ButterflyAmicus Prime
- Product Reference: 13593
The innovative PRIME is controlled wirelessly via Bluetooth technology from the AMICUS app running on either the included tablet computer or any smartphone or tablet operating iOS or Android. AMICUS app software offers a multitude of interactive content, improved and added to with regular updates. Creating exercises, changing spin, speed, placement and trajectory has never been easier. Pre-saved exercises created by professional players and coaches.
FEATURES INCLUDE: Ball frequency of up to 120 balls per minute. Spin, speed, trajectory and placement can vary from ball to ball. Controlled by the application on tablet (or user supplied Android or iOS device) and connected wirelessly to main robot via Bluetooth. Software and firmware regularly updated with help of the app. Several robots may be operated by one device (consecutively). Device can be recharged directly at the robot. Left-Right (mirror) switch for reversing drills to match the dominant hand of the user so forehand/backhand placement are correct. Sample function to test individual balls within a drill. Individual Frequency Control can customize the time interval between any two consecutive balls. Cycle function lets you easily incorporate interval training in your table tennis practice sessions. Pre-programmed with 20 drills. Pre-programmed drills can be modified or replaced. Integrated videos show how to properly practice each pre-programmed drill. Memory for storing drills limited only by memory of the device used to run the app. You may sequence together several drills by using Cluster Memory so a sequence of drills runs automatically either one after the other or randomly. Key-fob-like remote control (small, lightweight and easy to fit in pocket).
Includes Transport bag.
Covered by 2-year warranty and 5-year parts availability.
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BUTTERFLY - THE WORLD BRAND LEADER
The Butterfly brand was created by the Tamasu company of Japan in 1954. For the last 50 years Butterfly have been at the forefront of the development of top performance table tennis equipment and evidence of this is the vast list of Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champions who have used and recommended Butterfly equipment over that period.
In Britain too, Butterfly has been the leading brand for more than 30 years. Currently most of the England's leading players use Butterfly equipment. In the 2010 European Championships all 8 players who represented England played with Butterfly blades and rubbers. Both of the current No.1 players, Liam Pitchford and Kelly Sibley, use Butterfly. In the rest of Britain several leading players use Butterfly including Ryan Jenkins of Wales, Charlotte Covey and Craig Howieson of Scotland, and Vaughan McCreary from Ireland.
Butterfly's domination at world level is apparent when looking at the statistics from the World Championships in Perth in May 2013. Where 52% of the players used Butterfly rubbers and 56% of the players used Butterfly blades.
Many of the worlds best players use Butterfly Rubbers, including Timo Boll, the 4 times European Champion, Jun Mizutani, Japan's leading player who won the ITTF Pro Tour title at the end of 2010, Michael Maze, the European Champion from Denmark, Werner Schlager, the 2003 World Champion from Austria, Zhang Yining, the Worls Women's Singles Champion from China, and Joo Se Hyuk, the world's leading defensive player from Korea.
Butterfly offer a wide range of rubbers with a sheet to suit every player. All Butterfly rubbers are ITTF approved and all are available in red and black.
Many of the world's best players use Butterfly rubbers, including:
- Timo Boll, the 4 times European Champion
- Jun Mizutani, Japan's leading player who won the ITTF Pro Tour title
- Michael Maze, the Europena Champion from Denmark
- Werner Schlager, the 2003 World Champion from Austria
- Zhang Yining, the World Women's Singles Champion from China
- Joo Se Hyuk, the world's leading defensive player from Korea
BUTTERFLY SKILLS PROGRAMME
Over the last 6 years Butterfly has expanded its active participation into the wider grassroots of the sport in conjunction with the English, Scottish and Irish Table Tennis Associations and the English Schools' Table Tennis Association. With the launch of the Butterfly Skills, Butterfly More Schools and Butterfly More Schools' Leagues project. Together they have provided the perfect framework for schools and clubs to expand the sport into all parts of the community.
Another section of the table tennis market where Butterfly have a large presence is tables. Butterfly tables have been adopted for World, European and Commonwealth Champioships in the UK as well as the English Open Championships 2011 and may national championships in England and Scotland. Butterfly offer a wide selection of tables, providing models fro every need with a choice of folding and storage systems
Butterfly Equipment selected for:
- English National Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Scottish National Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- English Junior and Cadet National Championships 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- English Open Champioships, Sheffield 2011
- All English Schools National Finals 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
- Commonwealth Championships, Glasgow 2009
- World Championships, Manchester 1997
- European Championships, Birmingham 1994
- Plus hundreds of regional and local tournaments throughout Britain
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