SKLZ PowerBase Tennis Trainer
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Equipment Details
Manufacturer: Pro PerformanceBrand: Pro Performance Sports
Release Date: 2007-03-01
Model: PBTN-000-06
Product features:
- Multipurpose trainer for practicing all your tennis skills; dual-swivel connectors keep cord from tangling
- Builds quickness, hand-eye coordination, and stamina; 15-foot Kinetic Cord stretches up to 30 feet
- Sets up virtually anywhere and stores easily; cord and training balls fit into base
- No need for a ball machine or wall; rugged, non-slip rubber base for indoor and outdoor practice
- Ages 7 and up; base weighs 2.75 pounds; includes two practice tennis balls
Sports reviews of SKLZ PowerBase Tennis Trainer
Customer Review: it works.
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
My experience with this product has been as follows: I use it for its intended purpose. This product will do what it is supposed to (i.e. bring the ball back to you) but you have to hit hard. Yes, swing wild and hit hard. You may want to aim somewhat further away from the surface than usual, something like a semi-lob type of a stroke. With the 'kinetic cord' as this product is originally equipped with, you should expect the ball to bounce _once_ off the ground -- and that would be quite far away from you, at the beginning of its return trajectory. So, watch out. But then, its not a baseball so no worries really. While you play/practice, the swivel thing takes care of the cord untangling like it should.
Problems, and solutions: (1) knots on the rubber cord have a tendency to loosen and can come undone. Check online for tutorials on how to tie a parallel knot. Once you tie the knots as parallel knots, they stay tied.
(2) Ball eventually wears thin and needs to be replaced. With two balls included in this product, at some point you may need to come up with a suitable replacement. Since replacement balls do not seem to be offered by the product maker at this time, here's how to make one: Start with a pressure-less ball (Tretorn Micro-X or similar); get a piece of nylon cord 5-6 inch long (camping/ tent/ accessory nylon cord; a piece of a shoe-lace will do) and form a small loop out of it (not necessarily a parallel knot here); punch a hole in the ball (use knife, or similar sharp object; be careful there), and force the knot on the nylon cord loop through the hole. What you have accomplished at this point should look like a tennis ball with a short loop sticking out of the ball surface. Now attach such prepared ball to the rubber cord. So easy. If you use a pressure-less ball in this project, it will remain quite bouncy in spite of the hole punched in its wall. Enjoy.
(3) A suggestion: you may consider replacing the original rubber cord with a different one, more forgiving so to speak. A flat ribbon rubber cord such as used in similar products available on the market, will let you practice at a more relaxed pace with the ball bouncing _twice_ off the ground between the strokes.
Bottom line: good product for its purpose as a training aid.
Description of SKLZ PowerBase Tennis Trainer
SKLZ PowerBase Tennis Trainer provides a solid base for building your game. With the sturdy non-slip base and no-tangle Kinetic Cord, you get hours of dynamic practice to get your game - and your body - in shape. Practice all your strokes without needing a net, court, or practice partner. And improve your reaction time as the ball always returns to you.SKLZ PowerBase Tennis Trainer is the ideal practice tool for improving your entire set of tennis skills without a net, court, or partner. With the sturdy non-slip base and no-tangle Kinetic Cord, you get hours of continuous practice to get your game and body in shape. Not only can you improve all your tennis strokes, you can maximize your speed and cardio while building quickness, hand-eye coordination, and stamina. It sets up virtually anywhere and stores easily--the cord and tennis balls fit right into the rugged, non-slip base. The durable Kinetic cord stretches up to 30 feet, with dual-swivel connectors that keep the Kinetic cord from tangling as it stretches up to 30 feet and then returns the ball to you.
Features:
- Maximize your speed and cardio
- The perfect trainer for practicing all your tennis skills
- Builds quickness, hand-eye coordination, and stamina
- Sets up virtually anywhere and stores easily: cord and tennis balls fit into base
- Practice on your own without needing a ball machine or a wall
- Rugged, non-slip rubber base for indoor/outdoor practice
- Base weighs 2.75 pounds
- No need for a ball machine or wall
- Durable 15-foot Kinetic Cord stretches up to 30 feet
- Dual-swivel connectors keep cord from tangling
- Includes two practice balls
- Ages 7 and up
What's in the Box?
- PowerBase unit
- Kinetic Cord
- Two practice tennis balls
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