BASEBALLS AND SOFTBALLS
BALL COMPARISON
  Strike Monster Poly Balls Strike Master DuraFoam Cobra Venom Dimpled Baseball / Softball Cobra Venom Smooth Raised Seam Baseball Mellow Foam Limited Flight Baseball
Recommended Age Youth Youth - Teen All All Youth - Teen
Skills Levels
Introductory
All
All
All
Introductory
Ball "Speed"

Moderate

Fast
Fast
Fast
Slow
Applications
Hitting, Fielding
Hitting, Fielding
Hitting, Fielding, Throwing
Hitting, Fielding, Throwing
Hitting
Size (diameter)
73 mm
73 mm
73 & 96 mm
73 mm
69 mm
Weight
36 g (1.27 oz)
55 g 1.94 oz)
142 g (5 oz) &
187 g (6.59 oz)
142 g (5 oz)
30 g (1.05 oz)
Models

BB

BB
BB & SB
BB
BB
123
83020
Venom Dimpled Baseballs (12pk)
84010
Venom Dimpled Softball (12 pk)
83010
Venom Raised Seam Smooth Polyurethane Baseball (12 pk)
012666
Strike Master DuraFoam Dimple Baseball (12pk)
012558
Strike Monster Smooth Poly Balls (6pk)
012565
Strike Monster Ventilated Poly Balls (6pk)
012680
Mellow-Foam Limited Flight Baseball (12pk)
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Matching Practice Balls to Your Needs

 

 

AXIOM SPORTS offers a wide range of baseballs and softballs designed to enhance the performance of a pitching machine. Performance and longevity is maximized when the ball used is designed for the machine.

The Mellow Foam Limited Flight Baseball is a soft yet firm ball that can be thrown, caught, and batted indoors without damage. A solid inner core provides a click at contact and the cushioned foam outer absorbs impact. It even serves as a great stress ball.

The Strike Monster™ Smooth and Strike Monster™ Ventilated Poly Baseballs are regulation sized with thick poly walls designed to prevent denting and resist cracking. The ventilated ball travels 92% of the speed of the smooth ball and provides an "off-speed" pitch to enhance the training of the hitter's timing. For most effective use, mix 6 poly balls with 18 smooth balls in the auto feeder when training.

The Strike Master Durafoam™ Dimpled Baseballs are regulation sized and weigh about 2.2 ounces. They are designed to simulate the feel of a real baseball when hit with the bat.

The Venom™ Dimpled Baseballs, Dimpled Softballs and Smooth Raised Seams Baseball are regulation sized and designed to minimize the abuse of aluminum bats that is common with commercial grade dimpled balls.

Please Note: Even though some machines pitch leather baseballs, it is rarely beneficial to use leather baseballs in pitching machines. The internal components of a leather baseballs consists of string glued around some type of core. The compressing action of pitching machine breaks this adhesive, thereby softening the ball. Pitching leather baseballs through pitching machines will dramtically reduce their useful life.

Additionally, the abrasive seams on leather baseballs will deteriorate the wheel laminate in the pitching machine much faster than dimpled balls will. This will require a more frequent replacement of pitching machine wheels.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The use of synthetic leather baseballs will void the manufacturer's warranty on your pitching machine.