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Article #28: Boomer The Tennis Ball Machine

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While a tennis ball machine can be useful different shots used in tennis. For
for helping tennis players with their instance, Boomer can shoot volley, net,
practices, there is one machine that is serve, approach and ground shots, which
more advanced and can help players in allow for a better variety than what a
more ways during practice. This tennis normal tennis ball machine has. Also, the
ball machine is known as Boomer, and it scale of the shots can be arranged
is referred to by many as the "ultimate between 2.0 and 7.0. Boomer also gives
tennis ball machine." points to its shots, ranging them from a
Created by robotics designer Dave Jordan scale of one to nine based on the depth
and used by programs such as the and width in the shot. This allows for
University of Georgia's tennis program, more range than what a typical tennis
Boomer is a tennis machine that can help ball machine would offer.
with not only practice shots for One advantage of using Boomer as a tennis
responding to serves and returns but also ball machine is that it makes practices
with other aspects of the game, including more exciting and enjoyable. Boomer works
reading lines and scores, as well as the like a regular tennis player would with
quality of your shots. Generally different difficulties, making this a
speaking, it is a tennis ball machine more challenging tennis ball machine to
that doubles as a virtual competitor. use in your practice. Also, it can
Boomer helps to analyze how well you are simulate an entire match for you, which
doing and offer you more assistance in makes the practice a good way to prepare
your practice that what any typical for a real match. It is like a real
tennis ball machine would offer. person when you don't have one to
Unlike any ordinary tennis ball machine, practice with you.
Boomer can give information for people of Whether you are an expert at tennis or
all skill levels from beginner to expert. you are just learning to play the game
The user can also adjust the skill level Boomer is a great tennis ball machine
of Boomer for the person's own needs. that you can use for your practice. This
This means that Boomer can play at a tennis ball machine will analyze the
skill level of a pro tennis star or of a quality of your shots and give you a
regular casual player. Therefore, this variety of shots with which you can
tennis ball machine is able to respond to respond to. This machine is one that
your moves with a variety of shots, works like a real person to give you a
ranging from hard smash shots to slow challenge in your practice. No matter
volley shots. what skill you have Boomer will be a
Another advantage of thismachine is that great practice buddy for you.
Boomer can shoot with a variety of






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