BallMachineForTennis.com

Nearly all Ball Machines for Tennis are portable to some degree - even the mighty Big SAM Robot can be rolled on and off court. This page is devoted, though, to ball machines that can be maneuvered in and out of a vehicle with relative ease en route to the tennis court, by one person unaided.

But people come in all shapes, sizes and strengths, and carrying a 50lb tennis machine will likely be a 'walk in the park' for an athletic young man, but an insurmountable obstacle for a lightly-built woman. I've guesstimated that an average woman would be able to lift a machine weighing about 35lbs, give or take a few pounds, though if you're built like Serena Williams you'll could probably lift twice this figure or more.

It's an arbitrary figure I know, but considering that a woman has about 57% of the upper body strength of a man, she should be able to cope with 35lbs over a short distance without too much discomfort, whereas a man should be ok up to about 60lbs+ (assuming no back trouble that is).

All the manufacturers of these ball machines pride themselves on the portability of their models, but by their very nature tennis machines tend to be square-shaped, bulky and awkward to carry, so I wouldn't recommend trying to carry any of them long distances.

Most have wheels and handles for towing to court; some like Lobster's models have large wheels to cope with uneven ground better. If you need to get your tennis machine accross gravel or very uneven paths though, you'll likely have to completely lift your machine until you get to more even ground and again when you load and unload your vehicle.

Ball Machines for Tennis

If you think you could cope with a tennis machine in the 40 - 46lb range, you'll have access to many of the best machines available in the portable market.

Nearly all Lobster tennis machines fall within this weight range, with the top-of-the-line Grandslam ball machines able to offer features that would embarrass many a hefty static club machine: Features such as pre-programmed tennis drills, your own store of custom drills up to 18 shots, fully random play including speed, spin and delay and a 20 function wireless remote!