TENNIS TRAINING SYTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A REAL TENNIS MATCH

摘要

Programmable robotic ball shooting machines, linked by cable or wireless signal communication, are positioned on one side of a tennis court and are structured for firing tennis balls to predetermined locations on the opposite side of the court in accordance with a preprogrammed shot sequence. A remote control communicates with the ball shooting machines and is operable to selectively control the firing of each shot from any of the machines at a time and from a direction which is directly responsive to a tennis shot made by a practicing player on the opposite side of the court. Immediately following the firing of each shot, all ball shooting machines advance in preparation for firing the next shot in the programmed sequence at a predetermined speed, spin and height particular to each ball shooting machine position, thereby controlling the depth and location of each fired shot in order to hit the predetermined location. The system allows for continuous play, simulating a real tennis match, without breaking the rhythm and timing of the practicing tennis player.