Easton Hyperlaunch Ball Thrower

by Easton

Product Features

• Slingshot-like ball thrower for helping players hone their fielding skills
• Shoots balls over 200 feet to simplify infield and outfield drills
• Durable steel frame and tough latex tubing hold up to heavy use
• Handle folds up for compact storage; includes 3 soft neon 9-inch balls
• Ideal for players of all ages; 90-day warranty

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Have a budding baseball star in your midst? Help him hone his skills on the diamond with the Easton Hyperlaunch ball thrower, which slings balls at a variety of angles with power. Ideal for infield or outfield drills, the Hyperlaunch fits comfortably in the hand somewhat like a large slingshot. Once armed, it can shoot balls over 200 feet, letting players practice fielding hot shots at third base or charging an outfield line drive in anticipation of a play at the plate. Users will also dig the unit's durable steel frame and tough latex tubing, which won't break down at the first sign of stress. And when you're finished with fielding practice, the handle folds up conveniently for compact storage in a carrying bag or box. A fun training device for kids and adults of all ages, the Hyperlaunch comes with three soft neon 9-inch balls and is backed by a 90-day warranty.

About Easton
In 1922, Doug Easton began crafting custom wood bows and cedar arrows in Watsonville, California. Although Doug produced tournament-grade, footed cedar arrows for the archery champions of that era, he was constantly frustrated with the inconsistency and lack of uniformity of wood shafts. Convinced that consistently straight uniform arrow shafts were impossible to manufacture from wood, Doug turned his attentions to aluminum. In 1939, he began manufacturing aluminum arrows in Los Angeles. His instincts about this material were correct, and in 1941, California archer Larry Hughes won the national championship with a set of Doug's aluminum arrows. This was the beginning of a trend that would change traditional archery and transcend into numerous other sports arenas over the next 50 years. Considered one of the world's preeminent innovators, designers, and manufacturers of sporting equipment, Easton has a reputation of producing products for the highest level of performance.

Product Description

BALL LAUNCHER TRAINER

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000HDKX3E
• Item model number: A162927
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,628 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #20 in Sports & Outdoors > Team Sports > Baseball > Training Equipment > Pitching Machines

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars IUseful but throwaway training aid, November 17, 2007

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Able Devildog "jackjack5" (PACIFIC PALISADES, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easton Hyperlaunch Ball Thrower (Sports)

The Easton Hyperlaunch is a useful training aid particularly for training young players. But it has one problem. The sling shot will either wear out or break after approximately 1,000 shots and Easton does not sell replacement sling shots.

While it is supposed to be able to launch a ball 200 feet, the most I have seen anyone attain is 100 feet. I don't know how Easton was able to attain 200 feet because juat to get 100 feet requries the latex sling be drawn back about as far as it can go.

While it can be used to launch both fly balls and ground balls. there is no spin on the balls so it doesn't quite simulate a ball coming off a bat But it will do.

In order for the coach to get the proper distance takes quite a bit of practice. Some coaches can throw the ball as far as the Hyperlauncher so it may not be worth the cost. It is much more accurate than trying to hit a ball with a bat.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Works great until it breaks, April 4, 2011

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Gregory L Reich - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easton Hyperlaunch Ball Thrower (Sports)

This thing worked great for about 50 balls and than the nylon ripped.
I bought this without reading the reviews. I wont make that mistake again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Item is Okay, May 31, 2009

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K. Mayes (OKC, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easton Hyperlaunch Ball Thrower (Sports)

Received the item in excellent time. The launcher did break within 20 minutes of the first use. We did return the item and received excellent customer service. We returned the item for a second launcher and so far the launcher works great. We did receive the second launcher with a whole in the sling shot materail and we are not sure if it is a defect or a whole that is meant to be since the whole has frayed edges.