This strike zone is one of the larger ones out there with dimensions of 30“ high and 23” wide. Not sure what else to say other than "Thank you, Eas圜all." In our humble opinion, they've created the best backyard baseball strike zone we've seen. The Eas圜all strike zone is also very easily transported to your friend's house or taken on vacation (it breaks down into two almost completely flat pieces). Most others have a signifcant amount of base protruding out, but this one smartly keeps the majority of the base behind the strike zone and out of the way. There also is very little of the base that extends in front of the strike zone. The base is constructed using thicker PVC than most of the others we review below, which helps keep the strike zone from blowing over from a breeze (which cannot be said for several others below). Their website even has a cool section where you can experiment with different color combos. We're considering getting our most annoying friend's face put on one :).Įven if you don't get a custom decal, you can choose from a wide assortment of colors for both the strike zone and the base to give it a personal touch. You also have the option to get a 12-inch weatherproof vinyl decal added to the center of the strike zone, which could act as a more focused target for a pitcher. And the vinyl is wrapped around the PVC using weatherproof screws that seem like they will hold things in place for a very long time. It's not loud and obnoxious like with metal or hard plastic. The tightly wrapped vinyl also creates a cool thumping sound whenever a wiffle ball or blitz ball hits the strike zone. It looks better than the strike zones that hang on by zip ties or velcro or some other method that can easily break over time. It's the only one we've seen that does this and after using it, we wonder why others don't do the same thing. The most distinct feature of this strike zone is the wrapped vinyl. If you don't want to hear your kids arguing over balls and strikes, this is the one to get. And I guess I just figured out why they gave it the name they did. The more overhang there is, the easier it is to make the call on a low pitch. Not only does it get the height right, but the Eas圜all also has the largest "overhang" of any strike zone we reviewed. You'll never find a perfect height to suit all different sizes of people, but this one comes the closest. This strike zone has two adjustable heights, one that is 8 inches off the ground which is good for smaller kids, and one that is 13 inches off the ground which we found to be just right for most adults and taller kids. They are for plastic baseballs only.įinally, someone got it right! This strike zone is a newer one to the market and it seems likely that they learned from bad reviews all over the internet of the others talking about the height being too high for most of the strike zones out there. Otherwise, high pitches that are clearly balls could drop in for strikes.ĭO NOT throw hard balls at any of these strike zones. Because these strike zones are meant to be placed several feet behind the batter, you don't want to them to be too high off the ground. The same goes for the top of the strike zone.So height off the ground matters quite a bit with these strike zones. But by the time it hits the strike zone, it will only be about 14 inches off the ground, at most. So, if a really fast-pitched Wiffle ball is 18 inches off the ground when it crosses home plate, it is normally a low strike. The slower you throw, the more they will drop.Ī general rule of thumb says the bottom of a true, major league strike zone should start about 18 inches off the ground. And that is when they are thrown VERY HARD. In our very unscientific side-view video testing with an iPhone, we found that wiffle balls will usually drop at least 4 inches from where they are over home plate to where they are when they hit the strike zone.Plastic is lighter, so plastic balls are going to drop more. Real baseballs don't drop as much they're heavier. Most plastic baseballs will have a downward trajectory because the ball is almost always being released from your hand at a point that is higher than the top of the strike zone (unless, of course, you’re doing some crazy sidearm submarine-style pitching). They are placed about three feet behind the plate/batter. If they were, you obviously wouldn’t be able to swing without hitting it. These strike zones are not meant to be directly on top of home plate.
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