Spinball Sports Wizard Owner's Manual

Spinball Two Wheel Pitching Machine

Owner's Manual

CAUTIONS

● This machine is not a toy! Use under adult supervision only.

● Machine will throw balls and strikes- batters must stay alert and
always wear a helmet.

● Use only regulation sports balls, or balls specifically designed for
machine use.

● Hold machine steady when loosening ball joint for adjustments.
The machine is not fully balanced on the ball joint and may move
under its own weight if not held in place.

● Use a grounded (3 prong) electric outlet only. Use a GFCI outlet
when machine is operated outdoors. Do not use the machine in
wet conditions.

● Do not store the machine with the urethane wheel tread
compressed against the ground. Flat spots will develop.

● Never use a machine with a bent or deformed aluminum wheel.

● Machine operator (person feeding balls into machine) should
stay behind a protective screen.

FAST, FREE, FRIENDLY HELP

For assistance assembling or using your machine, please view our
videos online, call us at 618-244-4587, or email us at
[e-mail].

ASSEMBLY / SET UP

LEGS Slide the legs into the sockets on the tripod base until the spring

loaded buttons pop up and set the machine upright.

BALL FEEDER TUBES Use the 3" tube for baseballs, tennis balls,

or cricket balls, and the 4" tube for softballs. Attach the tube to the
machine using the two included thumb screws. Position the feeder tube
to clear the wheels by 1/4 - 1/2". Placing the tube in contact with the
wheels can damage the tube and wheels, and may cause the tube to be
grabbed and thrown. Placing the tube too far away from the wheels will
diminish the machine's accuracy. See Figures 1 & 2.

Figures 1 & 2: Install ball feeder tube as shown. Tube shown in blue.

MOTOR / WHEEL POSITION The gap between wheels is a

critical adjustment to maximize pitch speed and accuracy. The optimal
distance between wheels depends on the size and compressibility of the
ball being used. Softer, more compressible balls require a smaller gap
than harder balls do. Too small of a gap will slow the wheels when
pitches are thrown, producing a loud “thunk”. Too large of a gap will not
generate enough squeezing force on the ball, and pitches will be too
slow, without enough spin. As a general rule, when the gap is correct,
you should be able to feed a ball through an unpowered machine by
rotating the wheels by hand with a moderate effort.

The Spinball Wizard uses a pegboard type system to ease wheel
alignment and spacing. A grid of mounting holes provides a fixed number
of positions for motor placement and automatically aligns the motor and
wheel in each of those positions. See Figures 5 & 6 for a typical laced
baseball setup.

The wheels are moved by removing the four socket (Allen) head cap
screws that hold each motor sled to the frame. A 3/16” Allen wrench is