| First, what is a tennis ball machine and how can it | | | | A good tennis ball machine will allow you to serve balls |
| benefit you? It's a device which serves tennis balls at a | | | | remotely via a wired or wireless device in order to |
| precise angle and spin repeatably. With a tennis ball | | | | practice at your own pace. In fact, the hardest part of |
| machine, anyone can practice returning the same type | | | | using the machine is gathering up the balls and returning |
| of tennis shot as many times as you would like. | | | | them to the machine! |
| Rallying back and forth with a friend or even a coach | | | | An additional benefit is being able to practice tennis by |
| of course has it's place, but of course it's nearly | | | | yourself and not needing to coordinate with anyone |
| impossible to practice the same hit over and over. | | | | else in order to have a practice session. The machine |
| A tennis ball machine was incredibly helpful for me to | | | | of course never gets tired and is always available |
| improve my backhand. I always had a more natural | | | | when you have an opening in your schedule. |
| forehand shot, but a backhand shot always felt a bit | | | | In summary, I highly recommend improving your tennis |
| less natural. I was able to get over this weakness by | | | | game by practicing with a tennis ball machine. Unlike |
| using a mechanical coach to predictably serve tennis | | | | practicing with a person, you'll yield the benefits of |
| balls to my backhand in order to gain confidence in the | | | | being able to practice returning a shot over and over |
| right technique, and also to improve the strength of my | | | | until you've mastered it! |
| backhand shots. | | | | |