Was looking for some help from anyone who has put a batting cage in a small space. I found a website that makes custom nets and was looking to put a net in the garage so we can work on front soft toss. Only have a bout 20 ft of length and 12 ft of width I can use for the net.

My question is if I have a 20ft space how long should I make the net. I realize if I make the net 20ft then he will basically be hitting directly into the wall. So is 2 ft engough space between the net and wall or will I need more? (Also figure I would hang a mat on the side he is hitting from and keep that like 6 inches off the wall.)

What age player? You might want to check ebay. Great deals on batting cages or netting that can be used to do what you are referring to. The age of the player would dictate how far. To be honest I would not invest in netting but would use something soft such as foam to keep the ball from coming back and just use a softer ball that is made by ATEC. You can also use tees inside to do swinging and you could use small golfball wiffle balls. If you use netting, you could just hang some to keep it from hitting the wall and not use a full cage net. Again, ebay would be the answer.

He is 11 years old. We currently use a soft toss net for tee work and soft toss from the side. This works for the most part, of course evey once in a while he slams one into the garage wall and my wife comes running out of the house yelling at both of us.

His hitting coach who also is the varsity coach at his school recommended against doing a lot of soft toss from the side.

So I am looking to set something up so I can throw from about 15 ft or so with a l-screen in front of me to replicates live hitting a little better then regular soft toss. This would also allow us to work on hitting outside and inside pitches as well as replicate some off speed pitches.

Price on full custom netting at the website I was looking was $180.00-220.00 depending on the grade of the netting. (have not looked on ebay yet but will take a look)

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Originally posted by DenJake:
He is 11 years old. We currently use a soft toss net for tee work and soft toss from the side. This works for the most part, of course evey once in a while he slams one into the garage wall and my wife comes running out of the house yelling at both of us.

His hitting coach who also is the varsity coach at his school recommended against doing a lot of soft toss from the side.

So I am looking to set something up so I can throw from about 15 ft or so with a l-screen in front of me to replicates live hitting a little better then regular soft toss. This would also allow us to work on hitting outside and inside pitches as well as replicate some off speed pitches.

Price on full custom netting at the website I was looking was $180.00-220.00 depending on the grade of the netting. (have not looked on ebay yet but will take a look)

I bought a full net off of ebay for less than that. I was thinking a full net might be the best thing and just have the extra hang back there to stop balls. It would be easier than having to try to have a custom net made. Then if you ever wanted to move it outside you could. Ebay has the whole sets for about $200 right now on buy it now and others for less. You might can even find a small pitching machine. Since you are not throwing real far it would not have to be a high speed machine. Just some ideas.

Jeff

I took your advice and bought a net on ebay. I got a 10x10x40 #21 net. I actually have a perfect area under my deck(12ft wide , about 10ft high and 35ft long) that I should be able to set the net up during the summer and in the winter keep it in the garage.

Do you have any recommendations on hanging the net. I was thinking about 3 cables running across the garage and then clip the net to the cables so that it can slide back and forth. (Same for under the garage)

Do you know of any install kits, not sure what type of hardware I will need???

For ours in the gym, we have three cables running the length of the gym with tighteners on each end. The cable will stretch a little over time and the tighteners come in handy all bought at Lowes or Home Depot. We use caribiners, heavy duty, from Lowes also to hold the net to the cables. They allow it slide back and forth. All for a cheap price. Any others questions, please feel free to pm me or I check this rather often.
We have made a L screen but it does not work real well the older they get. I would either build a heavy duty one or purchase one. They have them on ebay also.

I would go to the hardware section of lowes and ask. They can tell you what to use to hold it to the blocks. I know what we did but I'm not sure I can explain it. We put the bolts into the block with a fastener and put a board on the block to keep the block from possibly splitting, 2x12. It has held fine.

I have an ATEC Portable net and have put it up in my garage every winter for years. We put something heavy in the corners to hold it in place.

Two boys hitting off the tee or soft toss.

It has been great for them.

Have to patch the shett rock in the spring/summer for the foul balls and pop ups.

We put up a batting cage in our backyard. A bit more space than you are calculating..but not much more. 30 ft long by 13 feet wide was the dimensions of the cage itself. Consider the height in your space because balls might hit the roof. Are you going to be pitching to him or using a machine? My husband threw hard balls from behind an L-Screen to our high school age son for years in the backyard cage. Lscreen was about 6ft from the rear net. It really helped his hitting. He used a standard outside batting cage set-up but shortened it up. Actually improved son's timing..he came around alot quicker with the ball coming at him from a shorter distance. The balls hit against the net though and even with matting against the fence, we had to replace the fence several times becuase the balls broke the fence. We recently took it down because son is in college now and daughter wanted her basketball court back!! Whole set up was a Jugs setup costing 1200 dollars, though. Well worth it, I'd say. Good luck