TITAN vs SLINGER - What pickleball ball machine is best?

[@pickleballplaybook]

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[@marxalenina]

I’d say the question is to what level you want to get and how ow serious are you about your training. I’m not yet a 4.5 but I hope to keep working to the point of taking advantage of the Titan greater capabilities. So I rather going for the Titan that ultimately will have more longevity in my training.

[@pickleballplaybook]

The Titan is king! I do not recommend the slinger to anyone

[@picklingaround]

Great content! I would love to see a comparison between the Titan and the ErnePickleballMachine.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Coming soon!

[@faf1967]

If you are a strong 4.5 looking to go to 5.0+ get the Titan. If you're a 3.0 + get the slinger. I own the slinger and it's helped me a lot

[@pickleballplaybook]

The slinger is legit! Great for getting reps of the same shot

[@PTL4179]

Totally agreed! Slinger helps to get the basic down and the Titan simulates the dynamic shots or game like scenarios

[@t81629]

@@pickleballplaybook For now that's all I really seek, is getting reps. So the price point makes more sense, thanks for the review.

[@shipwreck8847]

Yo bro, can you do a comparison between the Titan and the ERNE?

[@pickleballplaybook]

Yes I will do one soon. I have the erne as well 👍 tbh, it’s not comparison 😬

[@shipwreck8847]

@@pickleballplaybook oh boy, ERNE that good huh?

[@pickleballplaybook]

No titans just way better in every way actually.

[@ernestryles]

@@pickleballplaybooknot surprised that’s true for PB seeing as the titan is far and away the best for tennis too.

[@skrueger78]

Great video!!! I want that Titan but will stick with my Slinger that should ship this week. I like the idea of the custom drills but think the main use case for a machine is a lot of repeating shots taking out variability to help learn the motion. I dunno maybe I'll upgrade later

[@pickleballplaybook]

The slinger is worth it! Awesome machine.

[@sequin2000x]

This 100%. I'm primarily working on my consistency and directionality, so the Slinger is perfect right now. But as my game improves and if I continue to use the Slinger regularly, I will seriously consider upgrading to the Titan.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Noice!

[@leond123]

I think the removable battery on the Titan is a great idea. With this, I can leave the machine in my car and just bring the battery in to charge. Is the battery on the Slinger removable also? Or would I need to bring the whole machine in to charge it?

[@pickleballplaybook]

It is removable also on the slinger but a bit more tricky. To remove it you need a screw driver!

[@nn-NeuralNetwork]

How are companies making money on these. Ridiculous prices

[@pickleballplaybook]

10’s of thousands sold each month!

[@trevorhewick8910]

Well done! A very informative and enjoyable presentation.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Thank you kindly!

[@leond123]

Solid review. Thx for putting it together. Any info on the history of the two companies? I believe both machines are relatively new but did the companies make tennis ball machines previously? Were they reliable? And how long have the companies been in business?

[@pickleballplaybook]

Slinger has been in the tennis industry since 2020. They started making pickleball machines in 2023. Titan created tennis and pickleball machines in 2023. Both great companies, with the highest ratings as far as reliability, and customer care. I couldn’t in good faith recommend another ball machine company over them.

[@stratelyze2095]

How accurate is the Titan ball machine in hitting intended spots. On the website one reviewer was critical of this. Thanks

[@pickleballplaybook]

I’d suggest only doing drills that you upload through a QR code. It’s not 100% accurate I. How it depicts where a ball is going to land, but the already programmed drills are awesome. They’re on their website and KZbin for you to put into the machine

[@madbadtrad7746]

Awesome review; is the Titan loud or relatively quiet? Would players the next court over be bothered?

[@pickleballplaybook]

Great question. You can hear it but it’s a stealthy sound. It’s definitely not loud at all! Glad you enjoyed it

[@kimleith1378]

Great side by side comparison. Curious how the Titan does a "flat" shot. Would like to set the machine at net height (on a table) at the NVZ line to shoot a "flat" ball at speed. Another question, do shot speeds change as the battery gets low? Also are the throw wheels made of the same material? Do the wheels get dirty quickly and how easy are they to clean.

[@pickleballplaybook]

It does a flat ball. Very fast. Week changes to the same color as the balls. Haven’t cleaned my wheel because I like the color honestly. Battery level doesn’t effect speed from what I’ve seen

[@villbuzeep2043]

Does the pickleball drills app have settings for the Slinger for the drills that could be applicable to the machine?

[@pickleballplaybook]

It doesn’t! Maybe some day soon!

[@lesterma1608]

Two slingers for the price of one? 2-1 clear winner!

[@pickleballplaybook]

Hence why titan is a way more valuable machine. More value = greater cost Both awesome machines for their price 👊

[@mikeoliver861]

Hey Austin, that was a fair review, great job!

[@pickleballplaybook]

Glad you liked it!

[@waynesulak1488]

Should have led with the price difference.

[@pickleballplaybook]

👊👊👊 the greater the price, the greater the value

[@cosmicaudio9452]

One difference according to the specs put out by each company is that at its quickest, the Titan can be set to feed a ball at one per second, while the Slinger's minimum delay is a ball every 2 seconds. It would seem the Slinger, in many circumstances, won't be able to simulate how quickly a return would come back to you in a real game.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Good point. Imo the slinger has a very accurate feed for feeling like a real point when you crank it up. But Titan can definitely go a bit faster. The problem is that when you have the Titan do a fast ball then a slow ball, it take a bit longer than a second cause it has to slow the mortar down or speed it up!

[@clintroberts1]

Slinger is my choice it as it has top spin and remote and a reasonable price. Just set the drills up yourself. Unless you're using it DAILY the Titan is not worth it. I use my Tutor Mini about 3 times a month. I expect you'll do about the same as drilling with a partner is better and you also will want to play. Unless of course price doesn't matter as it doesnt to some people.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Right on! Slinger is a fantastic machine

[@26realmc]

I have a Tutor plus and I'm sick of having to manually change it for every shot then test balls and dial it in which can take 10+ balls sometimes depending on what you're adjusting it from. Just ordered a Titan and can't wait to sell my Tutor which is a PIA 😂

[@pickleballplaybook]

Yeah the tutor sucks haha. You’ll love the titan! Best ball machine available

[@clintroberts1]

@@pickleballplaybook yeah I havent used the Titan only the Slinget and Tutor Mini. I've had the Tutor for awhile and was going to replace it with the Slinger but then just decided against it on the amount of use. Tutor works fine just to throw a balls in spots at different speeds, etc. to practice. I was upgrading for all in one convenience aside from the Tutor being really small and for the topspin and the remote.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Yeah. Tutor takes a lot longer to set up and take down but if it fits your needs right now. Save a few hundred bucks!

[@mikeoliver861]

The Titan is almost triple the price of the SlingerBag. I'm not sure this is going to be a fair comparison.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Haha it’s almost as if you’ve heard what I say at the end of the video!

[@mikeoliver861]

@@pickleballplaybook Well, we all know you are one of the good guys, a great player and will do an excellent job on this vid like you always do.

[@pickleballplaybook]

I appreciate it! It’s an excellent review

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

What I’m starting to find is myself NOT buying things anymore that have Apps…Why? Because to keep the Apps optimized, takes lots of developer support. Especially when say Apple rolls out an update and jacks everything up. Developers in hand to keep the Apps going costs $$. As long as the business is big and the products are generating a lot of money, Apps stay updated. As soon as sales slow, developers (anything service related takes a hit). It’s how things work for every business but I think we all just think Apps will alwys eork, and a lot just seem to fail, or never get updated…and then the product t becomes useless.

[@26realmc]

@@NOT_A_TOP_FANfair comment and I've just bought one so hoping it doesn't happen 🙏

[@donaldpomerleau7990]

Quels sont les detaillants au Québec ?

[@pickleballplaybook]

Slinger