{"product_id":"valle-pitchback-rebounder","title":"Valle Pitchback Rebounder","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Valle Pitchback Rebounder is a 28 by 28 inch rebound net for baseball and softball players who need reps without a partner. Throw at it and the ball comes back, which sounds trivial until you count how much of a player's development depends on having someone else available. It turns a driveway, a garage or an outfield corner into a place where fielding, throwing accuracy and reaction work can happen alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Netting Is the Difference\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost rebounders are built with an open net square, which is fine for a regulation baseball and useless for anything smaller. Valle deliberately built this one with smaller squares so it pairs with their \u003ca href=\"\/products\/valle-small-training-balls\"\u003e8 inch small training balls\u003c\/a\u003e, which pass straight through a standard rebounder. That single decision is what makes this the rebounder to own if you train with undersized balls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe netting is high tension, so the return is quick and consistent rather than a dead flop. A rebounder that returns the ball weakly trains nothing, because the fielder is never under any time pressure. This one gives back roughly what you put in, which is what makes reaction work possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Can Actually Train With It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFielding is the obvious one. Throw low into the net and it comes back as a ground ball or a short hop, and because you control the throw you control the rep, which is more repeatable than a partner with a fungo. Throw higher and it comes back as a line drive for reaction work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrowing accuracy is the underrated use. A 28 inch target is small enough that hitting it consistently from thirty feet is a real skill, and the feedback is instant: miss the target and the ball does not come back. Pitchers use it for command work, infielders for the accuracy half of the double play feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaction and quick hands work is where it earns a place next to the training gloves. Stand close, throw hard, catch what comes back, and the interval between throw and catch is short enough that the hands have to be ready rather than getting ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat It Replaces, and What It Does Not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rebounder replaces a throwing partner for the repetitive parts of practice, which is most of them. It does not replace a coach with a fungo, because it cannot vary the ball the way a bat can, and it cannot put a ball where you are not expecting it. Used honestly it is a volume tool: it lets a player take four hundred controlled reps in a week that would otherwise not happen at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace needed is modest. A flat area roughly ten to twenty feet deep is enough for most of the work, which fits a driveway, a garage bay or a corner of a yard. That is the practical argument for it over a full net setup, which needs room most players do not have at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho This Rebounder Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers who train alone are the core: a high school infielder in a driveway, a pitcher working command in a back yard, a college player home for a break. Programmes use them as station equipment because a rebounder station runs itself while a coach works elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 28 by 28 inches it is a compact, single-player tool rather than a full field screen. If you want something to catch batted balls or to protect a pitcher, that is a different piece of equipment; the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/baseball-hitting-screens-field-nets\"\u003efield screens and nets range\u003c\/a\u003e covers that job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Set Up and Use the Valle Pitchback Rebounder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet it on flat ground with the frame square to you and start close, around ten to fifteen feet, throwing at maybe half effort until you learn how the net returns. Every rebounder has its own bounce and the first few minutes are calibration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor ground ball work, aim low on the net and set your feet as though the ball were coming off a bat. For reaction work, move closer and aim higher. For command work, pick a spot on the net and throw at it from a fixed distance, counting hits out of ten rather than throwing aimlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring it inside or under cover when you are done. Netting and frames last far longer out of the weather, and a rebounder left out all season is a rebounder replaced next season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eValle Pitchback Rebounder Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: rebound net for fielding, throwing and reaction training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 28 in x 28 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNetting: high tension, tight square pattern sized to return small training balls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: durable steel frame construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse: solo fielding reps, throwing accuracy, reaction and quick hands work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSport: baseball and softball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs with: Valle small training balls and the undersized training gloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne rebounder, frame and netting. Balls are not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill small training balls come back off it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, and that is the point of the design. The net squares are deliberately smaller than a standard rebounder's so an 8 inch ball rebounds instead of passing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow far back should I stand?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart around ten to fifteen feet and adjust. Closer makes it a reaction drill, further makes it a fielding and accuracy drill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I use a regulation baseball?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The tighter netting handles a regulation baseball as well as a small training ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs this big enough for a catcher or a pitcher's screen?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. At 28 inches square it is a training rebounder for one player, not a protective screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan it stay outside?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetter not to. It is built to be durable, but netting and frames both last longer stored out of the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Valle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51670970499387,"sku":"V01-PITCHBACK","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4658\/8987\/files\/valle-pitchback-rebounder-front.jpg?v=1788982381","url":"https:\/\/www.hittingstore.com\/products\/valle-pitchback-rebounder","provider":"HittingStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}