Tennis Player - Are You Using The Ball Machine WRONG?

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Have you ever wondered if you're maximizing your tennis sessions with the ball machine? The ball machine is a great way to improve your tennis. It's always available, you don't need a hitting partner. HOWEVER, if you're making one of the five mistakes I see tennis players of all levels make when using the ball machine you're missing out. Or in the worst case you are hurting your progress.
Find out how to make the most out of ANY tennis ball machine in this video.
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@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

JOIN MY PATREON for MORE and EXCLUSIVE content, monthly live coaching call, voting power on what content I create AND MORE!! www.patreon.com/Meikebabel

@joergguse4448 Месяц назад

Wir haben im Verein eine Dunlop Slinger und kann deshalb deine Tipps gleich heute Nachmittag versuchen umzusetzen. Vielen Dank und Grüße über den Teich

@jasonterrell1563 11 месяцев назад

Your form is amazing! I'm on the fence with getting a ball machine. This video has me leaning towards getting one.

@K4R3N Год назад

Of all the videos I've watched in 3 years from all the various coaches, no one has covered this topic. Thanks Meike

@MERIDIAN2251 Год назад

Yes I dont understand why people dont talk about this more!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Many coaches don’t think the ball machine is a valuable tool. I’m guessing that’s why

@K4R3N Год назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis here's my ranking 1. Live coaching 2. Machine feeds 3. Wall hitting 4. Self drop feeds 5. Topspin Pro

@fosterromano6674 Год назад

Another great video,full of sound advice.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you

@markhiles2949 Год назад

i think one other mistake that many make is using the full hopper in one go rather than stopping occasionally or using less balls at a time. if you have 60 balls coming at you non stop you end up out of breath and using bad technic reinforcing any bad habits they may have. Bad practice makes permanent mistakes just as much as good practice makes good technic

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

That's a good point. Really depends on your conditioning.

@willecutlip Год назад

Great advise! 👏🏻🎾

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you!

@Yotanido Год назад

I'm really just a beginner - started this year - but feel quite validated by this. Our club has a ball machine that nobody uses and I asked if I could use it. It is SO fast. The balls sit in a bowl at the top and there's a spinning disc inside it. The spinny disc has three holes, spaced 90° apart. The idea being, you get three balls, and then a short break. On the lowest speed setting - the absolute lowest it can go - it fires the second ball when the first one reaches you. If you just want to stand there and hit, maybe that's fine, but if you also want to move around and practice footwork? This is terrible. Since nobody else uses it anyway, I taped the middle hole shut. Honestly, I wish I could make it slower still. I might block another hole, but at least this is somewhat sensible now. Lowest setting looks roughly like what you see in the video around 2:55 (Which is when I wrote this comment) - maybe a little faster.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

That's a weird machine! Yes, tape another hole shut if they let you. You can always increase pace again later.

@Bb-yomomfugazzi Год назад

Maybe the machine has a “interval” setting , controlling the spinning of disk speed , not ball strength or spin .

@Yotanido Год назад

@@Bb-yomomfugazzi It has all three. When I was talking about the lowest speed, I did indeed mean the interval setting. It also works exactly as you described - by changing how fast the disc at the top rotates. Why you would ever want to go faster than the absolute minimum is beyond me, though. Way too fast. (Or, I guess I should say frequent)

@SClark-ww3vi Год назад

Love to "hit the baloney out of the ball"....😂 Your vids are always great!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Thank you 😊

@LiveNLearn1968 4 месяца назад

like your videos. I hope you will talk about racket and racket string and its tension.

@nathanmiller6051 Год назад

Wow your footwork is great!!!!! haha guess you probably already know that! 👍💯🎾❤️🙏

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Not what most of my coaches used to say :-)

@jambro1583 Год назад

I will try your techniques. Thanks 😂❤

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Great, thanks!

@AlexHolmesTennis227 Год назад

Meike can u please make a video about moving back to return a lob love the vids 👌

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

That's a great suggestion for a video!

@bensonnyborja2008 3 месяца назад

love your facial expressions

@tennisteuton Год назад

0:48 Maybe we'll have AI-controlled tennis robots in 5 - 10 years down the line. Those may be as good as a live player.

@gsstacker 8 месяцев назад

I just upgraded my Spinshot Plus to a Spinshot Player so I can customize drills. Does anyone have a list of drills/settings to simulate playing against a pusher?

@andreaa590 Год назад

Love your tip to work on the recovery position. I'm going to start doing that. Great tip!

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Excellent, let me know if you notice a difference

@CentaurusRelax314 Год назад

re: your point about the ball machine placement-for me, i'm using the machine just to get better so that i can have a productive time when i hit with a person. When i would be casually rallying with another person, the objective is typically to just consistently put the ball down the middle of the court, letting the other person decide whether to hit forehands or backhands. Right? Also, though, my machine does have oscillation, so i can get angles even when it's set up at the center. Good point, though, about using the machine to feed 'easy' so that you establish better technique, slowly. My mistake is in trying to get the machine to shoot at higher velocity and spin, to simulate rallying against a person just above my level. I need to slow it down.... This is something i always wondered about coaching i see online, though. The soft toss feeds-i understand they help you with the repetitive building of muscle memory(?) but they don't mimic real/live balls coming at you. For me, i can look like a pro with a soft toss or a self-drop, but when a shot is coming from the other side of the net, my footwork and approach are wacko. I'm going to try your tips this weekend.... Wish me luck.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Yes, the hand tosses are great when you work on something really specific. What most videos don't show is that good coaches use them as the start of progressions and then later increase pace of the ball, frequency, change to racket feeds or live ball.

@CentaurusRelax314 Год назад

@@MeikeBabelTennis Gotcha. Thank you, Meike.

@MichaelAmbaye-j3l 2 месяца назад

What the best machine you ccan honestly recommended

@cesarfernandezlopez2209 Год назад

🤣🤣🤣 YOU ARE SO FUNNY MEIKE 😅 BEAUTIFUL, SOLID BACK HAND , YES! THANK YOU 🤗❤

@rucas10 Год назад

Thanks Meike !

@FrozonRU 7 месяцев назад

great couch thanks

@bmanbusee3812 Год назад

Good video. Implement a lot of your suggestions already except setting up in the corners. Will get more reps in that way from now on. Thanks

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

Great to hear!

@gms9073 Год назад

Great lesson, coach! Thanks so much.

@MeikeBabelTennis Год назад

You're welcome

@KhaliqAbdul-gz7kw 8 месяцев назад

Great advice! Thanks for sharing

@MeikeBabelTennis 8 месяцев назад

Glad you found it helpful!

@23soulboy37 11 месяцев назад

Hello Meike, great stuff! I am an robotics engineer and currently working on a ball robot that can move around the court and since the robot can pivot, it is able to shoot balls from all angles. Just wanna what's your thoughts on this kind of products and how this new function will help all level of players to improve. Thank you so much! ❤❤

@scissorsharp9032 Год назад

I use a drill in which the ball get shot cross court, I have to hit a winner down the line but then move straight in for a put away volley then back to the centre baseline… it’s a killer. Maybe if you haven’t done it already… make a video on some efficient drills whilst using it. Sadly I got the tennis tutor prolite, not a bad machine but the plastic flaps for the hopper are so fragile and brake with a stray shot or even just the recommended amount of balls in

@seven0f9 Год назад

GREAT content, thank you so much for posting this! Definitely going to make better use of the ball machine now.

@MrTejibaby Год назад

Your awesome!!!

@TM-vg4mx Год назад

Love your videos, can you make a video about best rackets for women at different stages. It seems all videos online are about heavy rackets for men. Thanks a lot

@Bb-yomomfugazzi Год назад

Girls use the same racket as men, most models have a “L” (light)version. Go for a French babola or Japanese yonex.

@TM-vg4mx Год назад

@@Bb-yomomfugazzi thank you