On my first session, I hit an entire bag of balls on that setting, then moved the Slinger Bag back to the baseline, increasing the speed to the max while keeping the angle the same. If you can start dealing with high bouncing balls penetrating the court, you'll also get better at mopping powder puff moon balls from the dreaded ‘pusher' that everyone at every level of tennis has lost to at some point. You are lucky to find more than 2 or 3 players at a tennis club that can hit that type of spin, so having a machine that can fire out ~140 heavy spin balls at you is highly advantageous. The Slinger produces that type of ball, and it is the type you want to face as it challenges you and will make you a better player. I remember when I first played someone who hit the ball with massive topspin off both wings it was like nothing I'd ever seen before, and the reaction off my stringbed was so alien to me that it took several games to adjust to. I think it is an advantage because as your game progresses, especially if you're a junior, you will run into more and more topspin. I've seen some other comments that only having topspin is a drawback of the Slinger, but I don't think this is a problem. It does this because it only has one wheel, whereas other machines use two wheels that run at different speeds, producing a flat ball, topspin and underspin. I thought the ball might feel lacklustre given it doesn't have the speed capability of bigger machines, but it produces an exceptionally challenging ball with a penetrating topspin. Mid-size SUV below for reference.Īfter my first few hits, I was surprised at how much top spin the Slinger generates. As you can see, it fits in a car boot comfortably. I've carried it up and down three flights of stairs several times, and while it's cumbersome, it is light enough to be manageable for most people. While stairs and rough surfaces like gravel aren't going to be easy to traverse, it's easy enough to lift and carry for a brief period if you need to. It is easy to tilt to get onto the wheels, and you could quite easily walk a fair distance to the courts if you needed to bringing it on public transport would also be no problem. The first impression I liked was how easy the bag was to move around. While it is not as good in some areas as the Siboasi, it's better in others which I'll get into below in the playtest section.
However, my first time using the Slinger impressed me. So my preconceptions of the Slinger would be that it's not as good, given its three times cheaper and doesn't have as many options. The model I have is the Grand Slam pack which includes:īefore using the Slinger Bag, I'd used a Siboasi ball machine for six weeks that model is a more traditional style ball machine with many features. In terms of design, I think it is very slick looking, and it draws plenty of attention from people while most people have guessed it is something sport-related, nobody outside the tennis world that I've run into knew it was a tennis ball machine. The oscillator accessory comes in a separate bag, which you can slot over the telescopic handle for carrying around. The telescopic ball collector that holds 20 balls when extended is strapped to the side, and at the rear of the Slinger are two wheels with a telescopic handle for wheeling it around. The Slinger Bag has a unique luggage-like design, and alongside the ball machine firing section, it has storage for around 144 tennis balls directly above it.Īt the rear of the bag, there is a top loading racket compartment section that holds three rackets and then several accessory compartments on the sides to store the charger, the remote key fob, the phone holder and other bits and pieces.
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