u/Kind_Drummer_3952

I am currently a 4.203 DUPR and looking to buy a pickleball machine. I have practiced with the titan one machine at my local club. I have noticed that when I have the machine shoot at a fixed point, it shoots the ball 3ft left or right and 3 ft short or long or anywhere in between. The balls they have look pretty worn out/scuffed. I get that a pickleball machine won’t be perfect at hitting the exact same spot every time but it shouldn’t be a 3ft difference. I am wondering if this would be due to the balls being worn out? I just ordered 12 lifetime balls so I can bring them to the next time I use the titan one machine to test out if new balls make a difference. I just don’t want to buy a machine that isn’t necessarily close to being accurate.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.

I just got accepted into the masters program at the University of Cincinnati. I am planning on doing the part time program over 2 years. I mainly did this because I have no job experience in economics or any related fields so I plan on getting internships while I do the masters program. I’m also thinking about getting a PhD in economics but I am not set on getting one just yet.

Is there anything I should review before I start in the fall?

Thanks in advance for your advice