Tennis ball machines are typically a somewhat large purchase
and one that needs to be thought about carefully in order to make sure that you
get the one that is the best suited for your needs. Lobster Sports is one
of the best tennis ball machine
manufacturers and they offer a variety of models equip with different features
and options for you to choose from, but which one is the best tennis ball
machine value overall?
Elite Freedom battery operated
Lobster Sports’ base
line battery operated model is the Elite Freedom. This tennis ball machine is
portable and comes with the best price of all their other model at only $799.
The Elite Freedom has speeds of 10-65 MPH and random horizontal oscillation. It
has a feed rate of 2-10 second intervals and battery life of 2-4 hours. There
is no spin
options with this model.
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Elite Grand IV
The Elite Grand IV is a tennis ball machine model that is
just above the middle grade machines offered by Lobster Sports and costs $1899.
This tennis ball machine is battery operated and lasts for 4-8 hours on the
court at one time. The Elite Grand IV can pitch balls at speeds between 20-80
MPH and random locations horizontally, vertically and at different speeds and
spins. The interval rate is between 2-12 seconds between balls and the Elite
Grand IV has the ability to throw balls with top and back spin. It has 3
position settings of narrow, medium and wide range for the court and comes with
3 separate six shot sequences.
Elite Grand V LE
The Elite Grand V LE is the top of the line model and has
all of the same features at the Grand IV with the addition of the capability to
program and remember up to 6 of your own shot sequences and costs $2499.
Conclusion
Overall the best machine for the price and value of the
features included is the Elite Grand IV.