Batting cages help sluggers find their bat's sweet spot, which is useful for hitting home runs or beating a bland cake until it tastes right. Learn to make the most out of your bat with today's Groupon to East Beach Batting Cages. Choose from the following options:

• For $12, you get 10 batting-cage tokens worth 190 pitches (a $25 value).
• For $22, you get 20 batting-cage tokens worth 380 pitches (a $50 value).
For $30, you get 30 batting-cage tokens worth 570 pitches (a $75 value).

East Beach Batting Cages puts batters to the test with 11 automated pitchers, seven designed to sling baseballs and four that specialize in chucking softballs. Each token forces a mechanical moundsman to spit out 19 balls at selected velocities—the baseball machines start at 35 miles per hour and top out at 70 miles per hour, or the exact speed Babe Ruth reached when he raced Secretariat in the 1932 World Series. Three of the softball hurlers function at slow speeds, and one pitches its stitched leather orbs at a faster pace. The batting-practice facility, which is located within walking distance of Stearns Wharf, keeps sluggers armed for their cage fights by supplying a number of helmets and bats.