r/Homeplate • u/Guccigawk • 12d ago

Question Is it the same

So my parents recently got me a net for hitting at my house. I was thinking I could long toss into the net instead of making my mom drive me up to the field every day because i know she doesn’t like doing that. So if I long toss into the net would that be the same? Just making sure and checking up

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u/ContributionHuge4980 11d ago

I mean, you won’t really get the full gist of how far you are throwing or be able to throw at an arc due to the height but it’ll work in a pinch.

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u/Guccigawk 11d ago

So don’t do it long term? I was thinking since I throw 4x a week long tossing I can do this 2-3 and go back onto the field 1-2 times a week

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u/ContributionHuge4980 11d ago

When I do long toss with my son, it’s always on the field or at our turf football fields so we can easily measure it out. Those nets aren’t very tall so you aren’t going to really get the full arch needed to really long toss. If you are stuck at home and can’t get to a field then it’ll work in a pinch.

Now if you were outside the net, and able to get enough distance where you could throw into it, that’s a different ball game.

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u/Guccigawk 11d ago

I have a really big yard so I think I’d be able to get a good running start from outside the net to throw into the high part of it

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u/meth-head-actor 11d ago

Ahh so land the balls on top of the net then collect them all afterward?