@@KeystoneTennis Did you try heavy top spin or position the machine on different part of the court? What frequency did you use in shooting the balls? What frequency should be used if we would replicate real match? 2-3 sec?
@@ivanr.7241 Good question, I tried all spins and positions. My favorite frequency was 2.5 seconds for static shots (standing in the same place or nearly the same place) and 3 seconds for shots that move you around the court a bit more. For custom drills, I set the first shot to 4 seconds or so so that when the shots are finished cycling through it gives me a bit more time to reset completely before starting the next set.
First of all, happy new year. Second, about the sturdiness of the machine, I see between min 10-11 of the video that it does occasionally quite shake a bit during operation and even when you're offering your final thoughts at around 12:06 mark of the video, you barely touched it and it was shaking entirely with all those balls inside the hopper. Are you concerned overall about the sturdiness of the machine ? What I saw in the video is not very convincing
How far away do you get the balls with the biggest offset? Also, can the offset be depth or just side to side? Would've have been nice to see maybe different offsets instead of 1min+ with the small offset. Otherwise good video, looking forward to using it when it arrives :)
Since the app needs to be connected to setup drills to use, did the app lose the drills that were used when the machine was turned off? Basically asking if you can turn on machine connect to app and put in drills on the app at home then turn off machine travel to courts and reconnect and drills will be there as before.
Ive owned Slinger, SpinFire 2, and Proton ball machine. This one seems way better. Will be interested to see how durable it will be over time. None of the machine Ive owned can do what this one can as seamlessly. I just wish it did not use an external oscillator, you can see which direction machine is facing to predict slightly where the ball will go. I much prefer internal oscillator as you cannot know where the ball will go by "cheating" with looking at orientation of the machine. There is also another machine called Tennibot that moves around the court. Would be interesting to see how the two compare once both ship to customers. My two questions, does this machine in video have a random mode to simulate playing a match and can it send a ball to practice return of serve?
When you were speaking about other ball machines you tested, you mentioned one that has swiveling inside the machine itself ? Did you thought about spinfire pro 2 at that point or was it another you thought of ?
Did the balls ever get hung up in the hopper so there was a delay? Did you have access to the remote? If so how seamless was the transfer of drills from phone to remote? Thanks
I'm waiting my too. The only thing I am really worried about is how it is going to perform on clay court. Every review of this machine was done indoors or hard court. As a machine I thing it is great tool for improving your basic skills like positioning and ball anticipation and mastering basic tennis techniques..
Pointless for the recovery, your opponent doesn’t care if you recover, they will hit the ball back regardless. If anything this will throw off your tempo when you play against a real player
@@KeystoneTennis Maybe they should implement an other 3rd "AI-Feature" with an opposite feature. Meaning that the machine should feet where you are not positioned by using real "AI" with different levels of difficulty. This could be usefull for more realistic point play training and footwork drills for advanced players.
That’s not the point of “recovery” in a ball machine training exercise. This is like saying your opponent isn’t going to hit the ball at the same pace and direction as you’ve programmed the machine to do….
It's me in the video! Let me know if you have any questions, I'll respond as fast as I can!
@@KeystoneTennis Did you try heavy top spin or position the machine on different part of the court? What frequency did you use in shooting the balls? What frequency should be used if we would replicate real match? 2-3 sec?
@@ivanr.7241 Good question, I tried all spins and positions. My favorite frequency was 2.5 seconds for static shots (standing in the same place or nearly the same place) and 3 seconds for shots that move you around the court a bit more. For custom drills, I set the first shot to 4 seconds or so so that when the shots are finished cycling through it gives me a bit more time to reset completely before starting the next set.
First of all, happy new year. Second, about the sturdiness of the machine, I see between min 10-11 of the video that it does occasionally quite shake a bit during operation and even when you're offering your final thoughts at around 12:06 mark of the video, you barely touched it and it was shaking entirely with all those balls inside the hopper. Are you concerned overall about the sturdiness of the machine ? What I saw in the video is not very convincing
How far away do you get the balls with the biggest offset? Also, can the offset be depth or just side to side? Would've have been nice to see maybe different offsets instead of 1min+ with the small offset. Otherwise good video, looking forward to using it when it arrives :)
Can you edit or add drills in the app without having the machine turned on?
So hyped to use itttt🎉🎉
It doesn't seem like there is any AI actually being used. Sensors that triangulate position is definitely not AI.
Since the app needs to be connected to setup drills to use, did the app lose the drills that were used when the machine was turned off?
Basically asking if you can turn on machine connect to app and put in drills on the app at home then turn off machine travel to courts and reconnect and drills will be there as before.
Ive owned Slinger, SpinFire 2, and Proton ball machine. This one seems way better. Will be interested to see how durable it will be over time. None of the machine Ive owned can do what this one can as seamlessly. I just wish it did not use an external oscillator, you can see which direction machine is facing to predict slightly where the ball will go. I much prefer internal oscillator as you cannot know where the ball will go by "cheating" with looking at orientation of the machine. There is also another machine called Tennibot that moves around the court. Would be interesting to see how the two compare once both ship to customers.
My two questions, does this machine in video have a random mode to simulate playing a match and can it send a ball to practice return of serve?
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Hi, I went to the website. What are the dimensions and weight of the machine? Do you sell to the US?
Dimensions are 586mm x 340mm x 428mm, it will be for sale in the US!
When you were speaking about other ball machines you tested, you mentioned one that has swiveling inside the machine itself ? Did you thought about spinfire pro 2 at that point or was it another you thought of ?
I'm talking specifically about a Chinese brand that I've had a lot of experience with. Nice machine but rotates very slowly and VERY loud.
Did the balls ever get hung up in the hopper so there was a delay?
Did you have access to the remote? If so how seamless was the transfer of drills from phone to remote?
Thanks
I had about 3-4 hours with it and not a single time did a ball get stuck in the hopper. I didn't have the remote, so I only used the app.
I'm waiting my too. The only thing I am really worried about is how it is going to perform on clay court. Every review of this machine was done indoors or hard court. As a machine I thing it is great tool for improving your basic skills like positioning and ball anticipation and mastering basic tennis techniques..
Can't see how it would work differently on clay courts.
@ My worries are about maintenance on clay dust coming from balls, would that make any difference to motors etc?
@@ivanr.7241 yea honestly I think the clay dust will be a detriment to the machine over time.
@@HoangLe-oz9jh Ah that's a good point, I'll ask the guys at Pongbot about cleaning and maintenance.
Pointless for the recovery, your opponent doesn’t care if you recover, they will hit the ball back regardless. If anything this will throw off your tempo when you play against a real player
I don't think so, especially for beginners who have no concept of recovery.
@@KeystoneTennis Maybe they should implement an other 3rd "AI-Feature" with an opposite feature. Meaning that the machine should feet where you are not positioned by using real "AI" with different levels of difficulty. This could be usefull for more realistic point play training and footwork drills for advanced players.
@@michaelbrenner9529 Not a bad idea, I'll bring it up to the Pongbot guys!
That’s not the point of “recovery” in a ball machine training exercise. This is like saying your opponent isn’t going to hit the ball at the same pace and direction as you’ve programmed the machine to do….
@@CentaurusRelax314I didn't mean to talk about the "point" of recovery but about another useful feature for advanced players.