Furlihong 388PBH Pickleball Machine, Includes 9 Pickleballs

Great ball feeder **for the price**. You must adjust your expectation on this because well, look at the price! Most of the good ball feeder machines are $1000 and up. This little machine will get some of the job done with a lot of tinkering on your part. You can adjust height on the ball, and some spin-ish, but that's about it. Angles are up to you to set up. I would recommend attaching it to a sturdy tripod or adjustable chair to give it different heights. A good tripod will give it more angles and shot options. You might find that your standard balls like franklin x-40s will get jammed and won't feed consistently. Reach out to support, they'll help you fix it. They have a 1 year warranty. Also note: This will only fit 9 balls! Then you'll have to pick it up and feed it in again. You can buy the extension kit, $30 right now, to add more ball capacity, at the risk of being too top heavy. TLDR: For the price, it will feed balls. I recommend elevating it with a chair/tripod. If you don't like tinkering, and want a set it and forget it option, skip it or pay for something better. 3/5 stars product, but 5/5 stars support

The ball launch works great - the auto feed not so much. The auto feed stopped working after about 25 balls. Which makes it useless for practice. I haven't been able to get it working anymore. I liked the way it worked previous to that though. Also, it doesn't work well off of conventional battery power - it needs a power supply to shoot balls any further than 20 feet.

The balls wanted to hang up in the chute . A little tape fixed that problem The plug - power is the weak part The cover comes off plus- then machine loses power: can’t get in touch with company to buy another plug Other wise it works good except for power plug

Just got my 388PBH machine. It works great and I have no problems with the functionality of the machine. I reached out to the company and they gave me advice on which adapter works best. I would recommend this machine.

Like others have mentioned, my unit had frequent jams and sometimes wouldn't feed all 9 balls consistently. Its annoying but fortunately, after doing a lot of research, I found that there's a fix on YouTube that solved the problem for me. Since then it's been working reliably every time. The manufacturer should really look into this issue and address it at the factory. If you're new to ball feeders, keep in mind that this model doesn't have speed control, and the feed direction has to be adjusted manually. That means you'll need enough space to practice comfortably. If those features are important to you, the company does offer other models that may be a better fit. Overall, it's a solid value for the money. For me, it's a great way to get extra practice time without spending a lot. I'd rate it around 3.5 stars overall, but I'm giving it 3 stars because of the recurring jams and the fact that I had to find and implement a fix myself.

Update:Replacement was sent out and it’s working fine. Seller contacted me after I left a poor review and did a great job to correct the problem. Seller sent out a replacement unit at no charge. New unit is working fine.I have to compliment the seller for doing the right thing. Thank you.I changed my review to 5 stars.The replacement unit throws the ball pretty hard. I’m hoping the unit last a long time. Original review =Stopped working on second try . Purchased with gift cards from Christmas. Finally got warm weather with no wind and after 3 balls one of the rotating thrower wheel stopped turning. Turned off and tried again worked for a couple more ball then stopped again.Turned off and figured I’d let it rest. Decided to work on my serve for about 15 minutes. Tried again and the one thrower wheel won’t even turn , unit just dribbles out a ball that falls to the ground. I passed the return window so I’m out of luck. I did read some of the reviews and I shouldn’t purchased this unit or I should have tried it right away and returned it. I waited for better weather. Only got about 7-8 balls thrown properly. I don’t recommend this unit at all. I’m out about 40$.

I purchased this Furlihong 388PBH Pickleball Machine twice, and unfortunately both units failed within about a week of use. In both cases, the machine stopped throwing balls altogether. The balls began getting stuck inside, may be the internal motor is too weak or not designed to handle this. Initially, I assumed the first failure was a one-off defect, so I returned it and ordered a replacement. The second unit also developed the exact same issue after a similar short period of use. At this point, it’s clear this is a design or quality issue rather than bad luck. I am returning the second machine as well and will be purchasing something else. I would not recommend this product based on my experience.

This machine is very cheap, but works really well. We’ll see how long the motors and ball release last, but everything seems to be direct-drive so gear or belt wear should not be a factor. Height adjustments and moving the machine around when you refill the balls, allows for shot adjustments.

The product work as it suppose to be , but there a problem with the battery connector to the power bank . The plug split into two due to the flimsy design to the connector and the wiring are exposed and due to this , the machine become intermittent , otherwise is perfect for self training drill. Now I still pondering whether to return it or Amazon could just send me a workable plug to the power bank within the return period .

don't waste your money on this. The serve light stop working after the test so the machine stops firing the ball. DON"T BUY, you have been warned.

This is great. The machine works well and it shoots the ball at a good distance, not too hard or too soft, it's just right. I love using it. I brought it to a pickle ball court for practice.

Ball feed chute will not align

Jams up all the time