If all you need is the simple exit speeds on an occasional pitch or two-or an exit speed on a hit ball-then the Ball Coach should serve you well. Plug In Power as well as a Battery Option.Connects to the Pocket Radar Smart Display.Remote Control of the Radar via the App.This connection gives you several more features not available on the Ball Coach. This allows the speed readings to manipulate a Pocket Radar app that tracks exit speeds and repetitions as well as syncing that information with video and providing a history. The Smart Coach connects to your smart phone’s app without wires. The real magic in the Smart Coach, and why it prices out about $100 more, is the Bluetooth functionality. As well, if you buy it from the right place, you get a 2 year warranty too. The Smart and Ball Coach both have a hands free operation option, memory recall, accurate inline readings and a 120 foot range. That radar technology, which we like so much in our Ball Coach, is also in the Smart Coach. (We tested ours against a Stalker Sports 2 Gun-which we ended up selling because the Ball Coach filled all our needs). As long as you are able to stay inline with the ball (either behind a backstop or directly behind the pitcher) you’ll get accurate readings. We talk about the functionality and accuracy of the Ball Coach in our Pocket Radar Ball Coach Review. Find this on Amazon. You can also check out the Smart Coach directly on the Pocket Radar site.

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