Do you mark your tennis balls & how?
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beernutz
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I mark the used pressurized balls I put into my tennis ball machine hopper with the month and year using a Sharpie pen. After a few months I'll retire them based on the date. The Sharpie stays on pretty well and doesn't smudge or rub off on other balls.
I am thinking of getting another big load of Tretorn Micro-x pressureless balls and if I do I may mark them to distinguish them from the ones I got a year ago.
I am thinking of getting another big load of Tretorn Micro-x pressureless balls and if I do I may mark them to distinguish them from the ones I got a year ago.
I don't use a ball machine, but I do mark my balls because I don't want them getting mixed up with people's balls on adjacent courts. My markings (with a Sharpie) are really simple, and if I had a ball machine I would do the following:
1st set of balls: one dot
2nd set: two dots
3rd set: three dots in a triangle
4th set: four dots in a square
Since I don't use a ball machine, I just mark all my balls with 3 dots in the triangle shape. The main concern for me is that the ink eventually fades because the ball loses its fuzz. But by that time, it really means that I need to get new balls. Usually I'll simply remark the balls.
1st set of balls: one dot
2nd set: two dots
3rd set: three dots in a triangle
4th set: four dots in a square
Since I don't use a ball machine, I just mark all my balls with 3 dots in the triangle shape. The main concern for me is that the ink eventually fades because the ball loses its fuzz. But by that time, it really means that I need to get new balls. Usually I'll simply remark the balls.
SplitStepper
Rookie
I use stencil ink. You know, the stuff for strings. Just one big dot with your color of choice. Since we have a few pros who open balls at different times throughout the year, it can certainly help with the investment. At $600-$750 per year, I don't like to lose too many balls.
I do mark my tennis balls with a Sharpie. I came up with a logo and I remark them every month.
Where I teach, there is another pro who is giving instructions frequently on the adjacent court at the same time as me. Sometimes I run into other pros too. Some do the dot thing so I decided to have something that really lets them and their students know when one of my balls gets to their court.
I am repressurizing my tennis balls also, so remarking them is essential.
Where I teach, there is another pro who is giving instructions frequently on the adjacent court at the same time as me. Sometimes I run into other pros too. Some do the dot thing so I decided to have something that really lets them and their students know when one of my balls gets to their court.
I am repressurizing my tennis balls also, so remarking them is essential.
parasailing
Legend
I marked my Tretorn pressureless ones as well with a Sharpie but for hitting sessions, I just use the two tone Penn Radical balls which is very obvious who owns them 
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eidolonshinobi
Professional
Bingo Markers are your friend here.
Overheadsmash
Professional
I marked my Tretorn pressureless ones as well with a Sharpie but for hitting sessions, I just use the two tone Penn Radical balls which is very obvious who owns them
Do those two-tones hit just like the regular penn championship balls or are the different in some way? We're working on topspin with my junior daughter and those may worth a try.
SplitStepper
Rookie
How do you repressurize? I've used the dryer with some decent success.
I use a red Sharpie, and follow the seam (the rubber part of the ball, not the fuzz). The red lines created this way last longer than 1 year. I used to draw crosses on the fuzz, but it takes too long. You have to hold the sharpie a few seconds, to let the ink sink to the bottom of the felt.
Great idea! If I ever run into someone doing that same thing, then maybe I'll use dashed lines or dots along the seams.
Wow, what a great idea, there are quite a few Republicans I'd want to pound the crap out of. It could take decades before I'd run out of names.
onehandbh
G.O.A.T.
I label each 600+ balls a unique name. My border collie keeps track of each
ball. I just call the name and he brings the correct ball.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wo...special-shows-border-collie/story?id=12875750
ball. I just call the name and he brings the correct ball.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wo...special-shows-border-collie/story?id=12875750
Yep, but can the dog hit a good overhead. That is one smart dog.
