Pocket Radar Ball Coach Quick Start Manual
QUICK START GUIDE
INITIAL SETUP
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Remove the battery cover from the back of the
Ball Coach
™
. Insert the batteries in the direction
indicated by the polarity marks inside the
battery compartment and replace the cover.
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Remove the clear plastic sticker that covers the
blue button and display on the front of the unit
and the yellow sticker from the back of the unit.
RECALL READINGS
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To recall the last 25 readings, simply TAP the
black MODE/RECALL button. Each time the
button is tapped, it will display the previously
recorded speed, most recent first. A single
dash “-” indicates that you have reached the
end of the list.
AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF
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The Ball Coach
™
continues to display the last
speed until the button is pushed again or it will
automatically turn itself off after 30 seconds
of inactivity.
VERTICAL IS CRITICAL
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The Ball Coach
™
makes a measurement by sending
out very low power radio waves and looking for them
to bounce off a moving object. These radio waves are
focused in a small cone shaped like a flashlight beam
which comes out of the raised square on the back of
the Ball Coach
™
(the radar lens).
–
Hold the Ball Coach
™
straight up and down vertically
like a camera phone with the radar beam pointing
in-line with the path of the ball.
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If you tilt the Ball Coach
™
down slightly, the beam may
end up pointing into the ground and missing the ball.
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Do not block the radar lens.
WATCH YOUR ANGLES
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All Doppler speed radar technology measures objects moving in-line with the radar beam, not
perpendicular. To get the most accurate readings, make sure the path of motion is within the narrow radar
beam cone (about the shape of a focused flashlight beam). Tilting the Ball Coach
™
too far up or down
may also cause the beam to miss the moving object.
TOP VIEW
SIDE VIEW
INSTANT ON
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The Ball Coach
™
will turn itself on and continue
measuring ball speeds as long as you HOLD the
blue button down.
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When the Ball Coach
™
picks up a ball in flight, it
will display the speed. Release the blue button and
the speed will display for up to 30 seconds. If no
ball was measured, the display will show “- - -.”
–
Do not worry about clearing the display
before making a new measurement. Once you
begin holding the blue button down for a new
measurement, the display will be cleared.
BATTERY INSERTION AND GETTING STARTED
HOW TO HOLD & AIM
The Ball Coach™ Measures From the Back, Like a Camera Phone
Displays Remaining
Battery Life
Displays Speed
or Mode
Displays Units
of Measurement
Indicates When the Radar
Beam is Active
Very low power radio
waves are emitted from
this radar lens in a narrow
cone about the shape of a
focused flashlight beam.
Battery compartment for
2 AAA alkaline batteries
or rechargeable NiMH
batteries
Hold button down well before
ball is in flight. Release when
speed appears
KNOW YOUR
FRONT
BACK
INCORRECT
INCORRECT
OK
BEST
RADAR BEAM
AUTOMATIC TRIGGER / PERSONAL TRAINING MODE
The Ball Coach
™
can easily measure Pitch Speed and Ball Exit Speed off the bat without having to manually trigger
the button. To access this mode, hold down the black MODE/RECALL button until “Con” appears. Release the button
to select Constant-On mode. Make sure to have someone hold and aim the Ball Coach
™
, or train by yourself using a
smart phone tripod mount to set it up for hands-free operation. The Ball Coach
™
will automatically pick up the speed
of the ball, display it for 3 seconds, and then store it in the memory. Pressing either button will exit out of
Constant-On mode. Then tap the MODE/RECALL button to review up to the previous 25 speed measurements.
I M P O R TA N T:
Battery life will be substantially shorter in Constant-On mode. A brand new set of high
quality alkaline AAA batteries should last over an hour in this mode. We recommend you purchase “NiMH”
rechargeable AAA batteries if you plan on using the Ball Coach
™
in Constant-On mode.
MEASURING BALL SPEED
The Ball Coach
Automatically Finds the Fastest Speed of a Ball in Flight
HITTING
To capture Ball Exit Speed off the bat, hold the
button down well before the ball is hit and release the
button after the speed is displayed. This will show the
fastest speed of the ball right as it leaves the bat.
PITCHING
Hold the button down well before the ball is released,
and let go of the button when the speed is displayed.
This will show the fastest speed of the pitch right out
of the hand.
Keep the radar lens clear of any objects.
Important to keep unit straight up-and-down. Do not tilt.
MODE /
[ S E E : “ H O W T O U S E T H E B A L L C O A C H
™
” S E C T I O N F O R M O R E D E TA I L S ]
[ S E E O T H E R S I D E F O R M O R E D E TA I L S ]
Tap button to recall up to
previous 25 speeds. Hold
button down to cycle through
modes. Release button when
desired mode is displayed.
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