Quick Take
SKLZ offers a wide range of baseball training tools for players of all levels, from pitchback nets to advanced swing trainers like the Hurricane Category 4. Durable and versatile, their equipment supports year-round practice, ensuring players can enhance their skills in their backyard, garage, or indoor facilities.
No matter where you live, youth baseball is quickly becoming a 9-month or even year-round sport. Spring baseball, summer leagues, fall leagues, and even indoor baseball have become common. But you still want to maintain your skills when you aren’t playing. Many companies now make practice equipment for at-home training in your garage, backyard, or basement. Today, we’re reviewing products from SKLZ.
SKLZ’s motto is that they “prepare athletes to be ready for their sport.” Their brand offers skill and performance training products for athletes to use at home and in training facilities. The company is based in San Diego, CA, and their baseball products are available worldwide at major sporting goods retailers and on their website sklz.com.
SKLZ Baseball Net
SKLZ has various baseball nets, from the basic pitchback net everyone’s seen to advanced fielding trainers that simulate multiple fielding scenarios.
SLKZ Pitchback Youth | Baseball Rebounder
This simple yet effective piece of equipment helps younger players practice ground balls, line drives, and pop flies. It usually includes metal tie-downs to keep the rebounder stable. It’s great for beginners who need individual practice time in the backyard.
SKLZ Baseball Fielding Trainer
The SLKZ Baseball Fielding Trainer is a more advanced tool that returns balls with game-like speed and action. It can be adjusted to practice grounders, line drives, and fly balls. It’s rugged, portable, and easy to set up and store, making it suitable for backyard, field, or indoor facility use.
SKLZ Pop-up Nets
SKLZ offers several pop-up nets in various sizes. These can be used in the backyard for hitting sessions, as a quick warm-up BP net before a game, or in an indoor facility for winter workouts.
SLKZ Baseball Swing Trainers
SKLZ Baseball Hurricane
The Hurricane Category 4 is a solo swing training device. It can be used like a tee or a moving target, helping improve hitting power, speed, and technique. It has adjustable resistance via four tension cords. It’s easy to set up and store. The “ball” at the end is hard plastic, so consider using an older alloy bat instead of a high-end composite to avoid bat damage.
SKLZ Baseball Swing Trainer
The SKLZ Swing Trainer allows a partner to control the ball’s height, position, and speed over the plate, making it great for warm-ups and improving contact. However, it’s somewhat bulky at 54” long, which can make transportation a bit tricky.
SKLZ Hit Away
The SKLZ Hit-a-way attaches to a pole with Velcro straps. As you hit the ball, the rope wraps around the pole and unwinds, simulating real pitches. SKLZ claims up to 500 swings per hour without chasing a ball.
SKLZ Baseball Tee
SKLZ offers multiple tees for different player levels. Here are three examples:
The Youth Popback Tee is great for beginners. If the tee gets knocked over, it pops back up, reducing downtime and frustration.
The 5-Position Tee allows you to move the tee stick to different positions quickly, simulating various pitch locations without constantly moving a standard tee and base around.
The Pro Tee features an 8lb base and adjustable steel shaft. It’s endorsed by Evan Longoria and built for durability, making it a solid choice as your player gets older and needs a long-lasting tee.
SKLZ Baseballs | Practice Baseballs
SKLZ also offers a range of practice balls, including heavy balls for strength training, low-flight balls for confined spaces, and weighted balls for arm strengthening. Their prices and quality appear solid.
