Lobster Sports Elite Freedom Battery Powered Tennis Ball

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   AJ says:

   December 12, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Bad marketing, decent machine
   Rating:3 out of 5 stars
   BEWARE OF ADVERTISED SPECS, THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE (READ BELOW)

   Misleading manufacturer web page as well (around november 2007):
   
   - claims 10-70mph, the machine is MARKED WITH and allows fixed steps of 30,40,50 and 60mph only
   
   - claims a 50 degree elevation, but the MARKING shows 0-40 degrees with the knob allowing fixed steps of about 10 degrees from around 0 degrees to 30 degrees.
   
   - the nice looking chrome plated removable handle replaced with a flimsy looking fold able aluminum handle, which I care about because the fold able handle still sticks out and makes it harder to fit in the boot
   
   - an email to the company replied with: “I can tell you with complete certainty that when having the machine set at the 60 MPH position the actual ball speed will reach 70 MPH” and
   
   “it is correct that the Elite Freedom can through balls up to an elevation of 50 degrees”. Yeah right!! At $800, I do not expect this from any company for any product.

   What I like about the machine:
   
   - Well built and is pretty decent for even the intermediate player.
   
   - oscillation works well

   What I do not like about the machine:
   
   - Funny shape, too bulky to fit in my 95 civic boot.
   
   - difficult to adjust the machine to throw to a particular spot, especially for overheads, because of the discrete steps for all controls
   
   - considering all this, it is expensive at $800, the price I paid for it
   
   - the fold able aluminum handle seems to be too flimsy compared to the fairly heavy and solid machine it is connected to, I feel it will bend eventually
   
   - the wheels are probably a couple of millimeters from the body and scrape against the body
   
   - strains the back to lift it because the molded handles are close to ground level under the machine

   Recommended:
   
   No

   Bottom Line:
   
   I would recommend spending a couple more hundred dollars to get a machine with a higher max speed and spin capability and avoid this machine