Head No.1 Tennis Balls - Page 2

In D Zone · 05-14-2008, 09:25 PM

I got some when it went on sale at Sports Authority. First few sets were very impressive. After two hours (1 hour indoor and 1 hour outdoor) into the game that ball start to feel very flat. I am surprised.... it does not last as long as Penn and Wilson Titanium.

FaultsNAces · 06-02-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bud

They are supposed to last longer than other tennis balls because of "Encore Technology".

Has anyone tried them? I've seen them on the site for some time and no one has left feedback, yet.

Are they heavier... lighter... fuzz up... durable??

I got a few cans of these at a very, very low cost at a local "big box" sports store recently; tried them in play and against a wall.

These definitely fuzz up hugely; the fuzz frizzes out and stays that way without going bald, so they definitely play slower than other balls. Playing these on clay would probably be a very bad idea (ball would probably get very heavy), but I was on asphalt. The ink wears away very quickly so that it looks like you are playing no-name balls.

Against a wall, I had an amazing experience: for the first time ever, I actually managed to *break* a ball! Th-wop! The ball split at the seam between the two halves, opened up about 1/2" long, but the gash is under the felt -- I can feel and hear the air moving through the cut, but can't see it. Took about 45 mins starting from a new ball to do this.... (And no, I don't really hit amazingly hard, and the ball wasn't framed.)

I was so impressed, but my coach said, "I thought you were going to be working on touch?"

On the bright side, they are very inexpensive, and the Superman impression may boost your ego a bit....

1012007 · 06-02-2008, 12:09 PM

They are crap. Dont bounce from the start. They are meant to be the best tennis balls to use in the rain but they dont bounce from the start, so even if they bounced the same height in the wet, it still wouldnt be enough

nickb · 06-02-2008, 12:15 PM

Yep...horrible balls IMO...I play a club in matches that always uses them...they dont even bounce!

Nick

jmsx521 · 09-06-2008, 05:10 AM

I bought them from my local Sports Authority, and tried them out for first time. They didn’t have a label Extra Duty, but the small printed “ITF approved” logo assured me that they should be a quality ball.

Right from the beginning they were a little bit depressurized and felt slower and heavier... which is actually what I like since the Penn ATP Masters is my favorite ball. I didn’t notice them being “lighter” and “smaller,” as some posters mentioned. Flying through the air, I thought I could see a wobble, so they might’ve been slightly oscillated. Also as mentioned, they fuzz more and have more texture on them… it reminds me of a poorer quality Wilson US Open ball, which has just as much texture but retains its playability and pressure longer. I checked them out several days after using them; they had lost a lot of pressure… more than the Wilson and Penn extra duty after being used.

The good part is 4 balls per can, but nevertheless, from one-to-five scale, I rate it 3. OK... maybe 3.5, since Head makes nice Prestige frames.

mtommer · 09-06-2008, 11:13 AM

The Head balls are just rebadged ProPenn balls. They are exactly the same except for the logo on the ball.

Mbautista · 09-17-2008, 01:22 PM

I actually thought these balls were pretty good considering the price I got them for. However, my experience with them is that they do fuzz up !!

05-14-2008, 09:25 PM	#21
In D Zone Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,726	I got some when it went on sale at Sports Authority. First few sets were very impressive. After two hours (1 hour indoor and 1 hour outdoor) into the game that ball start to feel very flat. I am surprised.... it does not last as long as Penn and Wilson Titanium. __________________ In D ZonE >>> WorD uP! <<< RQIS 1 Tour 95 and XL ; Solinco TB

09-06-2008, 05:10 AM	#25
jmsx521 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,496	I bought them from my local Sports Authority, and tried them out for first time. They didn’t have a label Extra Duty, but the small printed “ITF approved” logo assured me that they should be a quality ball. Right from the beginning they were a little bit depressurized and felt slower and heavier... which is actually what I like since the Penn ATP Masters is my favorite ball. I didn’t notice them being “lighter” and “smaller,” as some posters mentioned. Flying through the air, I thought I could see a wobble, so they might’ve been slightly oscillated. Also as mentioned, they fuzz more and have more texture on them… it reminds me of a poorer quality Wilson US Open ball, which has just as much texture but retains its playability and pressure longer. I checked them out several days after using them; they had lost a lot of pressure… more than the Wilson and Penn extra duty after being used. The good part is 4 balls per can, but nevertheless, from one-to-five scale, I rate it 3. OK... maybe 3.5, since Head makes nice Prestige frames. __________________ Looking for this match: 98 Estoril, Berasategui d. Moya 61 61 "All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind." -Aristotle

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