bluestreak711
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When they don't bounch as high as I like.
I think its subjective.
One man's dead ball is another man's ok ball
being the penny pincher that i am, i've often wondered this too. i hate having to pay $5 for a can of wilson us open. i even went as far as to wash about a 10 balls in the laundry sink last night, just to brighten them up a bit. first time i've done that, they look ok and the felt looks fine.
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i know this might be a dumb comment but i hope you didnt wet them because i know if they get wet it can ruin them
the only way to prevent the ball from going bad if it gets wet is if youre there when it happens and play with it againt the wall and hit it hard and get all the water out
being the penny pincher that i am, i've often wondered this too. i hate having to pay $5 for a can of wilson us open. i even went as far as to wash about a 10 balls in the laundry sink last night, just to brighten them up a bit. first time i've done that, they look ok and the felt looks fine.
hold the ball at forhead height....drop....if it dont bounce to ur belly button its time to replace
You do realise loads of us are of different heights so our foreheads and belly buttons are all at different levels.
A new ball dropped from head or shoulder height (regardless of size) will bounce a little more than 1/2 way back up. If the ball bounces less than 1/2 way back up it is dead, or at least going dead.
You do realise loads of us are of different heights so our foreheads and belly buttons are all at different levels.
being the penny pincher that i am, i've often wondered this too. i hate having to pay $5 for a can of wilson us open. i even went as far as to wash about a 10 balls in the laundry sink last night, just to brighten them up a bit. first time i've done that, they look ok and the felt looks fine.
being the penny pincher that i am, i've often wondered this too. i hate having to pay $5 for a can of wilson us open. i even went as far as to wash about a 10 balls in the laundry sink last night, just to brighten them up a bit. first time i've done that, they look ok and the felt looks fine.
Yes, the squeeze test works for me also.I do the squeeze test. If it squeezes easily, its dead. If it is still very solid, then keep using it. Works like a charm.
As soon as you hit a dead ball you know it's dead. That's the only test that's required. When mine are dead I leave them in the park for the kids to take and think of it as my "good deed for the day".
dead or near-dead balls are good for practicing serves.
I was thinking of why this doesn't ruin my serve when I play with new balls. I figure the old balls pancake and stay on the strings longer. So even though they don't have much of they're own rebound, the racquet has more time to impart momentum. For the new balls, they have more of their own repulsion but because they're firmer they cause the string bed to pocket more giving more control. So things cancel out, but new balls are better because they have more control.dead or near-dead balls are good for practicing serves.
where i live 4 balls cost about 20 us dollars
I do the squeeze test. If it squeezes easily, its dead. If it is still very solid, then keep using it. Works like a charm.
As soon as you hit a dead ball you know it's dead. That's the only test that's required. When mine are dead I leave them in the park for the kids to take and think of it as my "good deed for the day".