Tennis Ball Machine Comparison Table

Tennis ball machine comparison tables (ordered by price):

	Tennis Tutor ProLite	Tennis Tutor ProLite Plus	Slinger Bag	Lobster Elite Liberty	Lobster Elite 1	Lobster Elite 2
Product Code	TE236	TE238	TE390	TE153	TE186	TE176
Skill Level	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate	Intermediate, Advanced
Remote Control	No	No	2 function	2 function	2 function	10 function or 10 function iPhone remote
Hopper Capacity	125 balls	125 balls	144 balls	150 balls	150 balls	150 balls
Ball Ejection Speed	10-60 mph	10-75 mph	10-45 mph	10-70 mph	10-80 mph	10-80 mph
Ball Intervals	2-10 seconds	2-10 seconds	2-7 seconds	2-10 seconds	2-12 seconds	2-12 seconds
Ball Elevation	0-45 degrees (manual)	0-45 degrees (manual)	10-40 degrees (manual)	0-50 degrees (manual)	0-60 degrees (electronic)	0-60 degrees (electronic)
Ball Spin	Not Directly Adjustable	Topspin	Not Directly Adjustable	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin
Oscillator	Single (Horizontal)	Single (Horizontal)	Single (Horizontal) Oscillation Plate	Single (Horizontal)	Single (Horizontal)	Triple
Pre-programmed Drills	None	None	None	None	None	None
Personal Drills	None	None	None	None	None	None
2-Line Facility	No	No	No	No	No	No
Max Running Time	2 hrs continuous / 3 hrs on-court	3 hrs continuous / 4 hrs on-court	Up to 3.5 hrs on-court	2 hrs continuous / 4 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court
Weight	14.00kg	14.00kg	15.00kg	16.00kg	19.00kg	20.00kg
Charger	Smart 1A	Smart 1A	Smart	Smart 1A	Smart 1A	Smart 1A

	Spinfire Pro 2	Lobster Elite 3	Lobster Elite Grand 4	Lobster Elite Grand 5	Lobster Elite Grand 5 LE
Product Code	TE174	TE178	TE180	TE198	TE182
Skill Level	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Remote Control	11 function or via Smartphone App*	10 function or 10 function iPhone remote	20 function or 20 function iPhone remote	20 function or 20 function iPhone remote	20 function or 20 function iPhone remote
Hopper Capacity	150 balls	150 balls	150 balls	150 balls	150 balls
Ball Ejection Speed	20-70 mph	10-80 mph	35-80 mph	35-80 mph	35-80 mph
Ball Intervals	2-20 seconds	2-9 seconds	2-12 seconds	2-12 seconds	2-9 seconds
Ball Elevation	8-55 degrees	0-60 degrees (electronic)	0-60 degrees (electronic)	0-60 degrees (electronic)	0-60 degrees (electronic)
Ball Spin	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin	Topspin, Backspin
Oscillator	Triple	Triple	Fully random with variable speed/spin	Fully random with variable speed/spin	Fully random with variable speed/spin
Pre-programmed Drills	2-line (Narrow, Medium, Wide)	None	6 pre-set	12 pre-set	12 pre-set
Personal Drills	None	None	None	6 programmable	12 programmable
2-Line Facility	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max Running Time	2.5 hrs continuous / 5 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court	4 hrs continuous / 8 hrs on-court
Weight	24.75kg	20.00kg	20.00kg	20.00kg	20.00kg
Charger	Smart 4A	Smart 1A	Smart 1A	Smart 1A	Smart 1A

* Only Spinfire Pro 2's purchased after August 2024 are compatible with the Spinfire App for iPhone and Android.

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