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 The UPM is sturdy, portable, and requires no electricity. |
The Louisville Slugger UPM45 is the ultimate training aid that pitches reliably and consistently for batter after batter allowing the hitter to concentrate on developing a proper level swing path to the ball. The UPM45 is more than just a pitching machine, though--it also throws accurate fly-balls and hard ground balls consistently to incorporate into your drills and eliminate the need for hitting the ball during drills.
The Louisville Slugger UPM 45 Blue Flame Pitching Machine throws real baseballs and softballs between 18 and 45 miles per hour and soft, lightweight balls up to 60 miles per hour. This machine has been authorized for use by teams in the majority of youth leagues in America including Babe Ruth Baseball and Softball, the Cal Ripken Division of Babe Ruth Baseball,
 The UPM allows hitters to work on specific locations and sharpen muscle memory without turning the coach's arm to jelly. |
For coaches and team managers, the UPM solves any number of problems. There's no need to use special pitching machine balls - it won't rip or tear leather or synthetic ball covers.
Features:
- Portable and lightweight at only 25 pounds
- Mechanical pitching machine perfect for throwing accurate pitches, infield drills, and outfield drills
- No batteries or electricity required
- Throws regulation baseballs and fastpitch softballs up to 45 miles per hour
- Throws lightweight practice baseballs and softballs up to 60 miles per hour
- Throws slowpitch softballs with up to a 12-foot arch
- Throws accurate fly balls and hard ground balls
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I was looking for a way to toss faster pitches to my daughter who has moved up to "girl pitch" fastpitch softball from the slow underhand coach pitch last session. I looked at many machines in various price ranges. It was funny, because a sales person at a sporting goods store knew very little about the display model and said he has never seen anyone buy one before. Obviously, he too was skeptical of this product. After a little research, the things I liked about this was it requires no electricity (try finding a power outlet at the local ball field), it's compact and simple to use. The other thing I like about it, is that it throws every kind of ball. Regular baseballs and softballs, wiffle balls and batting practice softer balls. I haven't tried a football yet, but one is pictured on the box. Anyway, when I took it out of the box and assembled it and threw the first pitch, I was amazed at the kind of pop that the ball had. I set it up about 35 ft. from my daughter and it threw consitant strikes at a pretty good speed on the medium setting. The pitches were low and flat just like a fastpitch softball windwill pitch. The only downside that I can see is, it does take a little fine tuning of moving a few of the adjustments around to get it right, but once you get the hang of it, you can throw many different speeds and pitch placements. Another thing I like about it, is that although vertually every pitch is a strike once set, they are not exactly in the same spot every time, which makes it more realistic. By the way, wiffle balls fly in at speeds greater than the listed 45 mph and some were even curving, dropping and rising. This thing will also launch some nice fly balls and grounders for fielding practice. If you are a little league or softball coach, I would highly recommend this baby for batting practice and for moms and dads looking to give their superstar realistic BP. I think my daughter, now 9 years old and I will get many years of use out of this.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This is a sturdy, well built product. I don't see it breaking easily. It is a bit pricey considering it is manually operated. However, once I got through a batting session with my son, I felt it was well worth it. The adjustment system is intuitive. It allows you to set pitches from 20 MPH to 45 MPH while being able to adjust the height of the pitch at each speed. The pitches are accurate within a few inches of each other once you get your settings locked in. As the settings are all held in place by bolts/pins, you don't have to do any major recalibration between sessions. I'd recommend it to any mom/dad who is tired of trying to lob strikes to their beginning hitter's already small strike zone.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
This machine is great, espically for pitching. The throws are not always accurate, so you can get used to how a real pitcher would pitch, with not all the same throws. I would strongly suggest buying this item for a kid to practice! It has many different heights and speeds
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Little league coach
I was a little reluctant to buy a non-powered machine at this price. I have used the machine several times now and I love it. Read more
Published 6 days ago by MW
great to help with fear
Love this machine. Wish I would of got it years ago. It helped with my son getting over fear of getting hit
Published 13 days ago by pt matt
Good Value
I wish that I could spend $500 or more on a pitching machine. Due to the fact that I cannot, the 'Blue Flame' is an adequate alternative to the higher-priced machines. Read more
Published 17 days ago by JPax
Ranks up there with much more expensive electric pitching machine.s
I love this pitching maching. It's deadly accurate once you get it dialed in. I was hesitant at first because of the spring action and some reviews I read on Amazon about not being... Read more
Published 19 days ago by MRHD
Parent of a 10 yr old softball player
This hitting machine is easy to assemble and it takes some time getting use to the desired levels for consistent results; but much better than me pitching to her.
Published 19 days ago by Kevel A. Purcell
Very good product!
This works perfect for me and my childs batting. Very accurate and consistant. It throws a softball max speed about 40mph. and a baseball about 50mph. Read more
Published 24 days ago by chris
Best bang for the buck
I purchased this machine after reviewing a variety of electric machine on the market. Both my son and daughter play ball and in both of their leagues they use the Jugs MVP... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ERK
Awesome Pitching machine
Easy to assemble, works well with a variety of different balls,Easy to adjust and zero in. Well worth the money.
Published 1 month ago by phantom
Everything I hoped it would be!!!
I bought this to use with my 10 year old, 4th grader. I use the Jugs Lite-Flight Baseballs ([...]) in the back yard and real baseballs at the field and in the cage. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Todd I. Ehrlich
Great tool!!!
We used this at practice with kids who are moving up to machine pitch. Did they hit every single ball? Read more
Published 1 month ago by William D. Blackwell
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