Cheap Practice Balls

[bumfluff]

I've been looking at balls taht I can get cheaply here in the UK for practising serves with and possibly practising with others. The balls that I can get cheapest are 40 Tretorn Championship balls or Pro Kennex Championship, does anyone know if these balls are any good? Playing matches with them is not a priority but being able to use them for matches would be quite handy. Taking a step up from that would be Penn Championship balls and Slazenger Tie Break and next after that are lots of options: Wilson Championship & Titanium, Head Coach, Dunlop High-Vis & Pro and Slazenger Wimbledon Open & Tournament.

That is a fairly large choice of balls but I would like to get the best value balls out of that lot that I can. As I say matches aren't important (but if I can use them for matches then great), but the main thing is that I can use them for practising lots and hitting plenty of serves.

 

[drop shot]

Balls

You spelled practising wrong..It's practicing!! This is America BY GOD!!! LOL Just kidding. You can usually find some good deals on the big auction site or you could possibly get some from a local pro who has some extra ones he wouldn't mind giving away, or you find a local tournament and see if they might let you have some of their balls that probably only have 2 or 3 sets on them. Or...you could write Wilson and Penn and tell them that you need some balls donated to go on the bottoms of walkers at the old folks home.

 

[volusiano]

I use the Tretorn MicroX pressureless balls to practice my serve. They hold up nicely and you don't have to worry about them going flat. They can be used for match play although some people find them too hard on their arm.

 

[meowmix]

I bought 2 bags of Penn unpressurized balls on Black Friday. It was 18 balls for 5 bucks. They hold up reasonably well, and they last longer than anything else so... they work for me.

 

[wjt_tennis]

What about the Penn X-out balls? They used to be around $37 for 24 cans. I have used those and they are great for practicing.