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Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine

Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine

by Jugs
$529.00 - $529.00
$529.00
$529.00 - $529.00
$529.00

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Jugs | Lite-Flite Machine

Jugs Lite-Flite Pitching Machine

The Lite-Flite Machine throws light balls only, and that restriction is the product. A Lite-Flite ball leaving this machine at a simulated 85 mph from 25 feet arrives with the timing of a live fastball and the mass of a training ball, which is what puts the machine in a school gym, a garage and a low-ceilinged cage. Jugs states the case in one line: learn to hit the breaking pitch without the fear of being hit.

The published ball list is short and specific: 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs, Lite-Flite baseballs, JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs, and JUGS BULLDOG polyballs. The machine throws left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs for both baseball and softball, and the Switch-and-Play knobs move it between the two sports in seconds. It weighs 35 pounds on a swivel-design base with 360-degree movement, and the motor is 1/8 horsepower drawing 1.3 amps. Jugs publishes no voltage, chute size, tire size, feed rate or overall dimensions for the Lite-Flite Machine, and this page leaves those blank.

Simulated Speed
Up to 85 mph
At 25 feet
Machine Weight
35 pounds
Manufacturer figure
Motor
1/8 HP
1.3 amp draw
Ball Types
Four lines
Light balls only
Up to 85 mph simulated at 25 feet Curves and sliders in both directions Switch-and-Play knobs Weighs 35 pounds
Jugs Lite-Flite pitching machine

Inside the Lite-Flite Machine

What It Feeds, and What It Throws

The ball list is the specification on this machine. Four published details, and what each one decides.

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What This Machine Will Feed
Ball compatibility is the whole specification here, and across these seven Jugs machines this is the page that carries it. Jugs names four lines for the Lite-Flite Machine: 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs, Lite-Flite baseballs, JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs, and JUGS BULLDOG polyballs. Every one is a light training ball. A regulation leather baseball appears nowhere on that list. The omission is what makes the machine usable in a gym with a 20-foot ceiling and a wall behind the hitter, and it is why a coach can point a breaking ball at a nine-year-old. Buy balls with the machine: Jugs does not list any as included.
Four named ball lines
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Switch-and-Play Knobs
Jugs calls it the Quick-Change design: exclusive Switch-and-Play Knobs let you go from baseball to softball in a matter of seconds. On a machine a middle school runs for two programs out of one storage closet, seconds is the figure that matters, because the changeover happens between two groups on the same gym floor. Jugs publishes the claim as a time and names the knobs as the mechanism.
Seconds
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Curves and Sliders, Both Directions
The published pitch list is left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs, for baseball and for softball. A hitter who has only faced fastballs off a wheel sees a ball leave on one line and arrive on another for the first time, against a ball that weighs a fraction of what a leather ball weighs. Jugs does not number the pitches on this machine and publishes no dial with preset positions.
Curves, sliders, fastballs
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Always-See-The-Ball Delivery
Jugs names the delivery system on this machine Always-See-The-Ball and states it gives better tracking and timing. The hitter picks the ball up out of the machine and follows it in, which is the part of hitting that a machine can otherwise take away from a young player. Paired with the 25-foot working distance and a light ball, the drill is ball tracking that finishes in a swing.
Tracking and timing

The published figures

Eight Facts From Jugs on the Lite-Flite Machine

Every line below appears on the manufacturer's own Lite-Flite Machine page.

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Simulates up to 85 mph
At 25 feet
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Weighs 35 pounds
Manufacturer figure
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1/8 HP, 1.3 amp motor
Voltage not published
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Baseball to softball in seconds
Switch-and-Play knobs
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Four named light-ball lines
Lite-Flite, Multi-Use, BULLDOG
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Left and right curves and sliders
Plus fastballs, both sports
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360-degree swivel base
Swivel-design movement
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Battery pack runs up to 3 hours
Sold separately

Closer look

Three Things the Lite-Flite Machine Does

Jugs Lite-Flite machine wheel and delivery
Speed

Eighty-Five Miles an Hour, Simulated, at Twenty-Five Feet

Jugs publishes the figure as a simulation with a distance attached: simulates speeds up to 85 mph at 25 feet. Read it as reaction time. A light ball released 25 feet from the plate closes the same window a much faster ball closes from a full pitching distance, which is how a machine with a 1/8-horsepower motor puts big league timing inside a batting cage. The other throwers in this group publish their own distances and speeds: the Small-Ball Machine 55-75 mph at 20 feet, the PS50 15-50 mph.

  • Simulates speeds up to 85 mph
  • Published at a working distance of 25 feet
  • 1/8-horsepower motor with a 1.3 amp draw
  • Left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs
  • Jugs publishes no voltage for this machine
Up to 85 mph 25 feet 1/8 HP
Jugs Lite-Flite machine Switch-and-Play knobs
Two sports

Baseball to Softball in Seconds

One machine, two programs. The Switch-and-Play knobs are the mechanism Jugs names for the change and the published time is seconds. The ball list covers both sports: Lite-Flite baseballs on one side, 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs on the other, with JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs and BULLDOG polyballs feeding either. Two feeders are built for this machine and both are separate purchases, the 18-Ball Baseball Lite-Flite Feeder and the 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeder.

  • Switch-and-Play knobs, baseball to softball in seconds
  • 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs
  • Lite-Flite baseballs
  • JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs
  • JUGS BULLDOG polyballs
  • 18-Ball and 14-Ball Lite-Flite feeders sold separately
Two sports Seconds Four ball lines
Jugs Lite-Flite machine base and legs
Setup

Thirty-Five Pounds and an Optional Battery

Thirty-five pounds is a one-person carry, and the swivel-design base gives 360-degree movement once the machine is down. For practices away from an outlet, Jugs offers a rechargeable battery pack for the Lite-Flite Machine that runs up to 3 hours, sold separately. Three hours covers a practice. It does not cover a tournament day, which is where the Toss Machine's 8-hour internal battery in the grid below sits ahead of it. Jugs publishes no dimensions and no tire size for this machine.

  • 35 pounds published machine weight
  • Swivel-design base with 360-degree movement
  • Rechargeable battery pack runs up to 3 hours
  • Battery pack sold separately
  • Jugs publishes no dimensions or tire size for this machine
35 pounds 3-hour battery 360-degree base

Compare

Four Entry-Level Jugs Machines

The Lite-Flite Machine is the light-ball specialist of the four: four named ball lines, breaking pitches in both directions, and a 25-foot working distance.

Jugs Toss Machine pitching machine
Jugs Toss Machine
Weighs 13 lbs and tosses a ball every 5 seconds for up to 8 hours on its internal battery, in a 10 ft x 10 ft space.
13 lbs Ball every 5 seconds 8-hour battery Holds 14 baseballs
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Jugs Small-Ball Machine pitching machine
Jugs Small-Ball Machine
Throws 5 in. foam Small-Balls at 55-75 mph from 20 feet, and its built-in 25-ball feeder lets one player train alone; 3 balls included.
55-75 mph 23 lbs 25-ball feeder 5 in. foam balls
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Jugs Lite-Flite Machine pitching machine
Jugs Lite-Flite Machine
Simulates speeds up to 85 mph at 25 feet and switches between baseball and softball in seconds with the Switch-and-Play knobs; weighs 35 pounds.
Up to 85 mph 35 pounds Curves and sliders 2-year warranty
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Jugs PS50 Machine pitching machine
Jugs PS50 Machine
Separate 9 in. baseball and 12 in. softball chutes plus Quick-Snap legs on a 50 lb frame, with digital speeds from 15-50 mph.
15-50 mph 50 lbs 9 in. baseball chute 12 in. softball chute
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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Jugs publishes it as a simulation with a distance: simulates speeds up to 85 mph at 25 feet. The figure describes the reaction time a hitter gets standing 25 feet away from a light ball.
No regulation leather baseball appears on the published ball list. Jugs names 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs, Lite-Flite baseballs, JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs, and JUGS BULLDOG polyballs. If you need a machine that feeds real baseballs, the PS50 in the grid above throws JUGS practice baseballs and 11 in. or 12 in. softballs.
Left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs, for baseball and for softball. Jugs does not number the pitches or publish a preset dial for this machine.
With the Switch-and-Play knobs. Jugs calls this the Quick-Change design and states the change takes a matter of seconds.
35 pounds. It sits on a swivel-design base with 360-degree movement.
The motor is 1/8 horsepower drawing 1.3 amps. Jugs does not publish a voltage for the Lite-Flite Machine on the current product page. A rechargeable battery pack is available separately and runs up to 3 hours.
No. Two feeders are built for this machine and both are separate purchases: the 18-Ball Baseball Lite-Flite Feeder and the 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeder.
Every ball on the published list is a light training ball, the working distance is 25 feet and the machine weighs 35 pounds, which is why it turns up in gyms, garages and cages. Jugs publishes no ceiling height or clearance requirement for the Lite-Flite Machine, so measure the space before ordering.
Jugs does not itemise the contents for this machine. The rechargeable battery pack and both feeders are stated as separate purchases, and no balls are listed as included.
Both throw light balls, and there the two part company. The Small-Ball Machine throws one ball, a 5 in. foam Small-Ball at 55-75 mph from 20 feet, with a 25-ball feeder inside the machine and two pitch shapes. The Lite-Flite Machine feeds four named ball lines, throws curves and sliders in both directions for baseball and softball, and simulates up to 85 mph at 25 feet. Buy the Small-Ball Machine for solo focus work; buy the Lite-Flite Machine to put a breaking ball in front of a hitter.
No voltage, no chute sizes, no tire or wheel size, no feed rate, no hopper capacity, no overall dimensions and no numbered pitch count. Those gaps are left empty here.
  • Pitching Versatility: left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs for baseball and softball
  • Realistic Pitching Speed: simulates speeds up to 85 mph at 25 feet
  • Quick-Change Design: Switch-and-Play knobs go from baseball to softball in seconds
  • Superior Visibility: Always-See-The-Ball delivery system for better tracking and timing
  • Swivel Base: 360-degree movement
  • Light Balls Only: Lite-Flite baseballs and 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs
  • Also Feeds: JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs, JUGS BULLDOG polyballs
  • Motor: 1/8-horsepower, 1.3 amp
  • Machine Weight: 35 pounds
  • Optional Battery Pack: rechargeable, runs up to 3 hours, sold separately
  • Optional Feeders: 18-Ball Baseball and 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeders, sold separately
  • Model: JUGS Lite-Flite Machine
  • SKU: M6000
  • Simulated Speed: Up to 85 mph at 25 feet
  • Machine Weight: 35 pounds
  • Motor: 1/8 horsepower, 1.3 amp
  • Base: Swivel design, 360-degree movement
  • Pitch Types: Left- and right-handed curves, sliders and fastballs
  • Ball Types: 11-inch or 12-inch Lite-Flite softballs, Lite-Flite baseballs, JUGS Multi-Use Practice Baseballs and Softballs, JUGS BULLDOG polyballs
  • Battery Pack: Optional, sold separately, runs up to 3 hours
  • Feeders: 18-Ball Baseball and 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeders, sold separately
  • Warranty: 2-year guarantee

JUGS Sports guarantees that the JUGS® Products are well made; of good materials, and workmanship; and agrees that if, within the warranties listed, after shipment thereof, any part so guaranteed should fail because of defective material or workmanship in its manufacture, the Company will repair or replace such part, free of charge F.O.B. to its factory in Tualatin, Oregon; provided, however, that upon request, the Buyer shall return the allegedly defective part to the Company’s factory with transportation charges thereon prepaid. Commercial use of any JUGS product automatically limits this warranty—see commercial warranty information listed below. Damage to any JUGS product caused by snow, ice, or any other acts of God are not covered by our warranty.

5-Year Guarantee: 

 JUGS Black Protector Series Screen Frames*.

* All replacement parts out of original warranty are guaranteed 1 year.
* Protector™ Series Black Protective Screen Netting has a 2-Year Guarantee against normal wear and factory defects.

2-Year Guarantee:

Lite-Flite® Machine, Protector™ Series Black Protective Screens Netting. Protector Series Blue Screen Frames*. MVP®, BP®1 Softball, BP®1 Baseball, BP®1 Combo, Changeup Baseball*, Changeup Super Softball™*, BP®2 Baseball, SP3™ Baseball, SP3™ Softball, BP®3 Baseball*, BP®3 Softball*, Football, Field General, Cricket Machine, Combination Pitching Machine, Soccer machine and #96 Batting Cage Netting.

* Protector™ Series Blue Protective Screen Netting has a 1-Year Guarantee against normal wear and factory defects.

1-Year Guarantee:

Complete Practice Battery Pack, Yamaha® EF2200iS Inverter Generator, PS50™, Lacrosse Machine, Small-Ball® Pitching Machine, Toss® Machine, all jugs batting tees, #42 Batting Cage Netting, #60 Batting Cage Netting, Protector™ Series Blue Protective Screens, Standard Protective Screens, all JUGS Carousel Automatic Ball Feeders, Jugs automatic ball feeders, The JUGS Gun™, Pearl® Baseballs, Leatherlast™ Softballs, Sting-Free® Dimpled and Seamed baseballs and softballs. Protector™ Series Blue Protective Screen Netting.

All JUGS products not listed above have a 30-Day Warranty.

Commercial Use Product Warranties:

1-Year Guarantee: 

MVP®, BP®1 Softball, BP®1 Baseball, BP®1 Combo, Changeup Baseball*, Changeup Super Softball™*, BP®2 Baseball, SP3™ Baseball, SP3™ Softball, BP®3 Baseball*, BP®3 Softball*, Football, Field General, Cricket Machine, Combination Pitching Machine, Soccer machine, all JUGS Carousel Automatic Ball Feeders, Jugs automatic ball feeders, Yamaha® EF2200iS Inverter Generator, #96 Batting Cage Netting*

* Control Panels on all BP®3 and Changeup Machines have a 6-month Guarantee against normal wear and factory defects.
* #96 Batting Cage Netting will not be replaced but will have repair kit sent out.
* All replacement parts out of original warranty are guaranteed 90 days.

90-Day Guarantee:

Lite-Flite® Machine, PS50™, Lacrosse Machine, Small-Ball® Machine, Toss® Machine, all jugs batting tees, Protector™ Series Black Protective Screens and Complete Practice Battery Pack.

All JUGS products not listed above have no warranty for commercial use.

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 4 reviews.

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Fantastic pitching machine

"Very satisfied with this pitching machine and I wish I had bought it years ago. I use this at home and in practice for U12 little league. It’s great for hitting, fielding and pop fly practice. The kids love it and it makes practice so much more fun. It also allows me to run practice myself when my assistant coaches aren’t available to help out. This thing is solid steel and should last for many years to come. I would highly recommend this machine."

— Jason S. (5/5)

Solid machine!

"The jugs lite flight machine is solid well made . . not Chinese junk with flimsy cheap metal. . it’s thick solid machine that has the feel of being around and taking the daily abuse for years . . very accurate also"

— CHRISTOPHER D. (5/5)

Very satisfied

"Easy to order , No problems with delivery, Happy with prices Looking forward to future purchases from RFA"

— Richard M. (5/5)

First time buyer, great experience!

"This was my first purchase with Recovery for Athletes and I was very satisfied! Thaty matched another price I saw and were very quick to respond and ship. Highly recommend and would use again. Thank you!"

— PHILLIP C. (5/5)

Q&A

What's the fastest pitch
It can pitch up to 50 mph, but it can simulate faster pitches based on the distance to home plate.