Jugs | Lacrosse Machine
Jugs Lacrosse Machine
The Jugs Lacrosse Machine feeds a ball to the same spot, at the same speed, at the same height, for as long as a coach wants to stand there. Jugs describes it as the assistant coach for learning how to check, dodge and clear, and the reason it works that way is the leg set: the legs adjust to 45 in., 54 in. or 63 in., so the delivery point is a setting a coach chooses at the start of a drill and then stops thinking about. Set the legs, set the dial, and every rep in the next twenty arrives the same way.
Ball speed runs 20-60 mph, and Jugs states the machine fires up to 60 mph to match real in-game intensity for all positions. Range is published as 60-plus yards, which puts a clearing pass in reach from one end of the drill. The 360-degree swivel base is the other half of the drill design: Jugs states it allows rapid directional changes with no repositioning required, so the machine that just fed a right-hand catch turns and feeds the left without anyone lifting it. Jugs does not publish a weight, a power source, a ball type, a feed rate or overall dimensions for the Lacrosse Machine, and this page does not supply any of them.
Ball Speed20-60 mphUp to 60 mph at the topRange60+ yardsPublished field rangeLeg HeightsThree45 in., 54 in., 63 in.Base360 degreesTurns without being movedFires balls up to 60 mphThree delivery heights360-degree swivel baseOptional 24-ball feeder
Inside the machine
What Jugs Publishes About the Lacrosse Machine
This is the only lacrosse machine Jugs builds. Everything below appears on the manufacturer’s own Lacrosse Machine page, and nothing beyond it does.
?Legs That Set to 45, 54 or 63 InchesJugs publishes three leg settings for this machine: 45 in., 54 in. and 63 in. That is an 18 in. spread between the lowest and highest delivery point, and it is the single spec that decides what a session looks like. A ball leaving at 45 in. arrives on a different plane than the same ball at 63 in., so the height dial is how one machine covers a stick-work drill for a short player and a feed for a taller one without anybody changing the speed. A coach sets the legs once and the delivery point holds for the rest of the drill. Jugs does not publish a tool requirement or an adjustment time for the legs.45 in. / 54 in. / 63 in.?A Base That Turns the Full CircleJugs states that the 360-degree swivel base allows for rapid directional changes with no repositioning required, and calls it out for running multi-angle drills. The practical version: the machine stays planted while the drill moves around it. Feed a right-hand catch, turn the base, feed the left. Turn again and put the ball behind a defender working a check. Nobody picks the machine up, nobody re-levels the legs, and the delivery height stays exactly where it was set.No repositioning⏱Twenty to Sixty Miles an HourThe published range is 20-60 mph, and Jugs states the machine fires balls up to 60 mph to match real in-game intensity for all positions. The 40 mph spread is what lets one machine serve a goalie facing shots and a young attacker still learning to receive. Jugs publishes a range of 60-plus yards alongside it, so a full-length clearing feed is inside what the manufacturer states the machine will do.60+ yard range?Repeatable Feeds, Position by PositionJugs states the machine provides accurate, repeatable feeds so players can focus on technique and build muscle memory faster, and names the drills it supports: offensive footwork, defensive checks and goalie reaction work. Repeatability is the whole argument for a machine at this level. A coach feeding by hand varies the pace and the placement every rep, and a player correcting for that is not correcting their own technique. For hands-free reps, Jugs lists an optional 24-ball feeder attachment, sold separately.Optional feeder
The published figures
Eight Facts From Jugs on This Machine
Every line below appears on the manufacturer’s own page for the Lacrosse Machine.
⏱20-60 mph ball speedFires up to 60 mph?60-plus yard rangeFull-length feeds?360-degree swivel baseNo repositioning?Legs set to 45 in.Lowest delivery height?Legs set to 54 in.Middle delivery height⬆Legs set to 63 in.Highest delivery height?Accurate, repeatable feedsEvery rep the same?Optional 24-ball feederSold separately
Closer look
Three Settings That Shape the Drill
Delivery height
Forty-Five, Fifty-Four, Sixty-Three
The adjustable legs give three delivery heights and Jugs names all three: 45 in., 54 in. and 63 in. Everything a coach does with this machine starts with picking one. The height is what separates a feed a player receives low from a feed they have to reach for, and because it is a leg setting and not a speed setting, changing it does not touch the pace of the drill. Jugs publishes the three figures and nothing more about the legs: no tool requirement, no adjustment time, no intermediate positions.
- 45 in. delivery height
- 54 in. delivery height
- 63 in. delivery height
- An 18 in. spread from lowest to highest setting
- Height and speed are set independently
45 in.54 in.63 in.Speed and range
Sixty Miles an Hour, Sixty-Plus Yards
Jugs publishes a 20-60 mph range and a 60-plus yard range for the Lacrosse Machine, and states that it fires balls up to 60 mph to match real in-game intensity for all positions. Those two numbers together describe what the machine can be pointed at. At the bottom of the range it feeds a player who is still learning where the ball goes in the head of the stick. At 60 mph it puts a shot at a goalie who needs the pace to be real. The 60-plus yard figure is what makes it a clearing and outlet tool as well as a close-quarters one, because the ball can travel most of a field before it has to be caught.
- 20-60 mph published speed range
- Fires balls up to 60 mph
- 60-plus yard published range
- Supports offensive footwork, defensive checks and goalie reaction work
- Jugs publishes no feed rate or hopper capacity for the machine itself
20-60 mph60+ yardsAll positionsSwivel base
The Machine Stays Put, the Drill Moves
Jugs states the 360-degree swivel base allows for rapid directional changes with no repositioning required, which the manufacturer calls out as ideal for running multi-angle drills. A full circle of rotation means one machine covers angles that would otherwise need it carried and re-levelled between reps, and the delivery height stays wherever the legs were set. Pair it with the optional 24-ball feeder attachment, sold separately, and the coach who was loading balls is free to stand next to the player and watch the hands.
- 360-degree swivel base
- Rapid directional changes with no repositioning
- Leg height holds through every angle change
- Optional 24-ball feeder attachment, sold separately
- Jugs states the machine is the assistant coach for checking, dodging and clearing
360 degreesMulti-angle drillsFeeder ready
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Four Jugs Machines for Other Sports
Lacrosse, soccer and two football machines. The Lacrosse Machine is the one with three fixed delivery heights and the shortest published speed range of the four.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The published range is 20-60 mph. Jugs states the machine fires balls up to 60 mph to match real in-game intensity for all positions. Note that Jugs publishes a floor as well as a ceiling here, so the machine is rated down to 20 mph for younger or newer players.Jugs publishes a 60-plus yard range. That covers a clearing feed or an outlet pass over most of a field, and it is the figure the manufacturer states for the machine at full speed.Three. The legs adjust to 45 in., 54 in. or 63 in. Height is set on the legs, so a coach can change where the ball arrives without touching the speed setting. Jugs does not publish an adjustment time or a tool requirement for changing between the three.It turns. Jugs states the 360-degree swivel base allows for rapid directional changes with no repositioning required, and calls it out for running multi-angle drills. A full circle of rotation from a planted base means the leg height stays set while the direction changes.Jugs names offensive footwork, defensive checks and goalie reaction work, and describes the machine as the assistant coach for learning how to check, dodge and clear. The manufacturer also states it supports stick skills with either hand.Yes, as a separate purchase. Jugs lists an optional 24-ball feeder attachment for this machine. It is not included with the machine. You can find it here: Jugs 24-Ball Lacrosse Feeder.Jugs does not publish a list of what ships in the box with this machine, and balls are sold separately as a dozen. The manufacturer also does not publish which ball types the machine accepts, so ask before ordering anything other than a standard practice lacrosse ball.Jugs does not publish a weight for this machine. It also does not publish overall dimensions or a folded size. If weight is the deciding factor for you, the two football machines in this group do publish figures: the Field General at less than 95 pounds and the Football Passing Machine at 130 lbs.Jugs publishes no power specification for the Lacrosse Machine: no voltage, no generator and no battery pack are named on the manufacturer’s page for this model. Confirm the power requirement with Jugs before planning a session away from an outlet.Jugs publishes no feed rate and no hopper capacity for the machine itself. Balls are loaded by hand unless the optional 24-ball feeder attachment is added.Each of the four is built around one ball. The Lacrosse Machine is the only one with three fixed leg heights as its main adjustment, and it has the lowest published ceiling of the group at 60 mph. The Soccer Machine changes height and spin on the spot and kicks up to 80 yards. The Field General and the Football Passing Machine throw regulation footballs, at 5 to 60 yards and 5 to 80 yards.
