The Next Level Ball Machine Practice!
After using tennis ball machines for the past 20 years, I had the pleasure of experiencing the next level, and the ultimate tennis robot: the Pace S Pro from PongBot.
I received the machine in April this year (5 months ago), and I have to say that this machine has it all - everything a tennis player or coach would need is there. Seriously!
There are many features I can talk about; however, my all-time favorite is the 'custom drills' because, in their app, I can create as many tennis drills and use them later with my students according to what they need to improve. For example, I can create my favorite tennis drills from the baseline, net, court transition, cardio, footwork, and, with the press of a button, can have them ready when any of my students need them. I can control the feed, the spin, the pace, the ball height, all from my phone (app) or their remote while standing next to my student and give advice, correct technique, etc.
In addition to custom drills, the Pace S Pro has features such as Recovery Trigger, where the machine waits for the player to get in a certain spot before feeding the next ball; also, the Adaptive Rally, where the machine follows the player on the court and feeds to them, making it an ideal practice especially for beginner players to not feel rushed.
There are also NTRP drills that are adapted to the player's level of play, and you can even customize drills to simulate a pro match, which is amazing.
The battery is also something to be mentioned: it lasts up to 8 hours, which is 4x more than my last machine!!
Overall, I love my PongBot tennis robot, and I really can't see any other machine beating its features.