Drill Maker App

The Spinshot Pickleball, Plus, Plus-2 and Player machines are all compatible with the Drill Maker app which is available for both iPhone and Android phones.

How to connect Drill Maker to your machine using Bluetooth
How to connect Drill Maker to your machine using WiFi
Drill Maker WiFi troubleshooting
Functions of Drill Maker
How to edit custom drills in Drill Maker
Links for downloading Drill Maker for iPhone and Android
Custom drill settings for the Pickleball Player machine
How to update your machine with the latest Drill Maker drills

How to connect Drill Maker to your machine using Bluetooth

Power on your machine
Open Drill Maker
Press the Connect button
Press the Start or Play button on your machine’s control panel, then press the button again. This action sends a signal to Drill Maker to confirm the connection. Drill Maker will not work without completing this step.
Drill Maker is now connected and ready to use

How to connect Drill Maker to your machine using WiFi

Power on your machine.
In your phone’s WiFi settings, connect to the Spinshot Wifi signal (USR ### or SPINSHOT ###)
Open Drill Maker
Press the Start or Play button on your machine’s control panel, then press the button again. This action sends a signal to Drill Maker to confirm the connection. Drill Maker will not work without completing this step.
Press the Connect button on Drill Maker
Drill Maker is now connected and ready to use

WiFi Troubleshooting

If you lose the WiFi connection, check that you are still connected to the machines WiFi network in your phone settings. Press the Connect button to re-establish your connection.

For more information is available on our WiFi troubleshooting page

What are the functions of Drill Maker?

Pickleball, Plus-2 & Player machines

Using Drill Maker you can remote control your machine from the other end of the court. You can use Drill Maker to:

Start and stop the machine
Play a custom drill (there are 12 to choose from)
Edit a custom drill
Rename a custom drill
Play in manual mode
Check battery voltage
Check connection status

How to edit the Custom Drills

You can customise all 12 custom drills to suit your skill and fitness level. To edit the custom drills follow these instructions:

Press and hold down the the drill button you want to edit
On the edit screen you can change the values of each shot:

Horizontal placement - forehand, backhand or anywhere in between
Speed - speed of the ball
Spin - gives the ball top spin, back spin
Height - trajectory of ball (volley or smash / lob)
Feed - the interval between each shot
Change the name of your drill and then

Press the Save button. A success message will popup to confirm the drill has been saved to your machine.

Drill Maker App for Plus machines

Using the app you can remote control your machine from the other end of the court. You can start and stop the ball feed, select the four different oscillation modes, and adjust the settings of the shot to suit your skill level.