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Diy portable pitching mound.
29 march 2010.
My son has outgrown his pitching mound so i decided to build another one.
Another reason for anyone to build a portable pitching mound is that one can build it according to any specific height or taper in mind.
The end with the pitching rubber is the full width of a 2x6 5 1 2 and it tapers down to 2 at the bottom.
Portable pitching mound in most cities and towns baseball fields with pitching mounds are a scarce commodity as mounds are expensive and at times difficult to maintain and additionally there are more youth aged teams which do not require a mound than those who do thus more fields without mounds.
Building a portable pitching mound for under 100.
The mound has to be sturdy and weatherproof.
Building a portable pitching mound for under 100 it s a curse being an engineer.
With a diy portable pitcher s mound you can customize it your unique circumstances.
But when snow has covered your favorite baseball field and the start of spring is still a few months away what is a pitcher to do.
The guide is extra helpful because it offers more detailed explanations videos and blueprints then your typical woodworker magazine.
Its especially difficult not to start drawing up blueprints when you can make the item for less than the cost of shipping.
He s just starting his freshman year so i know he will still be growing and we will get at least another 4 years out of this one.
Your logical side won t let you buy anything that you can make ask my wife about our home made refrigerator.
This fact means your diy pitcher s mound will take care of the league you have in mind.
The dimensions of the mound are 84 x 42.
The potential of portable pitching mounds over permanent pitching mounds is huge.
They say practice makes perfect.
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The flat section with the rubber is 22 inches wide before it begins to taper.
That turned out to be the.
I choose that height because in little league the mound is 6 above home plate.
How to build a wooden portable pitching mound.