Welcome: Learn all about your new Pickleball machine!
Pickleball - Tudor Plus
Pickleball Tutor PLUS Specifications:
This is the # 1 rated Pickleball machine available. Pickleball Tutor Plus (w/options selected) is easily adjustable to shoot all the shots both new and experienced players need to practice against including:
- Dinks, Lobs, Serves, Drives, Groundstrokes
- Topspin and Backspin – A single dial controls the amount of topspin or backspin
- Delivers shots randomly across the court for hitting on the run
- Holds 110 pickleballs
- Ball Speed – Adjustable from 10 MPH to 65 MPH
- Ball Feed – From every one second (for quick-reaction volleys) to every 10 seconds
- Start-up time delay allows time to get to the other side of the net before balls begin shooting
- Automatically shoots to two preset court positions
- Ball trajectory is controlled by a simple electronic switch on the control panel rather than the manual knob control
- Weighs only 22-29 lbs. so it is easily carried, plus includes lightweight tow cart for easier transport
If you would like training on the use of the Machine, please let us know by using feedback form or emailing your COS team.
In the interim, please check out these instructions as well as the video review…
Safety First (Please Read)
- Do NOT stand or walk in front of ball ejection opening.
- Do NOT insert hands or foreign objects into the machine.
- Do NOT operate when Wet. Do NOT use if balls are wet (we would also like the machine to stay in fine working order).
- Please use Caution on speed control (It claims that its highest setting can throw at 60 - 65 miles an hour).
- If a Ball gets stuck, TURN off machine before trying to clear it. Better still, also pull plug.
- It has been highly suggested by a few of the early users that it is helpful to have a partner when operating the machine.
The machine must be scheduled using SKEDDA!
It will be the last column on the Pickleball SKEDDA grid.
It is important to realize that any resident can use any of the Sports facilities whether or not they have registered for HMSG and/or one or more Sports groups.
In other words, simply stopping down and using a sports facility is fine if it has not already been scheduled by anyone.
To ensure that you don’t run into conflicts, it makes sense to simply schedule the resource that you would like to utilize ahead of time.
[In such a case, the group who made the reservation would have the right to the court]
We Use SKEDDA to maintain our reservations!
- You do need to do a “1” time request of SKEDDA Access if you plan on using it to schedule time for one of the Sports facilities.
- With or Without SKEDDA access, anyone may view the schedule by clicking on the link.
If you would like to stay informed of HMSG plans and events, make sure you join HMSG if you have not already done so. You will be added to that mailing list.
Likewise, if you want to know what’s going on in particular sport groups, let them know so they can add you to their unique mailing list.
Click SKEDDA image below to open SKEDDA tab..
Anyone can view the SKEDDA schedule but you need prior authorization for creating reservations. This is a “1” time process. For more information, please press the “More SKEDDA” button to the right!
Learn all about SKEDDA..
SKEDDA pronounced /sked-dah/
is a web based software system used by Hershey’s Mill for scheduling court time. Being web based means that you can schedule future playing time from any browser on any device you have. Court time can be scheduled for the following Sports Groups:
- Billiards
- Bocce
- Horseshoes
- Pickleball
- Platform Tennis
- Shuffleboard
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Also to Know!
- Machine is located in Shed next to courts and may have a gray cover on it.
- When done, either remove all balls from machine, roll back to shed and please cover it (or roll back with balls carefully 🙂
- Do NOT use if imminent rain is in the forecast.
- Any issues with the machine that you cannot handle, PLEASE put machine in shed AND Notify a Pickleball COS member.
- Use only the Lime green balls in the machine and put in shed when you are done.
- SETUP: Place the machine 1 to 2 feet behind the baseline of the throwing court before adjusting your dials for types of balls desired.
Please USE CORRECT Balls!
Yellow Ball is for normal PLAY.
Lime Green to be USED in the Pickleball Machine.
Watch Video below for Operation Tips.
While watching this Video, understand that we have chosen the model with these attributes:
- We have Electric Model (No Battery)
- We have Electronic Elevation
- We have 2-line Oscillation
- We do NOT have a Remote Control
Operating Instructions
Please follow below in the order of the buttons/Dials as shown above.
- POWER – Pushing to the “ON” position begins a start-time delay period of 10 seconds before pickleballs are thrown.
- Elevation – Push button UP or DOWN to adjust trajectory of shots. This will likely take some practice.
- OSCILLATOR – If you wish to have balls shoot directly where pointed, make sure toggle is level (off). To have balls go back and forth to two alternating spots, set toggle to 2-Line. To have machine toss balls in a sweeping motion across the court, set to Random.
- There is NO remote button.
- RESET – If the Pickleball machine shuts off while balls are still loaded in the hopper, turn the power switch OFF. Remove all balls and see if a ball is jammed in the hopper or between/under one of the throwing wheels. Remove the ball and turn power switch on.If machine does not power on, the Reset button may have tripped. In that case, turn machine off and push reset button until it locks in place. Turn the machine on again and test.==> If the machine shuts off again or does not power up, contact a Pickleball COS member and put machine in shed & Cover.
- Ignore Charge (used only in battery units)
- SPIN – Use this Dial to have balls bounce Flat or have it produce Backspin or Topspin (each up to 4 levels of difficulty)
- INTERVAL – How much time do you want in between thrown balls? Turning clockwise increases the frequency of balls thrown (approx. from 1 ball every 10 seconds to 1 ball every second). Again, you will need to experiment for what is right for you.
- SPEED – Please start at low setting and adjust. Turning clockwise increases the speed at which balls are thrown. Caution: It claims that its highest setting can throw at 60 miles an hour.