Experimenting with tennis balls again - what's your favorite and WHY ?

[SuperDuy]

Wilson US Open Extra Duty is the only ball I ever use.

[JavierLW]

Originally Posted by Fedace

OK i will tell you something. I bought a Box of Slazenger wimbledon balls cause i think it is the best. but EVERYTIME i bring it for the League play or match play, the Guys don't want to play with it....... I guess they dont' know the reputation of these balls or they think it is ONLY for the Grass courts.....????????

Or they are just not used to them?

If you play all the time with any certain kind of ball sometimes it throws you off when you get stuck with something that you've never used, no matter how "great" it is....

[ClubHoUno]

Originally Posted by Fedace

OK i will tell you something. I bought a Box of Slazenger wimbledon balls cause i think it is the best. but EVERYTIME i bring it for the League play or match play, the Guys don't want to play with it....... I guess they dont' know the reputation of these balls or they think it is ONLY for the Grass courts.....????????

The ball in my poll is not the SLAZENGER Wimbledon UltraVis, but the SLAZENGER Extra Life, which is not the same. The SLAZENGER Wimbledon UltraVis is a lighter and less durable ball, which is perfect for grass, but kind of sucks on red clay and looses its felt too quick on indoor courts (were talking 20-25 minutes hitting with 8 balls and the felt is gone)

So Slazenger introduced the Extra Life, which is a heavier more durable ball with far thicker felt. I like heavy balls on clay and indoor courts, so for me this ball is very good, and I much prefer it over the SLAZENGER Wimbledon UltraVis, because It's heavier and has better durability and feels very solid.

I'm used to hitting with heavy pressureless Tretorn Micro X on tennis wallls and tennis machines, so maybe this is why I like the new Slazenger Extra LIFE.

Also really like the Babolat VS N2, which also is made in a special edition DTB (DEUTCHE TENNIS BUNDES), which is really expensive - €12 for a 4 can !
The Babolat VS is almost as light feeling as the SLAZENGER Wimbledon UltraVis, but has far better durability and the DTB edition feels really soft and still solid - but is very costly.

Trying to decide, which of these I will buy an 18 or 36 can box of.

Maybe I'll buy an 18 can box of one brand of balls, which I prefer for the indoor season and faster indoor courts, and then buy an 18 can box of another brand of balls, which is better suited for the slower higher bouncing outdoor Red Euro Clay courts.

Who knows - It's good fun to test different types of balls once in a while

[Fedace]

Originally Posted by JavierLW

Or they are just not used to them?

If you play all the time with any certain kind of ball sometimes it throws you off when you get stuck with something that you've never used, no matter how "great" it is....

What do you think about slipping in the Slazenger balls in the Wilson US open ball can when the USTA league match starts ? and make the SWOOSH sound from my behind, and pretend i am opening a new can and pretend i am taking out the Wilson balls ? and start playing with it.... Is this Illegal ???

[lgbalfa]

where do you buy head tennis balls?

never seen them.

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by lgbalfa

where do you buy head tennis balls?

never seen them.

They are terrible.

[GS]

Pro Penn balls are great, but you can't buy em online. The new Pro Penn Marathon balls are similar, but at $79 a case, forget it. Same with the hardcourt Babolat balls at $75 a case. Penn ATP Tour balls are so-so. The Wilson US Open balls are good, but $80 a case? I'm sticking with Dunlop Grand Prix's, at $57 a case, from TW of course.

[nl_umpire]

DUNLOP Fort Max TP http://www.dunloptennisballen.nl/superpremium/index.htm
for clay courts its the best i have ever used

Now I will try the new Babolat ones they use at RG (at least i hope, if its not only a marketing stunt to chance the label - maybe some one knows...)

[ArliHawk]

Originally Posted by nl_umpire

DUNLOP Fort Max TP http://www.dunloptennisballen.nl/superpremium/index.htm
for clay courts its the best i have ever used

Now I will try the new Babolat ones they use at RG (at least i hope, if its not only a marketing stunt to chance the label - maybe some one knows...)

The Babolat all court is a fantastic ball. Just a great ball.