Gamma Revive Pressurizer vs Yellow Tennis Ball Saver

[volusiano]

I have 2 kinds of tennis ball saver which is basically the same design of twisting a can of 3 balls until the inside is pressurized.

The first kind is the yellow container called the Tennis Ball Saver.

The second kind is the clear see-through Gamma Revive Tennis Ball Pressurizer.

While you think they would perform the same since they're designed on the same principle, I find the Gamma one very hard to twist completely close only after a few times of use. Meanwhile, the yellow Tennis Ball Saver is much easier/smoother to twist completely close even after many, many uses.

Just thought I'd pass along this information in case it's helpful to people who are considering buying these products. They cost about the same at around $8 a can.

 

[kaztennis]

Other than that one is easier to tighten and close all the way with ease, what about the performance? Do they perform the same or is the Yellow ball saver better? I have the yellow ones and didn't go for the Gamma one as I think someone on this forum said the Yellow Tennis Ball Saver works better.
I don't have a Gamma Revive to test. It would be great if you can test using a same kind of ball and test it. Thanks.

 

[AmericanTemplar]

I have one of those Gamma tennis ball pressurizers but I don't really use it anymore. I planned on using it more for storage than actually trying to bring the balls back to their "as new" pressures, since even if they were to have the same pressure as a new can of balls, they still would lack the controlability of new balls that still have all of their felt. I just wanted to keep the pressure for wall balls. What I have noticed is that the can pushes all of the pressure out of the top ball and into the bottom ball. I would imagine that if you were actually to leave them in the container for a month, as suggested, then they might all reacquire their full pressures, but I don't think that it's really worth it.

 

[volusiano]

Other than that one is easier to tighten and close all the way with ease, what about the performance? Do they perform the same or is the Yellow ball saver better? I have the yellow ones and didn't go for the Gamma one as I think someone on this forum said the Yellow Tennis Ball Saver works better.
I don't have a Gamma Revive to test. It would be great if you can test using a same kind of ball and test it. Thanks.

I think they perform the same once you get them to tighten all the way. The design principle is virtually the same. The dimensions and the o-ring are virtually identical, except for the material used and the construction of the Gamma is slightly more curved at the top. If anything, the fact that the Gamma is harder to twist closed implies that the o-ring makes a tight seal with the can.

I have 2 of the Gamma which I use to store newer but more deflated balls I find around the courts to repressurize them. I have 12 of the yellow ones which I use on a very regular basis to store normal balls I play with. The Gamma does seem to repressurize the more deflated balls as advertised so I'd say they perform OK.

 

[volusiano]

I have one of those Gamma tennis ball pressurizers but I don't really use it anymore. I planned on using it more for storage than actually trying to bring the balls back to their "as new" pressures, since even if they were to have the same pressure as a new can of balls, they still would lack the controlability of new balls that still have all of their felt. I just wanted to keep the pressure for wall balls. What I have noticed is that the can pushes all of the pressure out of the top ball and into the bottom ball. I would imagine that if you were actually to leave them in the container for a month, as suggested, then they might all reacquire their full pressures, but I don't think that it's really worth it.

That's interesting what you said aboutthe top ball losing pressure into the bottom ball. I don't understand how this can happen and I don't observe this on my balls in those can.

I didn't really buy them to restore the lost pressure so I agree with you that it's not worth it to restore lost pressure. I actually bought them to preserve the existing pressure, especially after I open a bunch of new cans and don't manage to wear out the felt after the first time.

Most people open up a new can of 3 balls and they play with only 3 balls in one session and that about wears out the balls enough. But when I play with my wife and kids who are beginners, I don't want to chase after 3 balls all the times, so I use a hopper of 36 balls at a time. You don't wear out all 36 balls in 1 session, so I want to be able to store those 36 balls in 12 containers so that I can make those 36 balls last for 12 sessions. Hope that makes sense.

 

[zott]

I use the yellow tennis ball saver, I notice that when I tighten them down they leek a little air. Is this normal or should it be holding all the air in. I can play with balls for 5 weeks before the felt is to gone to practice with, but they never re-charge the dead balls.
thanks.