what do you guys think. Example: some coaches just stand a short distance from the batter with an L screen .

[callyjr]

My son is in his last year on the small field and then goes to the big field next year. I want to get him a batting cage for our back yard but want to know what length to get( saving money would be nice but will spend it if need too). I will be the pitching machine until i can afford one next season! I know there are different ideas on what all gones on with batting practice. But what do you guys think. Example: some coaches just stand a short distance from the batter with an L screen .

big enough to throw breaking balls, our cage is about 50 feet.

[jbooth]

My son is in his last year on the small field and then goes to the big field next year. I want to get him a batting cage for our back yard but want to know what length to get( saving money would be nice but will spend it if need too). I will be the pitching machine until i can afford one next season! I know there are different ideas on what all gones on with batting practice. But what do you guys think. Example: some coaches just stand a short distance from the batter with an L screen .

14 x 70 feet is the standard full cage. 12 x 55 feet will work also. Anything less than 45 feet really restricts your practice. Even for decent short toss you need at least 30 feet. Anything less than 12 feet wide isn't good either.

It needs to be 10 to 12 feet high also.

[BallCoach06]

I have access to a full cage at the school, but for at home I use a 35 foot long cage. Just use it for tee work and short toss. Works great.

[Matthewsdad]

I am just worried that i should keep it same length as he will see in the game. Do not know if practice at short distance and then longer in the game will mess up his timing? Also i do not think i could throw full length all the time anyways!

[straightleg]

batting cage

Look at the post on homemade cage. That is mine. I built it 5 years ago.

10 wide, 10 high, 60 feet long.

I would reccommend, 12 wide for sure, 12 high would be better but 10 high works. Length ?

I use my machine to work on bunting. Also timing and rhythm of the swing

My concrete pads are around 45 ft apart center to center. It will work for baseball or softball.

Good Luck
Straightleg

[JeepTJ12]

Mine is 70' long because I have a 60' mound in there. The one in my garage is 35' and would not be long enough to do what you want to.

[korp]

Personally I would say at least 60 feet so everything will be true distance with a machine or if you got somebody in there to throw live bp. 70 feet would probably be ideal and 10+ feet high is good.