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10-29-2012, 11:11 AM
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What to Do with Old Tennis Balls? (No Jokes Please)
Seriously, they shouldn't be thrown away. Surely they must have some use, and I don't mean for ball machines or serving practice. Any ideas?
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10-29-2012, 11:14 AM
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You could donate used balls to the dogs and young boys in your neighbourhood.
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10-29-2012, 11:57 AM
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Check your local craigslist page, teachers looking for old tennis balls to be put on desks and chairs are continually posting in the "wanted" section.
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10-29-2012, 02:55 PM
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10-29-2012, 04:13 PM
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I donate them to the SPCA.
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10-29-2012, 04:23 PM
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Donate them to nursing homes, schools, etc.
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10-29-2012, 04:33 PM
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After a match I use mine for practice balls (obviously). I've got a 75 ball hopper. When that gets filled I take out the worst of them and leave them on the court. They always seem to disappear... whether its kids taking them, or players using them... its all good to me. Someone is taking them for some reason.
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10-29-2012, 04:38 PM
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Seems like everyone I meet on the court has a dog. I bag up my balls and keep them in the trunk so I can distribute them to those folks. Since going with Tretorn Micro-X for the ball machine, my inventory of balls for our canine friends is less ridiculous.
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10-29-2012, 06:57 PM
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Local animal shelter
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10-29-2012, 08:08 PM
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I usually just bury my racquets inside a box full of balls..
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10-30-2012, 03:57 AM
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You can also halve them and use them for "targets" for almost anything. You can put them out on the tennis court and serve at them... shoot them with a gun and zero in your optics... whatever.
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10-30-2012, 08:12 AM
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I fill my ball hoppers with them and use them for serve practice.
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10-30-2012, 10:56 AM
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They make good sliders for walkers used by the elderly or infirm. You just cut an X in them and push them over the bottom of the walker's legs.
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10-30-2012, 12:40 PM
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http://blog.makezine.com/2011/04/01/...-tennis-balls/ Make them into furniture
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10-30-2012, 09:42 PM
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I donate balls to Senior centers. They go on the end of their walkers ala Beernutz's.
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10-31-2012, 08:41 AM
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I give them out to trick or treaters. They can pick either candy or a tennis ball. Usually about half choose a tennis ball.
This distributes the balls to kids that want them, and I usually have to buy less candy. |
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10-31-2012, 09:08 AM
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A word of caution if putting these on walkers or even furniture. A tennis ball on a slick wood floor might as well be felt on glass. Lean the wrong way on a walker or desk that is resting on tennis ball 'feet' and you could go sliding across the room! Let's be careful out there!
 You'll likely notice that most walkers have tennis balls only on two 'feet'. |
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10-31-2012, 03:17 PM
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Throw them away or give a few to pet owners
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11-01-2012, 09:13 AM
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Many good posts on what to do with old balls. |
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11-01-2012, 09:37 AM
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ship them to a recycling center for a dollar in cold hard cash!
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