It is important to use a Tennis Net Centre Tape, Tennis Net Swivel Adjuster and either a Tennis Net Ground Base or a Tennis Net Ground Plunger to ensure the net remains at the correct height. N.B. The plunger will need to embedded into the court.

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The measurement from the centre to centre of each tennis net post is 42ft or 12m 80cm.
 

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Currently none of the main manufacturers of Tennis Ball Machines (Lobster, Tennis Tutor, Playmate) offer a machine which can be used on either Battery of Mains independantly. However, it is possible to operate some Battery powered Ball Machines i.e. Lobster through the main although to some extent the battery will still be used and require charging after [...]

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From a completely flat battery a Lobster Elite 3 Tennis Ball Machine will take between 6 to 8 hours to fully re-charge. To extend the life of the Ball Machine battery always remember to charge your machine up after use.

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In recent years the LTA have introduced a system called Mini Tennis which enables children from the age of 4 years upwards to play tennis. Mini Tennis incorporates low compression tennis balls which have a slower bounce than standard balls and mini tennis nets which measure 80cm in height smaller than a traditional net (91.4cm). Players [...]

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Dear Robert in answer to your question, with the exception of some of the base models of Tennis Ball Machines e.g Tennis Twist, the majority of ball machines are able to vary the ball width and can fire the ball in different positions across the singles court.  

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No not all tennis ball machines can vary the depth of the ball. Only the Lobster 401 and Lobster Elite 2 to Lobster Elite 5 SE have the ability to fire the balls to different depths on the court.

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The Elite Grandslam 4 offers 3 pre-programmed six shot drills that simulate the most popular styles of play: grinder, all courter, and power baseliner.
The Grinder Drill
This drill gives a sequence of 6 slow high bouncing balls, to either forehand or backhand.
Power Baseliner Drill
The Power Baseliner Drill gives a sequence of 5 fast, low bouncing [...]

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With terms such as 2-line, horizontal and vertical oscillators its unsurprising that understanding the differences between the various Ball Machines can be daunting. We have therefore carried out a comparison between two of the more popular battery machines and summarized our finding below:

Functions

Lobster Elite 3

Tennis Tutor Plus 4

Battery Capacity

4 hrs

2.25 hrs

Speed (In MPH)

13 – 68

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Other wise known at the Lobster Tournament or Lobster Tournament 401.
 
Product size - 38”L x 22”H x 13”W (965 x 560 x 330mm)
Product weight - 32lbs (14.5kg)
Shipping size - 38”L x 23”H x 14”W (965 x 585 x 355mm)
Shipping weight - 42lbs (19.1kg)

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