In Europe balls are expensive, and so we tend to try to make them last for as long as possible. From what I've read on these boards, it seems that in the US it is the norm to open a new can more or less every time you play, and in some cases every set.
Now, in Europe (or at least in the UK), balls are commonly sold in cans of 4 and so that is what I've always been accustomed to playing with. I'm getting close to the end of my current box (only 6 cans left...probably won't last much past April ;-)), and it occurred to me that I might be better off buying tubes with only 3 balls in them with the intention of opening new ones more often. It would probably take some conditioning of my playing partners, but could prove beneficial.
Just wondering if this is how you already do things in the US, or whether balls are just so cheap that you play with 4 (or more) every time.
Now, in Europe (or at least in the UK), balls are commonly sold in cans of 4 and so that is what I've always been accustomed to playing with. I'm getting close to the end of my current box (only 6 cans left...probably won't last much past April ;-)), and it occurred to me that I might be better off buying tubes with only 3 balls in them with the intention of opening new ones more often. It would probably take some conditioning of my playing partners, but could prove beneficial.
Just wondering if this is how you already do things in the US, or whether balls are just so cheap that you play with 4 (or more) every time.