Practicing with a TT robot
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Steve Billmire Asked 9 years ago
Hello Alois and Jeff and all you Pingskills members,
Just wanted to tell you that I received my IPONG Master V300 the other day. It has been a great practice partner when I don't have someone else around. The robot has good topspin and backspin so I can practice my drills all day long. For the cost I would highly recommend it.
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Thanks for that feedback Steve.
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Steve Billmire Posted 9 years ago
Thank you Alois,
If you remember, I bought a collection net, custom made bats, and now the robot. I can now do my drills by myself as long as I want. So yea, I'm really getting into it and have been practicing a couple of hours a day!!! I know a robot can't replicate the human reaction, but it is still very fun. And I can load 100 balls at a time, and with the collection I don't have to be picking up ball's.
So for all you that want to know, the robot only cost me $65.00 US and it is IPONG's top of the line model. The only reason I was able to get it at that price is I had talked to Joola about there products and they sent me the Master V300 for the price of there Original model. A lot of people say that IPONG robots are not good, but I think they started making them better. The one I have has not jammed and after doing some testing before actually playing agents it. I found that it can continually put the ball on the table at the same place every time!!! Very predictable but easy to use with the wireless remote control.
I have watched all your blog videos and searched about this subject and couldn't find anything on playing and or practicing with robots. Maybe you guys can address this on one of your blog video's??? Have you guys ever played or practice with a robot??? If so what did you think about it??? I would like to hear from anyone who has a TT robot and there experience with it.
Oh yea, no more sore shoulder!!! Can you say that 10 times fast. LoL
Hi Steve,
We feel that the Training Drills download can transfer to practicing with a robot. Maybe we need to develop this further.
Sore shoulder, sore shoulder, sore shoulder, shore solder… darn… can’t even type it
D K Posted 9 years ago
haha
Dieter Verhofstadt Posted 9 years ago
We won't tell them but it might be too late already.
Josef Novy Posted 9 years ago
Interesting, this robot is sold in Europe as Joola TT-Buddy (or TT-Buddy Pro). I wonder what made the marketing people thing of such a change ?
Ilia Minkin Posted 9 years ago
One thing that bothers me a bit is the difference between new and old balls. We play matches and practice with polyballs, while the robot in our club is loaded with the old ones. Can it be detrimental to the main game to practice a lot with the old balls?
Bob Johnson Posted 8 years ago
I own a iPong V300 for 3 months now and it's definitely worth the money. I could only come to a club on the weekends so it's a great way for me to supplement my practice during the week. I used the following modes a lot : 5070, 5080 for top spin counter loops and blocking, I also use it to practice FH and BH footwork. The 5580 mode oscillates ball placement left/right and allows me to practice connecting FH and BH strokes. Even though the robot is capable of producing underspin, I don't find it is very useful as it's far from what human can produce during plays, you will end up practicing the wrong kind of strokes to counteract the heavy underspin produced by the robot.