The first JUGS product, a curveball pitching machine, has developed into the most revolutionary training aid for all phases of the game of baseball. With its ability to accurately throw more than 600 pitches over the plate in one hour, at any speed or spin desired, JUGS is the best training aid for players of all ages.
MoreThe first JUGS product, a curveball pitching machine, has developed into the most revolutionary training aid for all phases of the game of baseball. With its ability to accurately throw more than 600 pitches over the plate in one hour, at any speed or spin desired, JUGS is the best training aid for players of all ages.
But JUGS is more than a pitching machine. Fielding practice has been greatly improved by using JUGS to throw grounders, pop-ups, and flies to infielders, outfielders, and even catchers. JUGS is also great for simulating game-like conditions and aiding in pre-season tryouts.
Other JUGS products which have spun off of this original concept are causing just as much excitement in their respective areas. Now, teams in seven other sports are enjoying better practices because of JUGS products. Besides baseball, there are now JUGS machines for softball, football, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and even the British Commonwealth’s national sport—cricket!
When John Paulson set out to build a baseball pitching machine to help his two sons become better hitters, he didn’t realize the venture would have such a tremendous impact on the great American pastime. But that is exactly what happened. Ninety-four percent of all baseball players entering professional baseball in the last forty-two years have developed their skills with the help of JUGS.In 1970, Paulson began investigating the various pitching machines that were available at the time but found them lacking in many aspects. Most were prone to falling apart under normal use, were too heavy and hard to move, would not throw strikes consistently, and would not throw realistic curves.
As a result, Paulson purchased a patent covering the use of pneumatic tires to throw baseballs and incorporated some ingenious ideas of his own to create a new pitching machine. This machine not only threw all types of pitches—curves, sliders, fastballs, and even sinking split-finger fastballs, at any speed desired—but it was also durable, trouble-free and light enough to be transported in the trunk of a small car. The machine was named the JUGS Curveball Pitching Machine, from the old-time baseball expression “jug-handle curve.” The key to the machine’s instant popularity was its portability, durability, and its ability to accurately throw all types of pitches, especially curveballs.
