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Ball machine session: WOW!

10/5/2015

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Just had a player do 2 hours on the ball machine!
First off! Well done Richard you are the first ever to do 2 hours 

Lets put this in perspective, That's over 1500 balls hit!
But the improvement was there to see, really good forehand and backhand now, and the movement session went well.
Hope to see you soon!


Well done!


Daveg

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Lobster Ball Machine annual service

9/3/2015

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Rainy day just right to carry out the Annual service on the Lobster Ball Machine,
This means checking all electrical connections are sound and all the moving parts a tight and lubricated.
The most important bit also is the detent:
Detent - The detent is a rubber bladder inside the metal sleeve shot tube that regulates the ball machine's air pressure. Replace your detent if the ball ejects with reduced speed or if it frequently becomes trapped.
Well mine has been in the machine for 5 years so it's getting replaced anyway.
The only tools you need to replace the detent are: Electrical tape and an Allen Key.

The job take 10 mins and all the parts can be purchased from: Apollo Leisure


Update: just spent two hours with my ball machine WOW ! The difference the new detent has made, fires the balls on the exact same spot every time, the power of the balls is back to it's 70 mph (yikes!)
Really back to as it was when new! 

Click this link for instructions on how to replace the detent rubber
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gk4xzr41rfcj8rl/AAB5-amDQrGF3JInuKgGwPZ2a?dl=0

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Been busy with my Ball Machine

13/11/2013

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Made a "Spin attachment" for the Lobster Machine and it works great!

It's good to watch the ball kick off with spin!

When used for topspin the kick is quite good for learning to handle a kick serve or topspin drive!

Also added a remote power switch so I can control the machine from 15Mtrs away :-) 




Had a session with the Ball machine last night, tried different positions using the "spin attachment"  side spin, top spin, back spin what a fun time some of the spins and slices produced gave me a real interesting workout.
If you are having a difficult time playing against spins, slices and top spins, then an hour with the machine will help!
(and keep you fit! and you will be smiling at the end!)


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Ball Machine practice

5/3/2013

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Had a great session with the ball machine last night, I had two bookings for the machine and was just working out how many balls were hit and here is the result:

1 hour on the ball machine with no breaks!
3 sec feed = 1200 balls (max)
6 sec feed =  600 balls (max)
12 sec feed = 300 balls  (max)
Last night we were using a mixture of ball feeds for different practices so in the first session ( beginner / improver ) hit at least 500 balls!
The second session (advanced player ) hit at least 750 balls.
Now that is what I call "Practice" !
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    Hi I'm Dave Giles, This is my Blog page, please feel free to leave a comment, I will of course review any comment before it is published.
    I have been involved with racket sports for over 40 yrs. I am a string tester for  various companies. I play mostly tennis nowadays but have been tempted back to squash coaching.

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