Wilson Tennis Ball Pick Up Hopper

Works as expected. Picks up balls fast, Has 2 clips on each side to hold legs in position. I use only one and have had no problems so far (but I have only used it with 25 balls so far). Occasionally, one end of the leg will pull out of its socket when setting up. This has not been a serious problem for me. Weight could be a problem if the ball hopper were full (75 ball capacity). I do not plan to use more than 40 or 50 balls. I have seen one person using this hopper filled to capacity. He said that it was difficult to pick up balls as the hopper fills up. If you buy this, you might want to buy the balls a few at a time until you get an idea of how the weight affects your use of the hopper.

Overall the product meets expectations. However, it is not as beefy/sturdy as other similar products I've used. In particular, the handles are somewhat flimsy as they can become detached from their insertion points at the sides of the basket, if hopper is handled roughly. Once the hopper is built, there is really no need to have these handles coming loose; once connected, they should stay connected; (note to the design folks at Wilson). A nice option would be the ability to attach some small wheels on the bottom at one side (like hop-a-razzi) making it easy for the smaller kids to pull it along luggage style as oppose to having to lift a full basket. Good economical value.

Been using it for high school tennis practice everyday for couple weeks, and it has worked fine. Has not fallen over.

Very handy to hold tennis balls and pick them up. Would reccomend to tennis players for practice.

This ball hopper is extremely flimsy. After 3 uses, I had several problems: - The handles/feet kept falling out (spilling balls everywhere) - One of the hooks to secure the legs at the bottom of the hopper came off - changing from a stationary hopper to picking up balls was very difficult and we bent both legs trying to change it back and forth. - One of the plastic handle wraps came off. I have a metalworking shop in my basement and made some adjustments to mine. If you are thinking of buying this product, I hope you have the same.