Slipped your mind to mention Pocket Radar is great for softball players as well. A waist-high mounting height behind the pitcher seems perfect for fastpitch since the softball would be in the beam immediately upon release. Very helpful video! Thank you!
Not from my experience, It will catch the exit velo and the catcher throw back, but you can generally tell the difference between the 2 or 4 readings based on your eyes
Very nice video - thanks for posting. One question I can’t find an answer to: if a coach is pitching batting practice at say 50mph, and the hitter is hitting the ball with say 70mph exit velocity… which one with the pocket radar pick up? And can you manipulate the device or setup in any way to get it to focus on just one direction (i.e. only pitches coming towards the device)?
So I haven't tried this as I only pitch/practice alone. However, there is a feature that allows you to set the radar to read a specific speed window. So I know I pitch around 73MPH so I set my "read" window to 60-80MPH. A hitter will most probably hit the ball at over 80MPH so it will not give a reading. If I set it to 80-100 mph, it will not give me my pitch speed as I am to slow butvthe exit velo will catch on the device. Hope this helps🫡
Slipped your mind to mention Pocket Radar is great for softball players as well. A waist-high mounting height behind the pitcher seems perfect for fastpitch since the softball would be in the beam immediately upon release. Very helpful video! Thank you!
When you put behind the catcher, does the bat interfere with the reading of the ball?
Not from my experience, It will catch the exit velo and the catcher throw back, but you can generally tell the difference between the 2 or 4 readings based on your eyes
Very nice video - thanks for posting. One question I can’t find an answer to: if a coach is pitching batting practice at say 50mph, and the hitter is hitting the ball with say 70mph exit velocity… which one with the pocket radar pick up? And can you manipulate the device or setup in any way to get it to focus on just one direction (i.e. only pitches coming towards the device)?
So I haven't tried this as I only pitch/practice alone. However, there is a feature that allows you to set the radar to read a specific speed window. So I know I pitch around 73MPH so I set my "read" window to 60-80MPH. A hitter will most probably hit the ball at over 80MPH so it will not give a reading. If I set it to 80-100 mph, it will not give me my pitch speed as I am to slow butvthe exit velo will catch on the device. Hope this helps🫡
What about the actual angles the parents will be using during a game?
yes I need to know if i set it up on the backstop fence behind the umpire (anywhere from 6 to 12 feet behind the umpire), will it catch pitch velo?
Great video thanks