The Hammacher Schlemmer Institute commissioned a baseball instructor to test pitching machines, and this one proved to be the best because it was the most accurate and quickly adjusted to hurl fastballs, curve balls, or sliders. Made by Jugs Sports, suppliers to professional and collegiate baseball teams, the best pitching machine consistently pitched baseballs and softballs through the strike zone, unlike lesser machines that were inaccurate and inconsistent. You can adjust the best pitching machine to throw fastballs and right- or left-handed curveballs and sliders at the turn of a dial, while other models required complicated adjustments or did not pitch sliders at all. Scoring highest for features, the best pitching machine hurls only foam and plastic balls (12 included) that mitigate a little leaguer's fear of being hit by the pitch, it adjusts for softball or baseball batting practice in less than two minutes, and its chute swivels up to 360° to launch pop-ups, fly balls, and ground balls for fielding practice. Plugs into AC. 3 1/2'-5' H x 3'-3 1/2' W. (35 lbs.)