How Do You Troubleshoot A Franklin Sports Pitching Machine?
Franklin Sports makes a pitching machine that is designed for use by youth and amateur baseball teams. It is a specialized machine that uses dimpled polyballs (a softer, rubberized ball) rather than baseballs. It can be used to pitch batting practice, but it can also be angled for ground balls and fly balls for fielding practice. The average speed of a pitch delivered by the machine is 40-to-50 miles per hour. A little routine maintenance and troubleshooting will keep the machine ready for action. Step 1 Check the control panel on the back of the machine. This is the part of the device that controls the speed of the pitch and the frequency with which the ball is delivered. If you want a 45-mph pitch delivered every 15 seconds, you have this option. If one of the gears gets jammed and you can’t adjust these levers, unscrew the housing and remove any debris preventing the levers from moving. Step 2 Replace the polyballs if they get damaged or no longer fit the machine adequately. The con
