Getting all of your players to practice on time is hard enough. When you’ve got them all there, you want to use every minute, because you can never get enough practice. That’s where the Power Hummer comes in. It makes more efficient use of the time that you already have. By throwing accurate fly balls, grounders, liners and pop-ups, it gets your players conditioned quickly, and eliminates errant hits and longer time between hits. Plus, it does things that are really tough to do with a fungo, like throwing pop-ups to catchers that go straight up in the air, or throwing balls to the wall to help fielders get comfortable with the warming track and fence. The Power Hummer can even run bunt drills, because it throws the ball with virtually no spin.

All those advantages, and it throws 75 mph fastballs to boot. It’s been with some teams for decades, due to its 1/2 in. steel plate frame and powder-coat finish. Year after year, the Hummer is a reliable performer for many of the world’s best teams.