These are a lot cheaper to produce and are therefore very popular for recreational players looking for a cheap and simple device to record their serve speed, but they are far from the most accurate speed radars out there. The distance you can measure the speed of a ball from is of course important, so you know how far away you can stand to make a recording.

This is fine if you are doing some target practice on your serve (assuming you can control the ball well enough), but if you just want to see the speed of your ball crossing the net in a rally, the readings may not be quite as accurate.

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Whilst this may not be so much of an issue in tennis, in other ball sports like baseball you may want a radar that can cover a long distance!

You don’t need to break the bank, but it is also worth investing in a more sophisticated and well engineered speed radar if you are actually going to make use of it. Of course we all don’t have access to high quality, multi camera facilities, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get good results! A factor that a lot of consumers may overlook when looking for a speed radar is how easy it is to use.Another element of speed radars that some people may not think about is their battery life or charge time.