Enter a pickleball vision training app! Developed by a group of vision experts to train eye-hand coordination, reaction time, and improve on-court decision making.
This is not a pickleball match simulation. It houses strategic drills to support your progression in the sport.
The app contains 6 keys drills that prove to be powerful for training and engaging. This app has something for all skill levels.
This was the first VR app delivered to the pickleball community.
Defending the slam!!! I like your app, but when I use defend the slam the ball sometimes just stops when it hits the court and just dies, also please tell how I can more the net because sometimes it’s right in front of me and then to low , it’s never in the same place every time.
Needs Substantial Work. I am really rooting for this app to improve. It fills a void and many real-life PBaller's would enjoy a VR app with authentic drills to improve our game. In it's current state, this is not that app. The concept is on-target and it contains the right variety of drills. It's failure is with very poor ball physics. As result, it is terribly frustrating to play and I can't see continuing to invest my time in the game until developer releases an update that improves the game play. There are currently two other PB games in the development lab that are much further along in development and have included drills in addition to the main gameplay. Both developers of those apps are remarkably responsive to user input and releasing updates frequently. Money is better spent supporting those two apps unless we see a big improvement in this game. Would love for the developer to prove me wrong and release a major new update that improves ball physics.
Good start, needs work. If you can get the bugs out of this app, it will be awesome. Some observations. I have to hold the hand controller a little off center to be able to connect with the ball. Holding the controller as intended seems to set the paddle to a slight angle. Also, the biggest fix you need to make is to allow the player to move their position using the joystick. You are assuming a larger play area than most people have in their homes.
ボールの感触は、不思議と弾まない。 Practice Wallでは、パドルの上でボールが「弾む」のではなく、反動がなく簡単にキャッチできることがわかる。 コートにボールを落としても、この部分は気のせいかもしれないし、使っているコート・ボールに特有かもしれないが、なかなか高く跳ねない。
So much potential. Thank you for building this -- a work in progress, but this could be great!
Here are my notes
The paddle seems like it might be a little smaller than a normal paddle?
The ball is substantially larger than a standard pickleball. This is most noticeable in Practice Wall, when you can hold the ball on the paddle. Also, it would be nice if the color of the ball were a bit more neon green, since this is the most common color I usually play with.
The feel of the ball is strange and not bouncy. In Practice Wall, you can see that the ball does not "bounce" on the paddle, but can easily be caught with no recoil. Dropping the ball onto the court also does not bounce quite as high as I'm used to, though maybe this part is imagined or specific to the courts/balls I use.
In third shot drop, it feels like I have to put a fair amount of velocity into the swing to get the ball over the net; in reality, much less is needed and it's more of a "pushing" than a "hitting".
Smaller note: the net cord runs parallel to the horizon, but standard pickleball nets have an arc from 36" at the posts to 34" in the middle.
Defend the smash seems impossible to me. I felt like it was really difficult to figure out where the paddle was meant to be in relation to the ball, and the ball often behaved in unpredictable ways (usually with a lot less momentum than expected) when I did manage to make contact.
Overall, I've been waiting for pickleball on Oculus for a long time so I'm stoked that somebody's working on it. I look forward to seeing the updates. I feel like the ball physics are way more important than # of drills or game modes, and once those are figured out, I'm 100% going to figure out how to attach the controller to a real paddle for big fun.
Has outstanding potential! There were two developmental pickleball apps as of this write up, I got them both. Promptly deleted the other one… This will be great once the ball physics are corrected. Good enough for now to work on vision and hand eye coordination , but the ball feel is completely off. Have to hit it wicked hard to move it and not realistic at all. Can’t wait for future versions !
Has potential. This game has potential. I know it’s still in development, but the calibration/feeling of the paddle hitting the ball is pretty broken. I’m sure with more work, it will get better (I hope).
**Update: to be more specific, it seemed the paddle face randomly does not stay oriented in the direction my hand was holding it. Glitchy was a accurate description. Made it difficult to make contact with the ball. I’m not sure if this is the “slipping” issue that had been previously described. Also, I feel the ball could use a little more bounce. Thank you.
I really wanted to like this more. I’m having a tough time hitting the ball altogether bc the paddle doesn’t feel stable and feels glitchy. And the image of the ball isn’t stable when it gets close either. I like the drilling aspect of it but it doesn’t feel at all like the physics of the real game so far as much as I want it to. I know it’s only in the lab but any chance that future versions may address these issues?
Pickleball.Road to 5.0. Great potential as a trainer! Looks good. Plays poorly. Paddle controls needs a lot of work. If you could approach the mechanics of “Eleven” you would be on your way to get the Pickleball community on board as a rainy day training aid. A PB singles game against AI should be easy to develop and add on. Doubles with AI and friends, now that is a different story. If you are looking for beta testers I’m all in.
Very disappointing. Absolutely disappointing. Nothing about this feels realistic. I had high hopes, and was hoping it could be a little useful, but I think if anything, this would make me worse. I really hope there are some major improvements that make this useful. It's a great idea in theory.
physics needed to be greatly improved. I agree with hypheneater: other vr apps for tennis or ping pong are much better simulations re ball weight, bounciness, amount of force needed to move the ball. it's hard to hit and aim (even on easy) and it's hurting my shoulder.
Fun & Challenging App ! Improve ur Play. I love Pickleball ! This is a great app to play & train out of the heat ! The developers latest update has made it more accurate & realistic. They have a training module that helps you work on eye-hand coordination, reaction time & speed ! Can’t wait to test my skills on the court ! Watch out !
Pickleball Practice. Amazed on how I can practice my pickleball skill training from the comfort of my own home. Once I figured out the right of the paddle I was able to concentrate on my form as I got to do drills.
Yes this VR Pickleball game improved my real game. As they say practice makes perfect and I can practice and get a workout whenever I want
Super Fun and Helped My Game. Really cool to be *on a court* and practicing pickleball drills while standing in my living room! I had never stepped onto a court before, and now I am competitive among other noobs playing a friendly game. I work up a sweat with this, too!
Finally pickleball. I use cross court, quick hands and defend the smash to warmup. VR never exactly same as real game but still helped my game go from 3.0 to 3.5 so far.
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