Can technology make you a better tennis player? Wes Ott tests over $5,000 worth of smart tennis gadgets, from a “smart” ball machine and a radar gun to court cameras and a training racquet. Which ones are worth your money, and which ones should you skip?
0:00 Intro: Testing $5,000 in Tennis Tech
0:33 PongBot Pace S Pro ($2,000)
1:22 Pocket Radar Smart Coach ($400)
2:29 Tech in Pro Tennis (Hawk-Eye)
3:32 SwingVision ($33/mo) & Baseline Vision ($2,000)
4:36 Functional Tennis Saber ($200)
5:24 Are They Worth the Money? (Verdict)
8:14 Final Thoughts & Outro
Video Credits:
Host: Wesley Ott
Producer & Camera: Dillon Lopez
Video Editor: Wes Ott
Thumbnail Designer: Zooey Liao
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@marcoanadon9531
September 1, 2026 at 8:44 am
You had the service radar in km lol, thanks for the video
@jaimenmaisuria
September 1, 2026 at 8:49 am
All the gear…
@AtlMike1989
September 1, 2026 at 10:37 am
Great video. I coach tennis and played D1 for context. A tip for you since you were nice enough to make this video.
Your right leg on your serve needs to be tucked back further, it’s causing your right him to open up too early into your serve which is robbing you of power.
@saxmanphd
September 1, 2026 at 11:59 am
you can just use your phone camera and skip the radar gun. (60fps) measure the serve from contact to hitting the service box. Pretty accurate.
@SurvivingAnimation
September 1, 2026 at 12:19 pm
Love SwingVision! I’ve been using it for nearly 3 years now and all my tennis buddies love when I bring it. After each match, I post the video to our Tennis What’sApp group and everyone chimes in on good shots, bad shots, and silly highlights. 100% worth it and I learned a lot about what I’m doing right and wrong!
@guyprovost
September 2, 2026 at 8:22 am
Man… 5000$ and a dirty overgrip ?…. C’mon….
@jjbonta2
September 2, 2026 at 9:34 am
I might’ve missed the mention, but I do want to point out that Swingvision is unfortunately not available on Android yet.
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@vlesmeries
September 2, 2026 at 10:03 pm
Instead of the Saber, why not just buy a cheap wooden racket from a thrift shop. The head size is super tiny and you get a nice twang feedback when you hit the center of the strings.
@fabmol
September 3, 2026 at 4:57 pm
@vlesmeries the saber is made to feel and play like a modern tennis racket
@chinesecheeunit
September 3, 2026 at 3:21 am
loved this video as a casual tennis player and tech nerd. can you do this same video but for pickleball?