Slinger Bag, the maker of tennis ball launchers, on Thursday announced that it has commenced shipment of the inaugural 5,000 units of its product.

The news follows developments for the company including a crowdfunding campaign and reverse acquisition.

“After a long and challenging development process we’re delighted to have reached the point of shipping out the inaugural 5,000 production packages and taking the first small step in realizing our ambition to revolutionize the tennis market,” said Slinger Bag CEO Mike Ballardie. “Based on both our internal and external seed testing results we are now excited to see and hear the reaction of our broad base of global early adopters as to how they see Slinger Bag changing tennis practice for the better, for players of all abilities.

“The feedback that we have received from both pro and amateur players during the testing process has been overwhelmingly positive. It is now time to share Slinger Bag with tennis fans everywhere so players can improve their game and maximize their enjoyment every time they go on court.”

Slinger Bag is scaling up its manufacturing capacity to meet consumer demand.