| There are some times when a person has heavy | | | | another stake that is placed at the end point |
| schedules like rejecting your kid's invitation for a | | | | where it measures 17 inches from the front point. |
| basket ball match in a court down town. Or | | | | Another layer of soil mixture has to be added to |
| maybe one just missed a baseball match because | | | | the base and pressure should be applied so that |
| of being busy in other activities. One can learn | | | | the layers get flat to one inch per layer. |
| how to make a pitching mound and it can be built | | | | After this, the next step is to move the stake at |
| in the backyard right away. A child will have an | | | | the end point one inch to the middle. The layers |
| opportunity to practice on a pitching mound that | | | | of mixture have to be tramped each time they |
| will have the measurements same as the league | | | | are laid down. Only one inch has to be added at a |
| in which he will play. In addition, having a pitching | | | | time until the pitching mound is 10 inches away |
| mound is a good place to practice throwing the | | | | from the ground. |
| mound during free time | | | | For doing the final layer, measure 10 feet 6 inches |
| First, the measurements of a live game pitching | | | | from the front point and a stake has to be placed |
| have to be taken and one has to be built | | | | there. After this, measure 5 feet to the back of |
| accordingly. The diameter is normally 18 feet. A | | | | the mound and another stake has to be placed |
| suitable spot has to be selected in the backyard | | | | there. Four stakes have to be placed on the top |
| and it has to be made certain that the land is | | | | layer to the left edge and another four stakes |
| level. The materials needed are rubber mat, sand, | | | | have to be placed to the right edge. Sand mixture |
| silt and clay. | | | | of half an inch thick has to be laid out and it has |
| An outline of the pitching mound needs to be | | | | to be pressed using roller until the soil is firm. Now, |
| drawn. For building the pitching mound, one inch | | | | there will be a plateau that has a height of 10.5" |
| thick layers of sand mixture have to be put on at | | | | from the ground with a width of 5'. A stake has |
| a time. An equal amount of sand and clay have to | | | | to be placed in the centre point of the pitching |
| be mixed in a container before dividing the | | | | mound. 2" has to be measured from the front |
| mixture into equal parts. The first layer of | | | | point and the point has to be marked with |
| mixture has to be laid out on the outline and a | | | | another stake. Place the rubber mat 2" from the |
| roller should be used to press down the soil until it | | | | front point and it has to be rolled to the centre |
| gets firm. A stake has to be placed at the front | | | | stake. In short, this is a basic guide to build a |
| point of the outline and a string has to be tied to | | | | pitching mound. |
| it. The other end of the string has to be tied to | | | | |