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I do notice but mostly when I restring my other racket and hit for the first few hours. It's an "ahhh there it is!" feeling. But I use a hybrid (Babolat VS in the mains at high tension and usually an RPM Rough in the crosses at high tension) so the deadness isnt as pronounced. If I played...

These answers are all over the place due to the experience and needs of individuals being so different. A have a simple solution. Get a few cans of each type of ball. Go out and use the ball machine a few months and see how you like it. I'm sure by the time month 2 rolls around, you'll know...

Due to good reviews, I purchased this machine 11 years ago. I only use it to string my rackets and maybe a friend or two here and there. Overall, I'm quiet happy I purchased this machine! I restrung a hybrid last night after not doing so in over a year. Doing so made me realize how solid this...

Cheatapova had an advantage knowing she was taking PED's. It's much easier to stay in the fight when you know you have something in your system that will help you outlast your opponents. Frankly, I doubt she would have won the French if she had never taken drugs to give her an edge (both...

Those bug me too. I was talking about something like...

I like to put my iPhone in my pocket snake up my earbuds and practice serving. Sometimes I do the same thing with my ball machine and I can do this for hours when in good shape. However, the ear budspop out once in a while it's pretty annoying. None of the wireless or in-ear stuff ever stays...

So I finally made time to hit and was able to do so for a little over an hour this weekend. The bad (some of these are a bit nitpicky): 1) the remote is not worth 300 bucks but I dont want to go without one. 2 times, the machine fired a ball after I pressed pause and placed the remote in my...

I live in the Northern Virginia part of it :) It's been nice the last few days but b/w my 3yr old and work, it's mostly weekends where I have the time. Those have washed out lately. On another note, I called lobster to find out where the remote was - there was a mixup and they were sitting on...

I haven't been able to. The one or 2 days that were clear, I had to work or go out w/the family. Otherwise, it's been non-stop rain. In fact, this weekend is a total washout and people are coming over to assess water damage/drainage to the house. I may end up throwing a fishing line out into...

So I've had a total of about 45 min w/this machine due to the insane amount of timely rain we've had. I think they are saying 12 days in a row and counting? In any case, I have some first impressions but I will wait till I have more time on the machine. Hopefully this weekend! As for the...

That's a disappointing review when you look it at from the anticipated Grand IV perspective. Hopefully I didnt make a mistake by not getting the SP Smart.

Good news/bad news: Good: Looked into my order and found out that the machine should arrive around Tuesday! Bad: Accidentally ordered the android remote!! I will still use the machine w/o the remote till I can get an exchange - no biggie. At least it will give me an idea of what the...

When I was using my SP Star it had a dial to turn up/down the speed. I rarely bumped the speed up or down by narrow margins, so I can't imagine 5 mph would be a concern. Having said that, I haven't received my machine to verify this theory :) Once I do, I'll report back, albeit not as...

I agree about the flat balls. I use Tretorn ball machine balls. They are over 3 years old. Most haven't been used the last couple of years, however. They still bounce great and consistently as I was using them on the court yesterday. Whenever I mix in regular balls, the regular ones are the...

Sprains can be worse than breaks. I once got one playing basketball on a cruise ship. I went into the cabin, put a pillow over my face, and screamed in pain. It was 6 weeks before I could even walk a layup under the hoop. Take care of it.

Lobster Grand IV. Same reasons as you, mostly. I even got the iPhone remote in spite of the ripoff feeling I got when adding it to my cart. So much for principle.

Found the sale on competing site Trigger pulled. I will probably order a new circuit board for my SP Star and sell it. You guys are responsible for this madness and are evil :-)

I just called TW and they stated that they would NOT match on drop ship items.

yes, that is the case. I like the idea of the Smart allowing you to make custom drills. I think I would use that at some point. But I also like the lobster's randomized spin feature which I think would really come in handy in teaching you to hit the various shots. And yes, I am handy so...

I used to work in downtown myself. I cant help but smile at the image of you pulling a ball machine through subway rush hour. Someone should've recorded it. It would have made a pretty good ad for Lobster and tennis in general :) Dont worry about the wheels always being on when it's on. Even...

@eaglesburg did you pick one?

That's what I was told. They have a record and were able to find me in the system. As long as you went through them and not some 3rd party - that is my understanding. I don't know if this is a universal thing since it's clearly not advertised and was not in writing albeit I was told from SP...

This is very helpful guys! Thanks for the contributions. I have the SP Edge Star but it's not functioning which may be my fault - I removed the cover to change the battery and smacked the control board pretty hard - or the new battery is bad. In either case, I'm looking to either get a...

Tell him to clean out his machine. It should not be leaving that much there. That's inconsiderate.

I'm a 3.5ish player so I'm not sure if I qualify for any recommendations as the op seems to be at a higher level. But FWITW, I love my SP Star. It recently broke down prob due to the way I manhandled the circuit board when swapping out for a new battery. I'm considering upgrading b/c I found...

Or gives the sucker that bought a used machine for only a few bucks off the feeling they got ripped off.

I've had a used Edge since 10/2009 and it's been pretty reliable. They claim 10hrs of use but mine was pretty darned scuffed up. I think it was used a lot more. In spite of that, it worked great till recently. My battery just died and I found one on online for 1/2 the price that sp charges. I...

Seems to have worked! I've played 4 times and spent an hour blasting serves in high humidity and the strings are still going. I've stopped using the awl and started using the Parnell knot to tie off. The knot is a little tricky with poly but I can't complain with these results. Thanks to all...

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