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Tennis Balls for hard courts

  • 26-05-2011 09:54AM
    #1
    Repolho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭


    We have hardcourts (tarmac) in our club.

    The balls we currently use are Tretorn Plus. I find them unsuitable for the hardcourts as (1) they are too fast (2) they hop too high and (3) they are not at all durable.

    I have been using Penn 1's recently for singles and much prefer them.

    What balls / courts do you play and any recomendations for a good, durable ball for tarmac courts.


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  • #2
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    Repolho wrote: »
    We have hardcourts (tarmac) in our club.

    The balls we currently use are Tretorn Plus. I find them unsuitable for the hardcourts as (1) they are too fast (2) they hop too high and (3) they are not at all durable.

    I have been using Penn 1's recently for singles and much prefer them.

    What balls / courts do you play and any recomendations for a good, durable ball for tarmac courts.
    Tretorn Micro X balls are probably the most durable ball out there, and would last the longest on tar courts, although they are very lively and a lot of players don't like them, especially if they have any elbow/wrist/shoulder injuries. Dunlop Fort are great balls imo, and most people are happy to play with them. High bounces, and poor life span of the balls are mainly due to the court surface. No matter what balls you use, they will bounce higher and wear out quicker on tar courts than they will on artificial grass (or real grass!)


  • #3
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,453 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Repolho wrote: »
    We have hardcourts (tarmac) in our club.

    The balls we currently use are Tretorn Plus. I find them unsuitable for the hardcourts as (1) they are too fast (2) they hop too high and (3) they are not at all durable.

    I have been using Penn 1's recently for singles and much prefer them.

    What balls / courts do you play and any recomendations for a good, durable ball for tarmac courts.

    I'd recommend the Wilson US Open balls or Dunlop Hi Vis.
    They are a good ball especially the Wilson which are the best ball in my opinion,very true and fair.
    Tretorn balls are rubbish ,I stopped using them years ago,way too bouncy.


  • #4
    Repolho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭Repolho


    Johnmb wrote: »
    ...especially if they have any elbow/wrist/shoulder injuries.

    Johnmb - I'd be interested to hear the science behind this. I've been getting tennis elbow and also shoulder injury of late. Could a change of balls help with this? Thanks.


  • #5
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    Repolho wrote: »
    Johnmb - I'd be interested to hear the science behind this. I've been getting tennis elbow and also shoulder injury of late. Could a change of balls help with this? Thanks.
    No science. The Micro X balls are just a hard, lively ball, and many players don't like playing with them. Anyone who has injuries will often say that the arm gets worse when using those balls, but it's all anecdotal. I could definitely see how those balls could make an existing injury more noticeable, but I don't really see how they could cause an injury to a healthy arm. Likewise, I don't think changing balls will cure an injury, a visit to the physio would probably be the best course of action before things get too bad with the shoulder and elbow.


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