Does playing tennis in the cold mess up your game?

[408tennisguy]

All I can say is, if Novak Djokovich wants to play me, I'll take him to 30 degree farenheit weather and make him forfeit!!

[Syfo-Dias]

Playing in the cold definitely messes up my game. Last time I played outside it was in the 40's and I played horrible. Ended up breaking a racquet for the first time in 3 years that night. I'm sticking to indoor courts till Spring arrives.

[Bungalo Bill]

Originally Posted by junbug

this is my opinion. the colder it gets, the less lively the balls. also the fact you were wearing a tshirt and shorts made things worse.

Good point. The balls are like rocks in the cold. They dont bounce and your hands lose their feel because they are cold or frozen. After awhile the hands warm-up (hopefully).

But like others said, take the results with a grain of salt but try to work on your form and technique. You can work on your movement and footwork if the court is safe to do so. This will at least keep players warm.

[Lotto]

What's all this farenheight tall lol. Celsius people, it's the way to go.

In Ireland it's pretty much 0-18/19 degrees celsius at most so, I'm used to the cold. A couple of summers ago we had a couple of days where it went up to 33 degrees!! And it used to be consistently 20-25 during the summer and bright and sunny but now our summers are WET and 15-16 degrees, it's so frustrating How did that happen?

I don't know, when I play in cold weather I feel horrible because, well normally I don't move at all anyway but I'm even less inclined to move. lol.

[Djokovicfan4life]

Originally Posted by SystemicAnomaly

You may change your tune when you get older. When I was 47, playing in weather colder than 40F didn't bother me as much as it does now, 10 yrs later. Now the (semi-arthritic) joints have a difficult time tolerating temps much below 50F. However, if I get on an exercise bike for 15 minutes before heading out to the courts and periodically jump rope between games, I can tolerate temps in the low-to-mid 40s.

Oh, I know that, but let's be honest, 80% of the posters here are under 18 years old here. I'm not saying that to put them down or anything, it's just the truth.

[Bungalo Bill]

Originally Posted by Lotto

What's all this farenheight tall lol. Celsius people, it's the way to go.

Yeah, whatever. It is still cold.

In Ireland it's pretty much 0-18/19 degrees celsius at most so, I'm used to the cold. A couple of summers ago we had a couple of days where it went up to 33 degrees!! And it used to be consistently 20-25 during the summer and bright and sunny but now our summers are WET and 15-16 degrees, it's so frustrating How did that happen?

I dont know how it happened. However, have you ever considered moving?

[Drewwonu]

Here in jersey i played in 30 degree weather the other day. Yeah, it sucks but i need to play tennis! I refuse to pay $50 an hour at our club. I would rather freeze to death. (literally)

[HS Tennis Player]

ive noticed that too, when i play on outdoor courts the temp doesnt get much past 40, and i always play a lot worse, and i always think im just havin a bad day, but when i play on indoor courts my shots go in most of the time, i never really put the two together, but it makes sense now. I think my coach told me to store my hopper somewhere semi warm for the reason that has been stated a few times.