Does it require pushing down on the balls to get the balls in or just lowering it over the balls does the trick?
1850828
Yes, you have to give it a little push down in order to get the balls into the ball port
918575
No. You have to push it. But it's not hard. It's light weight and very effective.
1960083
You should pick up the ball carrier, carry it over to the tennis ball and kinda drop it (while still holding on to the carrier) onto the ball. The tennis ball should slide between the bars on the bottom of the carrier.
888296
There are different kinds of ball machines. The ones that launch a ball with spinning wheels, like used by baseball coaches, will not work very well with these low compression balls. A machine that uses air compression would work better, or a machine that "throws" the ball like a catapult would work. Hope that helps!
804034
Hi Galen, It's easy! Providing your at an angle of about 45 degrees. Just drop the pick up end on the ball. The pin is what hold the ball in place. Be sure to twist the shaft according to the directions on the shaft to lock it in place, otherwise it"s tough to get the pick up over the ball. Good Luck.
723753
It looks like they should just pull off however it looks difficult. I just bought the special tennis balls that you can get on amazon and pushed them over the two back legs and it works perfectly for me. Sorry, I couldn't be more helpful.
1960081
You just push it down on the ball and it squeezes up through the the wires into the basket. No need to bend down at all.
1179539
Yes. There is a lever that allows you to be able to move the ball into whatever position you need it in.
155127
Not really. I have 'High bounce" balls that can easily go to the ceiling. This one would be difficult to get it to bounce that high. When dropped this ball does not bounce as high as any of the super balls I have. Even the little 1 inch balls bounce higher.Notice the "yes" answers say: "with some effort", "hard" or "you can get it to". I say that it would take more then "some" effort.
623966
You don't have to push it down. When you line the steam dot with the one on the lid it lifts up Letting steam out. When you set it to pressure, it drops down to seal it. It feels a bit funny because it's so loose feeling.
556384
The balls are deflated. You have to pump them up half way, wait 8-12 hours then finish pumping them up fully.
214452
I believe there is a manual. I gave it as a gift and my sister set it up. When I asked her about how to adjust it to make balls pop up on the way back she said she didn't see anything about it. So there must be. I also remember that I was looking for the answer in an online manual but there I couldn't find one. Hope that helps.
269193
So as one other said, they don't always hold pressure. But, I think it does most of the time. My tennis balls have enough bounce it has to be. As for life, mine is 6m old and working about the same as when I got it. I did lube with I think some vaseline. Without that it really drags when you put it together. Some say that's the wrong thing to lubricate it with. I'm guessing you can get another o-ring at any good hardware store.
1755210
Hello. The "pool" area is not deep enough to add balls. It's more like a slip and slide.
1754591
If you did not, you have to push down slightly as you are twisting it. I hope this helps.
2138347
No, you have to use Slider brand balls which are much lighter than regular balls.
1714180
It is really hard. I push the round button on the side of a table or other hard surface and push till the ball comes on.