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Why I chose the PongBot OMNI S Pro over other robots on the market
So I’ve been playing table tennis for 3.5 years now. I’m currently floating around 1700-1750 USATT rating. I was rated around 1000 when I got my first table tennis robot- a NEWGY 2055. I really enjoyed this robot, especially the 10 or so pre programmed drills that I used the most. However, I knew this robot was lacking in that it could only do one type of spin per drill. If I wanted a different spin, I had to manually adjust the robot head, and select the appropriate drill.
So I began petitioning to my lovely wife my NEED for a new robot. She told me I had to buy her a house before I could get a new robot. After I bought the house, she said I needed to finish the backyard before I could buy a new robot. After we laid the patio and synthetic turf, I thought it was time for my robot, but turns out my wife was late and the little digital read out on the home test said PREGNANT. So naturally my wife said I had to finish the nursery before I could get a robot. Once I did that, I was sure I could get my robot but there was one final hurdle- I had to sell my old robot before I could buy a new one.
During all this chaos in my personal life, my club mate let me borrow his Power Pong 5000. I really loved this robot, but I also quickly realized that this robot could not produce a right spin or left spin serve with a realistic trajectory (long story short, the ball would bounce of the deflector plate when aiming to the left or right and alter the trajectory of the left/right spin. Unfortunately, I had to exclude practicing pendulum / tomahawk serve returns from my robot practice routines.
Then I saw this robot that looked sleek and futuristic being produced in China. I saw that this robot’s head moved left and right, up and down, and rotated along its vertical axis to produce the full range of spins. Not only that, the robot was listed for $800 less than the Power Pong Omega and $900 less than the Butterfly Amicus Prime. I had a few more questions about the robot, and I am happy to report that PongBot customer service got back to me promptly and answered all my remaining questions. With all that in mind- it was a no brainer for me to choose the OMNI S Pro over any other robot on the market. If I didn’t have a mortgage and a baby, I probably would have splurged on the HALO S, but after playing with this robot for several months now, I’m confident that that robot will serve me until I’m at the top of my table tennis game.
REVIEW OF THE OMNI S PRO Robot
I purchased this robot, and it arrived to my door in less than a week (PONGBOT appears to keep a stock of these robots in the USA). The robot was well packaged with protective Styrofoam. Once I had the robot unpacked, it took me all of 10 minutes to get the robot and net set up, turned on, and synced to both the app on my phone and the EPAD that came with the robot.
I tried out some of the pre-programmed drills. They are good for beginners. Or for just warming up. I wish I could edit the ball settings on the pre-programmed drills, but maybe that will be in a future update.
What I truly love about this robot is the custom drills. You can adjust the following factors when creating a new drill:
- all sorts of different serves, from pendulum serves with left under spin or left top spin, to tomahawk serves with right underspin or right topspin. Both short and long.
-half long underspin balls
-faulkenberg drill
-short underspin to forehand + long underspin to wide backhand
-short underspin to forehand + long topspin to forehand (and the same combo with backhand)
-long underspin to forehand + long topspin to forehand (and same combo but to backhand)
-random underspin shots to backhand (to practice backhand flick or push)
-several different typical rallys that I experience in match situations
The robot is very accurate and very powerful. I haven’t use spin or speed higher than 6, and I feel like that shots are already insanely high quality coming from the robot.
You’ve maybe seen some of the conversations I’ve had with other robot owners on this forum. I think there are a lot of good robots on the market, but I truly believe that PONGBOT is the best robot for the best price. Plus, it can produce an realistic side spin shot that other top robots on the market fail to do so. If you’re in the market for a new robot, you should definitely consider a PONGBOT robot. Their customer service is excellent, their products are awesome, and I believe with a few key updates in the app, they will be the best user experience for the best price you can get from a robot.
If you have any questions about this robot, let me know! Check them out here:
PongBot Store
So I’ve been playing table tennis for 3.5 years now. I’m currently floating around 1700-1750 USATT rating. I was rated around 1000 when I got my first table tennis robot- a NEWGY 2055. I really enjoyed this robot, especially the 10 or so pre programmed drills that I used the most. However, I knew this robot was lacking in that it could only do one type of spin per drill. If I wanted a different spin, I had to manually adjust the robot head, and select the appropriate drill.
So I began petitioning to my lovely wife my NEED for a new robot. She told me I had to buy her a house before I could get a new robot. After I bought the house, she said I needed to finish the backyard before I could buy a new robot. After we laid the patio and synthetic turf, I thought it was time for my robot, but turns out my wife was late and the little digital read out on the home test said PREGNANT. So naturally my wife said I had to finish the nursery before I could get a robot. Once I did that, I was sure I could get my robot but there was one final hurdle- I had to sell my old robot before I could buy a new one.
During all this chaos in my personal life, my club mate let me borrow his Power Pong 5000. I really loved this robot, but I also quickly realized that this robot could not produce a right spin or left spin serve with a realistic trajectory (long story short, the ball would bounce of the deflector plate when aiming to the left or right and alter the trajectory of the left/right spin. Unfortunately, I had to exclude practicing pendulum / tomahawk serve returns from my robot practice routines.
Then I saw this robot that looked sleek and futuristic being produced in China. I saw that this robot’s head moved left and right, up and down, and rotated along its vertical axis to produce the full range of spins. Not only that, the robot was listed for $800 less than the Power Pong Omega and $900 less than the Butterfly Amicus Prime. I had a few more questions about the robot, and I am happy to report that PongBot customer service got back to me promptly and answered all my remaining questions. With all that in mind- it was a no brainer for me to choose the OMNI S Pro over any other robot on the market. If I didn’t have a mortgage and a baby, I probably would have splurged on the HALO S, but after playing with this robot for several months now, I’m confident that that robot will serve me until I’m at the top of my table tennis game.
REVIEW OF THE OMNI S PRO Robot
I purchased this robot, and it arrived to my door in less than a week (PONGBOT appears to keep a stock of these robots in the USA). The robot was well packaged with protective Styrofoam. Once I had the robot unpacked, it took me all of 10 minutes to get the robot and net set up, turned on, and synced to both the app on my phone and the EPAD that came with the robot.
I tried out some of the pre-programmed drills. They are good for beginners. Or for just warming up. I wish I could edit the ball settings on the pre-programmed drills, but maybe that will be in a future update.
What I truly love about this robot is the custom drills. You can adjust the following factors when creating a new drill:
- Left / right placement
- Ball height (up or down)
- Speed (up to 10, increments of .5)
- Spin (up to 11, increments of .5)
- Frequency (0%-100%....I have found 60% frequency is a pretty typical frequency of my forehand top spin rallys with my club mates if I’m a step or step and a half back from the table)
- Spin type (it’s a little easier to adjust on the “circle” on the cell phone app vs the EPAD)
- # of repetitions for that specific ball in the drill
- all sorts of different serves, from pendulum serves with left under spin or left top spin, to tomahawk serves with right underspin or right topspin. Both short and long.
-half long underspin balls
-faulkenberg drill
-short underspin to forehand + long underspin to wide backhand
-short underspin to forehand + long topspin to forehand (and the same combo with backhand)
-long underspin to forehand + long topspin to forehand (and same combo but to backhand)
-random underspin shots to backhand (to practice backhand flick or push)
-several different typical rallys that I experience in match situations
The robot is very accurate and very powerful. I haven’t use spin or speed higher than 6, and I feel like that shots are already insanely high quality coming from the robot.
You’ve maybe seen some of the conversations I’ve had with other robot owners on this forum. I think there are a lot of good robots on the market, but I truly believe that PONGBOT is the best robot for the best price. Plus, it can produce an realistic side spin shot that other top robots on the market fail to do so. If you’re in the market for a new robot, you should definitely consider a PONGBOT robot. Their customer service is excellent, their products are awesome, and I believe with a few key updates in the app, they will be the best user experience for the best price you can get from a robot.
If you have any questions about this robot, let me know! Check them out here:
PongBot Store