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 WHAT
EXACTLY IS A SLINGHOPPER?
by: Ken Dehart
It's
not often that a tennis product comes on the scene that dramatically
improves the way I teach tennis. Yet that's what happened
when I first wrapped a new SlingHopper Pro drill bag around
my waist. By letting me have immediate access to as many as
40 balls, I experienced total mobility and could now pay full
attention to my student's needs, without stopping to retrieve
balls from a cart. With the SlingHopper Pro, I vary my shots
while moving to any area of the court. It turned a traditional
"dead ball feeding" session into an active playing
session.
Paul Tobin, who is a USPTA & PTR teaching pro, designed
the concept out of necessity. He believed there had to be
a better way than a cart and ball hopper to juice up his lesson
plans and cut down on the constant starts and stops. Through
various designs and product samples, the SlingHopper was born.
It not only looks good, it shapes the waist in such a way
that it does not interfere with feeding and hitting. It also
comes in right and left handed versions.
In all my 25 years of coaching and promoting tennis, I have
not come across a product with such an innovative approach
to ball feeding. The SlingHopper is simple but what it enables
me to do is revolutionary.
Ken Dehart is a USPTA & PTR Master Professional and
is the head Tennis Director at San Jose Swim & Racquet
Club in San Jose, CA. Ken is also a guest speaker at many
tennis conventions and symposiums around the World.
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