would this machine be okay for an 11 year old? can you adjust the direction and height of where the balls will go?
1692954
Yes -- you can adjust direction and height by changing speed of delivery -- this is a great little device that is fun and productive -- be sure to get the Franklin "soft" baseballs that are designed to work with this particular pitching machine --
313917
Hi,My kids love it but they are 11 and 8. I use it too.It may be a little difficult for a five year old and may frustrate them. I would wait. Try the ez glider. I have that too and is super easy and fun.
1034448
I only use it for eye and ball coordination, to help my 9 through 12 year old travel team on there swing..I have been using it for 2 years and so far it is a good machine to me.
438712
I bought it for my 3 year old grandson. I don't know if it would be good for an eleven year old. By the time my grandson is eleven I would buy him a professional set if he still liked playing the drums. Tough call.
2078404
We bought it for our 10 year old grandson. He loved it! 5 years old might be ok, but you would have to set it up and give him some guidance on it.
60643
My both my kids (6-9) use this item. I also use this with high school kids I coach. You can adjust the height.
888137
This one was given to my 14 year old son, but his 12 year old and 9 year sisters steal it from him all the time to try to play it. I think the Space Challenge Maze would be fine for an 11 year old.
1350718
You could get it for an eleven year old, I don't see why not. It is, however, more designed for an older crowd and collectors.
1350271
Adjusting height is easy. One has to rotate a handle in a circular motion. Probably 7 & 8 year olds could do this but it depends a bit on size.
1460771
Depends on the kid and what kind of stuff they like to play with, but I don't see why an 11 year old shouldn't. I like it and I'm 34.
1719397
I think this model will be too small for a tall 11-year old. My twins are 8 and it fits them well.
210633
You can make it work. The way we did it, was to use something to prop/hold the net more upright. To get consistent ground balls without propping it upright, one would have to be extremely accurate with their throws, hitting the right part of the net (very bottom or very top). Another option is to have the thrower back up pretty far, but again, then they would need to be accurate enough to hit the net from a longer range. My 6 year old still misses the entire net from 40 feet, every once in a while. Hope this helps. My sons are in love with this thing.
937363
Hard to say really. My son is 8 now and probably will use it next year too. We like it for now, but may look at jumping into a higher level Easton at 10 or 11. You could always go to a Dicks Sporting Goods to swing it. Your son would probably do OK with it for this year but I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to "upgrade" next year. Good luck!
158523
very happy with this.yes the balls can be adjusted high and bounce off ground.i use for everything from pop flys(little hard to load ball b cause angle) 2 practionwith my12 yr old little girl, BEST In leage.recomend all three color balls,expensive but worth it eatch is better 4 diff things.hoped this helped
672411
I think so. We bought it for our 11-year-old and she LOVES it!! She hasn't advanced far enough to use everything in there correctly yet, but she loves exploring and experimenting with it.
1975149
It should be fine. We bought it for our 8 year old. You can actually adjust the speed to 50% of max power until your child gets used to it. It was a very good purchase and fun for Dad to run as well!
1004643
I am 5' 6" and 40 and I have a difficult time with it, but my 4' 7" 11 year old loves it. I think it depends on your aptitude and time you want to spend with it.