Wilson Tennis Ball Pick Up Hopper, Black (WRZ323900)

  My son and I have recently taken up tennis. When I went to watch him take a group lesson this summer, the instructor was tossing balls to the students with a ball hopper similar to this until the bucket was empty. Once it was empty, the students used it to walk around quickly and efficiently picking up the balls. I was convinced after watching this that I needed this in order to practice with my son in the same way. The handle and locking mechanism ball seem flimsy, but that's not a deal breaker because this serves the main purpose well, which is to allow easy ball pick ups without having to bend over and to convert to a stand so you can easily reach into bucket full of balls without having to bend over. THE VERDICT: br>br>THE BOTTOM LINE: br>br>4 stars out of 5. This pick-up hopper comes highly recommended. I hope my demonstration video was helpful, and if it was, please click the helpful button below to help others as well!.

Brock Cardenas

| Jul 04, 2021

A few customers appear to be putting the base of this Wilson 75 Ball Pick Up together backwards. Buyers complain in reviews about needing tools to apply force and having to bend the frame due to what they believe is a design flaw. They have the base backwards, but that is not their fault; the instruction picture is far too small. ON THE BASE, THE CHANNELS SHOULD BE FACING UP. In this image, I've made a change to the directions. Everything aligns perfectly for a quick assembly if you make sure the base channels are facing up. To ensure that the nuts stay tight, apply nail polish to the four threaded shafts before tightening them. br>Does a good job of catching balls.

Peyton Bowers

| Oct 21, 2021

After hearing so many people say it wouldn't stand or that locking the legs was "impossible," I was a little hesitant to purchase it. It was ridiculously simple to put together. quick It appears to be fantastic! My first action was to place my bucket of balls in the basket. Make an effort to stand it up. Because so many people said it was nearly impossible to do with balls inside the basket, we decided to lock the legs. It wasn't impossible, by any stretch of the imagination. Actually, it was a piece of cake. Yes, getting both sides of each leg into the lock position is a little difficult, but getting one side of each leg into the lock position is not at all difficult. That's what I did, and it works perfectly! It also easily picks up the balls. It was a breeze to move from the hopper to the stand. This purchase has exceeded my expectations, especially given the low cost!.

Amaia Hammond

| Jun 09, 2021

I've had mixed feelings about it after using it for a month or two. It's not falling apart, but it's not elegant, and it doesn't perform all of its functions very well. The main reason I bought it was so that I could pick up the balls and then convert the handles into legs to make it easier to remove the balls. It's clumsy because of that conversion moment. Given that there may be 75 balls inside, you'll need a lot of strength and big hands to hold it while locking one leg and then going to the other side to lock the other leg, and you'll always risk one leg coming out of the whole or tilting it too much or dropping it, resulting in all balls scattering around because the cover does not lock very well and keeps opening. Converting legs back to handles will still require large, strong hands, but it will be easier now that all of the balls have been removed and the entire thing is much lighter. The metal frame is strong, but it makes picking up the balls quite difficult. It's disappointing that the handles aren't securely attached. If you store it horizontally in the trunk with a full load of balls, the cover may come off. This is not a good design.

Aries Burnett

| Mar 06, 2021

flimsy. Wilson should be ashamed for creating this product; it's a dreadful product for such a reputable brand, and my son despised it after only a week of use. It used to fall apart; I assume the design is flawed, with weak screws that cause it to fall apart frequently while being used on the court; Wilson should reconsider the design. I returned it and purchased the Tourna Ballport Hopper because it's not difficult to make an equivalent good product. This hopper is unquestionably of higher quality.

Lucy Gamble

| Jul 03, 2021

Ball hopper of the highest quality. One disadvantage is that changing the handles from carrying handles to legs to support it requires some effort. Another thing to keep in mind is that you should use lock tight when purchasing this product (if you don't have any, regular fingernail polish will suffice). For each nut you screw on, apply a small amount of the lock to the threads. This will prevent you from having the same problems as others, where the nuts come loose and get lost.

Oakleigh Ayers

| Dec 08, 2021

This is an excellent hopper. I strap it to a small dolly and wheel it across the street to the tennis court, where I can work on my form by serving the full basket as many times as I want. I can also pick up the balls with the hopper, which makes it much easier for me (and my back) because I don't have to stoop. It also serves as a way for me to feed balls to my aunt, with whom I have a weekly game. She is resuming tennis after a 20-year hiatus and finds the workout extremely beneficial. The only aspect of the hopper that I dislike is the way the "legs" are secured. " It stands up fine once secured, but trying to get the bar into the catch with a full basket of balls becomes tedious. But that's only part of it, and it's not a design flaw, in my opinion. It doesn't make the hopper any less useful, and it continues to function properly. The hopper can be quite heavy when filled with tennis balls, which is not an issue for me. As a result, keep in mind that the more you add, the heavier it will become. I would strongly suggest it.

Jolene Singh

| Apr 15, 2021