A home or backyard batting cage is a popular choice for many baseball and softball families. The terms  home batting cage and backyard batting cage are synonymous with no difference between them, however there is an overwhelming variety of batting cage styles and types, along with a number of different batting cages manufactures.

Commercial batting cage facilities are frequently busy during season which can result in lengthy wait times and advance scheduling. The backyard batting cage allows the practice hitter to concentrate on whats important "batting practice" with no wait times, scheduling or drive required.

When selecting a backyard batting cage consider the following:

• Distance needed for batting practice
• Space available
• use such as a season or weekend.

Distance from the front of the pitchers plate to back of home plate

Pro, College, High School, Babe Ruth, Colt 60 feet 6 in.

Pony 54 feet.

Bronco 48 feet.

Little League 46 feet.

Mustang 44 feet.

Pinto 38 feet.

If you find have less than the ideal room required to setup a larger batting cage, a smaller cage will work. When decreasing the distance between the pitching machine and the batter the effect is a shorter response time for the batter and the pitches appear to traveling faster than they actually are.

Batting cage size will vary depending on the specific requirements, for example batting cage suitable for T-ball would not require as much room as a professional batting cage. If you would like to use the batting cage with a pitcher occasionally it will require slightly more room than using the cage with a pitching machine. The common sizes for junior batting cages are 10 to 12 feet tall by 12 to 14 feet wide these junior batting cages usually range from 24 to 48 feet in length. The residential and commercial sizes are usually 12 feet tall by either 12 or 14 feet wide and 55 or 70 feet in length. Most cages will require some additional room for stakes and other hardware