Ball Is Back Tennis Trainer - Blue

After I broke my leg, regaining mobility has been a bit of a challenge. I usually try to get some time to myself on the basketball court. But if both ends of the basketball court are ‘rammed’, I can still get some exercise in by using the ‘ball is back’ trainer in the middle of the court, safe in the knowledge that it won’t interfere with the people shooting hoops. It takes about 15 minutes after first unpacking to get the ball and the elastic to ‘bed-in’. After that, despite the issues with flexibility in my leg, I found it really easy to get some kind of rally going. There’s a translucent rubber bung in the recess that can be removed to allow the base to be filled with water or sand. Water seemed to messy, and it’s pointless buying sand in such small quantities. Instead, i filled the base with about 750g of household salt. Wearing rubber gloves, I then permanently sealed in the rubber bung with superglue. There’s another, smaller hole with a plastic bung that is adjacent to the rubber bung. I sealed this with superglue too. So, for the money, I can’t fault it. It keeps me moving. I also enjoy knocking a baseball/ softball around. Maybe decathlon could sell a baseball/ softball on an elastic string that can be attached to a batting tee? Graphite baseball bats would be cool too… But this tennis trainer has surpassed my expectations, so I’m perfectly happy with that.

The product is a lot harder than it seems to get a rally going. I much prefer hitting a wall, and this "personal trainer" should be used as last options during lockdown...

Brilliant for my son to continue training