Great video on how to use a ball machine. Originally purchased a Spinfire machine so my wife ( a beginner) and I (USTA 4.0) could play together. It has been great allowing both of us to get quality practice time and mitigates the disparity in our abilities and really reduces the down time of picking up balls every 30-40 seconds. Have also found the ball machine great when demo'ing new racquets. You could create a few videos just on this topic and usage of a ball machine. No better way to compare racquets than comparing feeling and performance with similar feeds. Could do the same thing with different strings at different tensions. While a ball machine is not a substitute for playing sets and matches I find myself using it more and more on my solo practice time. The Nisplay looks like a great machine, especially at that price point. We really love our SpinFire. It is much more expensive but has double the capacity and has a few vertical and horizontal patterns which I use about 70% of the time. Not as compact as the Nisplay. Ours has the remote battery as well and a remote controller is a must saving so much time allowing you to adjust the machine on the fly. The best machine is whatever you can afford and whatever fits into your trunk. Lots of good choices right now.
Have you done a comparison between the best ball machines on the market? Would love your profesional take on the pros and cons and verdict on which to buy. Thank you for all of your videos. You’re definitely one of the best out there. Highly appreciated ❤
Thanks for the great video, always had trouble with volleys because i thought i need a "soft" wrist. But since i keep my wrist firm its so "easy" except for the volley dropshots. Really need to try those drills. Great advice.
Hey. I bought one used 3-4 years ago, made by wiseball, a brazilian brand. The battery gets short-lived quickly. Buy one with a power supply unit, and you'll be very satisfied. Paid 6000 BRL back then. A new PSU is around 1000 BRL now. I personally think it's worth it.
I got my Nisplay ball machine 3 months ago I really like the compactness and it’s preforming pretty well so far! Thank you for these great drills Nick I’m gonna follow these next time on my practice for sure! 👍🏻
I just ordered the Slinger bag, and I am waiting for it to be delivered. I like the ball machine you are using, it’s smaller one, and I like that my friend. I use both hands on my backhand volley, my left hand has been surgically repaired and I had to learn how to play tennis right handed. Great job on the video Coach Nick you are the best my friend.
I have a Slinger Bag, it's good for the value but it's a POS imo. They break and have cheap electronics. I had to repair my bag after two years. You can get good practice with them thought and my SB absolutely helped me improve.
The slinger is no not the greatest ..only does topspin… and 45 Mph… at the highest setting it’s college level spin. Super Cool features and looks Good but very very flawed. If someone promotes it they are a paid sponsor.
@@sfowler1100 I am not to impressed with the machine, the balls get stuck, and the remote control already needs batteries, but for 650.00 the price is right for practicing volleys, overheads and return of serves. I posted videos of myself hitting off the machine and I am very honest with my review, because I am not sponsored by the Slinger company and I am able to criticize the machine for not being able to properly shoot balls consistently. The spin is sick on the machine and it’s great for tuning up on the ground strokes and volleys as I stated before.
For what it’s worth my slinger bag broke again. Have had it for three years. If I were to do it over again I’d go for the tennis tutor. They are built to last.
Love the cracking sound of your ball contact. Not dull and muted like most demo racquets create. Would you ID your racquet,strings and tension ? Thanks Nick.
I use Silent Partner Smart and I am really happy with this. The problem with the ball machine is that the most of tennis clubs indoors or outdoor do not allow to bring or use ball machines
That machine is so much better than the Nisplay. Faster, internal oscillator, can use with an external battery. Proton has easy battery change. Even my Lobster has an external battery option .
@@LegolasDYou have the Proton and a spinfire 2 ball machine. I assume you prefer the spinfire 2. Please share your thoughts on these various ball machines
Looks great. Ball machines are definitely helpful. I have always thought about getting one but there has always been other gear that emptied my wallet. Great drills Nick
Im definitely in the market for ball machine before summer starts. Im looking forward to seeing a deeper review cause the price point of this machine is in competition with the spinshot lite ($689), spinshot pro($999) and slinger bag($599).
great video. What settings are you using for the lob ? I either get it too low or too high. When fiddling with the speeds I get either a ball that comes down too fast ( top spin ) or too low.
Really wish I could afford my own ball machine. Maybe some day. The club does have one, but it's... well. It's huge, needs to be plugged in, weighs a ton and can only really be used on one particular indoor court. The settings are also super finicky. Setting it up at the baseline, the slowest possible interval sends the next ball about when the first one crosses the net. The fastest interval pumps out three balls a second. (Not an exaggeration! Actually three per second!) I have no idea who decided on this range, but I want a word with them. With the way it functions (spinny disk with holes under the hopper) I can apply some tape to halve the interval, and that's usually what I do. Still, it's not very fun to use and I wish I could use one outside...
Have you tried Hydrogen Proton? I am a little surprised that you call this one the best. I would probably get this one if Proton is not available. The best thing about and Proton is that they are both small/convenience. Had bigger/fancier ball machines that ended up collecting dust in the garage.
How many balls does the Nisplay hold? I just seen one on FB for 450.00 lightly used, I live in Florida on the East Coast, so a lot of tennis players here.
@@IntuitiveTennis thank you, not bad at all. I seriously thinking about buying because it has a variety of different options, like the speed and the slicing abilities. Thank you Nick.
on the BH side you're already waiting for it to go to that side. My difficulty is exactly that, switching to backhand volley from a neutral position feels unnatural to me.
It is awsome, I love the portability. If something is too big and bulky, people won’t lug it out to the court as often. The portability makes it so u leave it in ur car and u and ur partner can drill a bit beforehand. The detachable battery is brilliant. But it is out of stock 😡😡😡
I love that Most tennis machines charge you more for a controller than a Good Controller For and RC airplane that you can fly 1km away. NOT! I'm going with Nisplay
It's more favourable if you're a US citizen. For us Europe people, shipping costs will be pretty high! Therefore, it becomes way less attractive, but that's a shame! Since it looks exactly like a ball machine I want!
Lobster machines are proven. Not a fan of the fold up walls. Metal is better than plastic, but a fixed hopper is less of a pain. Don't care for external batteries and external sweep function. Lobster is about the best overall ball machine, in my opinion. We own a bunch of these and use them for practice.
I hate this machine with a passion! The hardware itself (motors, battery pack, switches, case etc) is great. The biggest gripe I have is with the remote controller and how unintuitive it is to use. Once you turn on the machine (flipping the switch to the ON position on the panel) the feeder will beep once, it will wait 5sec, then it will just get possessed and start feeding balls like a moron. If you are impatient, you will certainly hit the button on the remote. (In hopes of stopping the feed) This action will make it worse in that, you lose track of when it’s OFF when it’s ON, and this just will just start feeding on its own. Once you manage to get a rhythm and have this thing feed, now the task will be to, either pause it, or turn it OFF using the remove (in your pocket) Pressing the remote once will result in an audible beep. This would tell the user the feeder has stopped - however, it is not the case with the Nisplay. You press the controller, you hear the beep, then you wait 5 sec because the ball machine wants to make a point on letting you know who the real boss is and will spit one more ball at you - just in case, you know… When this happens, your first reaction will be to press the controller again. By doing so, you have just turned it back on. By this time I am ready to stump on it. Btw, the “transistor” remote comes with a nice collapsible 1970’s style antenna lol! Works without extending it but still… an antenna? Really? Additional notes: and this may not be the machine itself: when it rains out there (Boca Raton Fl) the wet balls won’t launch. Will experience failure to feed / eject, will get stuck inside between the wheels, it’s a PITA to remove the balls. Tried various different balls, all with the same (wet test) result. Btw, I use this when working with my Jr. 4-5X per week, usually 45-90 min sessions. (Focusing on technical stuff) One positive feedback: the Li-ion battery lets us run 4-5 sessions without recharge. When temps drop low 60’s it will do 3 days then you have to recharge. (Charges fairly quick)
wow , you are really getting frustrated with the machine. I don't have any issues with the feeder of the machine. You set the feeder timer ( how often the machine sends a ball, setting between under 1 second to 10 seconds ), go to the other side, press the remote and a single beep will indicate that the machine will start feeding ball. To stop you just press the remote again and the machine will respond with 2 audible beeps to indicate that it will stop feeding. The remote looks like a 70's remote with a collapsible antenna but who cares ? On the instructions it clearly says to NOT use the machine in wet conditions and when it's raining.
@@mattrock2491 my expectations would be; when hitting the remote - to stop feeding, I want to hear an auditable beep, and no - more - balls. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Once you hear the beep, it will still fire 2X balls at you. I was able to figure this out fairly quick and now take it as a feature and work around the issue. If I had to do it again I’d probably get the slinger bc it has the ability to feed almost vertically with little pace on the ball, as opposed to blasting it - while, and based on reviews the controller is also drama free. I’d press for start and 1x press for stopping the feed. No random misfires in between lol
Your Nisplay link in the description is not clickable. Sure, I can copy and paste but at no benefit to you. It’s weird, it is only clickable when typing comments, not without it.
‘Best’ is a word of exaggeration. Maybe it is small and convenient suitable for some users. Now I wish I have a ball machine to feed top spin and slice balls. I bought lobster brand one basic model with only flat balls but it is still good for me to practice basic shots. It is portable and can hold much more balls plus with decent speed range (guess up to 80-90 mph), and oscillation
they want a thousand damn dollars for a little portable machine that shoots tennis balls... if it cost more than a hundred bucks to build, i'd be shocked.
Actually the portability is the feature. If it is too big, people won’t use it. I don’t think I would ever go to the courts alone with a machine. But to go with my kids and do some practice before hitting with each other
Of course, Nothing wrong with it, we are free loaders get tennis tips from him without pay, let company pay for us, all we have to do is to watch. Everyone happy. Live in soviet for a while, you will love advert for free goods. Ppl.
@@royxuliang310 very well said. Dude works his ass offf for these nice vids, he gets a small affiliate reward for recommending a product he is using. Nothing wrong with it
But then once they get into the match, they are going to be missing left and right. Just say it coach, it’s gonna take years to master the technique and reflexes.
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Hey are these discounts still good?
@@turbogunhawk10s43they are. Free shipping instead of 10% off
Great video on how to use a ball machine. Originally purchased a Spinfire machine so my wife ( a beginner) and I (USTA 4.0) could play together. It has been great allowing both of us to get quality practice time and mitigates the disparity in our abilities and really reduces the down time of picking up balls every 30-40 seconds. Have also found the ball machine great when demo'ing new racquets. You could create a few videos just on this topic and usage of a ball machine. No better way to compare racquets than comparing feeling and performance with similar feeds. Could do the same thing with different strings at different tensions.
While a ball machine is not a substitute for playing sets and matches I find myself using it more and more on my solo practice time. The Nisplay looks like a great machine, especially at that price point. We really love our SpinFire. It is much more expensive but has double the capacity and has a few vertical and horizontal patterns which I use about 70% of the time. Not as compact as the Nisplay. Ours has the remote battery as well and a remote controller is a must saving so much time allowing you to adjust the machine on the fly. The best machine is whatever you can afford and whatever fits into your trunk. Lots of good choices right now.
Have you done a comparison between the best ball machines on the market? Would love your profesional take on the pros and cons and verdict on which to buy. Thank you for all of your videos. You’re definitely one of the best out there. Highly appreciated ❤
Thanks for the great video, always had trouble with volleys because i thought i need a "soft" wrist. But since i keep my wrist firm its so "easy" except for the volley dropshots. Really need to try those drills.
Great advice.
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I have 6 months spinshot plus and i like to practice with ball machine!
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Im from brazil and stared to follow you. Days ago i was think about a machine and now you made it this video. I really want to buy one.
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Hey. I bought one used 3-4 years ago, made by wiseball, a brazilian brand. The battery gets short-lived quickly. Buy one with a power supply unit, and you'll be very satisfied. Paid 6000 BRL back then. A new PSU is around 1000 BRL now. I personally think it's worth it.
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I got my Nisplay ball machine 3 months ago I really like the compactness and it’s preforming pretty well so far! Thank you for these great drills Nick I’m gonna follow these next time on my practice for sure! 👍🏻
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Great video Nick! So useful for pros who doesn’t have a coach !
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I just ordered the Slinger bag, and I am waiting for it to be delivered. I like the ball machine you are using, it’s smaller one, and I like that my friend. I use both hands on my backhand volley, my left hand has been surgically repaired and I had to learn how to play tennis right handed. Great job on the video Coach Nick you are the best my friend.
I have a Slinger Bag, it's good for the value but it's a POS imo. They break and have cheap electronics. I had to repair my bag after two years. You can get good practice with them thought and my SB absolutely helped me improve.
Slinger doesn't do lobs and the topspin is artificial, that's all you can do@@sonicmilk
The slinger is no not the greatest ..only does topspin… and 45
Mph… at the highest setting it’s college level spin. Super
Cool features and looks
Good but very very flawed. If someone promotes it they are a paid sponsor.
@@sfowler1100 I am not to impressed with the machine, the balls get stuck, and the remote control already needs batteries, but for 650.00 the price is right for practicing volleys, overheads and return of serves. I posted videos of myself hitting off the machine and I am very honest with my review, because I am not sponsored by the Slinger company and I am able to criticize the machine for not being able to properly shoot balls consistently. The spin is sick on the machine and it’s great for tuning up on the ground strokes and volleys as I stated before.
For what it’s worth my slinger bag broke again. Have had it for three years. If I were to do it over again I’d go for the tennis tutor. They are built to last.
I ordered mine and it's coming next week, can't wait to use it!
Awesome 🔥
Love the cracking sound of your ball contact. Not dull and muted like most demo racquets create. Would you ID your racquet,strings and tension ? Thanks Nick.
I use Silent Partner Smart and I am really happy with this. The problem with the ball machine is that the most of tennis clubs indoors or outdoor do not allow to bring or use ball machines
Omg, how many tennis courts in the USA are vandalized now by nasty pb lines
I love playing the net and will absorb your info like a sponge Nik!
How does this ball machine compare to the Hydrogen Sports Proton?
Great machine, I have the N1
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Thanks man, I've been specifically hunting for ball machine volley drills.
I use a Spinfire Pro 2
That machine is so much better than the Nisplay. Faster, internal oscillator, can use with an external battery. Proton has easy battery change. Even my Lobster has an external battery option .
@@LegolasDYou have the Proton and a spinfire 2 ball machine. I assume you prefer the spinfire 2. Please share your thoughts on these various ball machines
@@garychin4138 I've used those. For me my Lobster and tennis tutor was plenty good. Get one with a remote
What are the costs differences between these machines?
@@LegolasD I hope so, the Spitfire is $2400.
Looks great. Ball machines are definitely helpful. I have always thought about getting one but there has always been other gear that emptied my wallet.
Great drills Nick
Thank u Milan
You are very quick young fella!
Haha thank you
@@IntuitiveTennis you can time my speed with a sun dial! Hahe
Great video Nick! 👍👍
Thank you Hans
Awesome!
Im definitely in the market for ball machine before summer starts. Im looking forward to seeing a deeper review cause the price point of this machine is in competition with the spinshot lite ($689), spinshot pro($999) and slinger bag($599).
great video. What settings are you using for the lob ? I either get it too low or too high. When fiddling with the speeds I get either a ball that comes down too fast ( top spin ) or too low.
Have you used the proton ball machine?
too expensive😂. Nisplay is half the price and similar functions.
Sounds like an awesome ball machine
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great video, i was planning on getting that same ball machine, btw what shoes are you wearing?
Gp challenge
Can you please post the N2 settings used for each different shot you did here. Have this ball machine but finding the right setting is hard
nice drills!
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Really wish I could afford my own ball machine. Maybe some day.
The club does have one, but it's... well. It's huge, needs to be plugged in, weighs a ton and can only really be used on one particular indoor court. The settings are also super finicky.
Setting it up at the baseline, the slowest possible interval sends the next ball about when the first one crosses the net. The fastest interval pumps out three balls a second. (Not an exaggeration! Actually three per second!) I have no idea who decided on this range, but I want a word with them.
With the way it functions (spinny disk with holes under the hopper) I can apply some tape to halve the interval, and that's usually what I do. Still, it's not very fun to use and I wish I could use one outside...
Am I crazy? I want 2 of these, set frequency low and angle to both left and right.
It has an oscillating base that can be attached
@@IntuitiveTennisPlease show you using the oscillating base..
The price and functionality of this ball machine is comparable to spinshot pro. The advantage is that it is much lighter
I have tutor prolight its good iv only been playing for 8 months so injoy qll the tips i can get
how does it work for groundstrokes? especially returning powerful ones? why only show volleys?
Separate vid coming soon… (as announced in video)
Have you tried Hydrogen Proton? I am a little surprised that you call this one the best. I would probably get this one if Proton is not available. The best thing about and Proton is that they are both small/convenience. Had bigger/fancier ball machines that ended up collecting dust in the garage.
Good luck getting one.
Great Workout Nik 💪💪👏👏
Thank you
@@IntuitiveTennis Also I just ordered a Nisplay based on your recommendation, and also Emazing Tennis'.
How many balls does the Nisplay hold? I just seen one on FB for 450.00 lightly used, I live in Florida on the East Coast, so a lot of tennis players here.
Ball Capacity 80+
@@IntuitiveTennis thank you, not bad at all. I seriously thinking about buying because it has a variety of different options, like the speed and the slicing abilities. Thank you Nick.
Hey big maxxy. How often do you get balls jamming up in hopper?
Can't order this to new Zealand, looks like good machine
Have you tried the new Nisplay L1? It looks interesting if it is useful and well-made. What have you heard about it?
Will try it soon, looks great
I am from Indonesia , How to buy Nisplay ? Are there any options ?
The size of it makes total sense. If you've ever taken apart a traditional ball machine you will realize how much dead space there is in there.
every single video of the Nisplay ball machine shows wimpy power.
I took battery out of my tennis tutor machine and using alligator clips I can use any 12 volt battery.
I’ve also got a tennis tutor and that sounds like a great idea,just how easy was it to do? Appreciate any advice…Thanks..
on the BH side you're already waiting for it to go to that side. My difficulty is exactly that, switching to backhand volley from a neutral position feels unnatural to me.
It is awsome, I love the portability. If something is too big and bulky, people won’t lug it out to the court as often. The portability makes it so u leave it in ur car and u and ur partner can drill a bit beforehand. The detachable battery is brilliant.
But it is out of stock 😡😡😡
Unfortunately still not available for German market, they told me they need about 1 month to get ready for Europe market
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Do you ship to Australia
I am still debating the merits of a ball machine (I understand) Vs. WHY?!
Wow, at 9:05 Nik turned into Andre!
I love that Most tennis machines charge you more for a controller than a Good Controller For and RC airplane that you can fly 1km away. NOT! I'm going with Nisplay
I tried placing an order but they dont deliver to UK
Don't use the US website. Google for Nisplay to UK, they actually deliver from the UK, I got mine in 3 days.
It's more favourable if you're a US citizen. For us Europe people, shipping costs will be pretty high! Therefore, it becomes way less attractive, but that's a shame! Since it looks exactly like a ball machine I want!
Shipping is free to UK, France and Germany.
The link shows a 404 Error. I have emailed customer support but they have not gotten back to me yet. Is this company still in business?
Link works on my end
so sad...this is not avalible in germany :(
Lobster machines are proven. Not a fan of the fold up walls. Metal is better than plastic, but a fixed hopper is less of a pain. Don't care for external batteries and external sweep function. Lobster is about the best overall ball machine, in my opinion. We own a bunch of these and use them for practice.
This machine suits padel more than tennis.
I hate this machine with a passion! The hardware itself (motors, battery pack, switches, case etc) is great. The biggest gripe I have is with the remote controller and how unintuitive it is to use. Once you turn on the machine (flipping the switch to the ON position on the panel) the feeder will beep once, it will wait 5sec, then it will just get possessed and start feeding balls like a moron. If you are impatient, you will certainly hit the button on the remote. (In hopes of stopping the feed) This action will make it worse in that, you lose track of when it’s OFF when it’s ON, and this just will just start feeding on its own. Once you manage to get a rhythm and have this thing feed, now the task will be to, either pause it, or turn it OFF using the remove (in your pocket) Pressing the remote once will result in an audible beep. This would tell the user the feeder has stopped - however, it is not the case with the Nisplay. You press the controller, you hear the beep, then you wait 5 sec because the ball machine wants to make a point on letting you know who the real boss is and will spit one more ball at you - just in case, you know… When this happens, your first reaction will be to press the controller again. By doing so, you have just turned it back on. By this time I am ready to stump on it. Btw, the “transistor” remote comes with a nice collapsible 1970’s style antenna lol! Works without extending it but still… an antenna? Really?
Additional notes: and this may not be the machine itself: when it rains out there (Boca Raton Fl) the wet balls won’t launch. Will experience failure to feed / eject, will get stuck inside between the wheels, it’s a PITA to remove the balls. Tried various different balls, all with the same (wet test) result. Btw, I use this when working with my Jr. 4-5X per week, usually 45-90 min sessions. (Focusing on technical stuff)
One positive feedback: the Li-ion battery lets us run 4-5 sessions without recharge. When temps drop low 60’s it will do 3 days then you have to recharge. (Charges fairly quick)
wow , you are really getting frustrated with the machine. I don't have any issues with the feeder of the machine. You set the feeder timer ( how often the machine sends a ball, setting between under 1 second to 10 seconds ), go to the other side, press the remote and a single beep will indicate that the machine will start feeding ball. To stop you just press the remote again and the machine will respond with 2 audible beeps to indicate that it will stop feeding. The remote looks like a 70's remote with a collapsible antenna but who cares ? On the instructions it clearly says to NOT use the machine in wet conditions and when it's raining.
@@mattrock2491 my expectations would be; when hitting the remote - to stop feeding, I want to hear an auditable beep, and no - more - balls. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Once you hear the beep, it will still fire 2X balls at you. I was able to figure this out fairly quick and now take it as a feature and work around the issue. If I had to do it again I’d probably get the slinger bc it has the ability to feed almost vertically with little pace on the ball, as opposed to blasting it - while, and based on reviews the controller is also drama free. I’d press for start and 1x press for stopping the feed. No random misfires in between lol
This one or spin shot🤔🤔🤔
This one 🔥🔥
overheads are probably the least practiced shot for me :(
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Your Nisplay link in the description is not clickable. Sure, I can copy and paste but at no benefit to you. It’s weird, it is only clickable when typing comments, not without it.
Thank you for the heads up 🙌
The bane of my existence is pickleball lines inside of a tennis court 🤬!!!
‘Best’ is a word of exaggeration. Maybe it is small and convenient suitable for some users. Now I wish I have a ball machine to feed top spin and slice balls. I bought lobster brand one basic model with only flat balls but it is still good for me to practice basic shots. It is portable and can hold much more balls plus with decent speed range (guess up to 80-90 mph), and oscillation
coach nick what the hell do u think happened to monfils at UTS. Was he play fighting with the supervisor or something 😂😂
they want a thousand damn dollars for a little portable machine that shoots tennis balls... if it cost more than a hundred bucks to build, i'd be shocked.
They need to get that pickleball stain off the court🤣🤣🤣🤣
Went to the website to see how much these things cost…time to spend the next year saving up for this thing lol..
Ball capacity is limited, I expect 150+. No build in oscillator.
Oscillator is a $99 add on.
Code doesn’t work
Works on my end. Might be your location that’s restricted
Feel like before you start your video you really need to take those damn pickleball tapes out of there.. it’s embarrassing to see
They paid you well.
It’s a good value for $1,000 though. Obviously some r better, but u r pushing 3k
Actually the portability is the feature. If it is too big, people won’t use it. I don’t think I would ever go to the courts alone with a machine. But to go with my kids and do some practice before hitting with each other
Of course, Nothing wrong with it, we are free loaders get tennis tips from him without pay, let company pay for us, all we have to do is to watch. Everyone happy. Live in soviet for a while, you will love advert for free goods. Ppl.
@@royxuliang310 very well said. Dude works his ass offf for these nice vids, he gets a small affiliate reward for recommending a product he is using. Nothing wrong with it
Its crazy how some people have issues with creators being sponsored these days, like do you pay his bills?
Too expensive
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Cheaper than the proton ball machine.
But then once they get into the match, they are going to be missing left and right. Just say it coach, it’s gonna take years to master the technique and reflexes.