OMG Dunlop balls SUCK!!!!

I've been buying penn since the dunlops cost rose, and I cant use the penns for more than one night. The dunlop championships give me at least two nights and make great practice balls.
 
I saw the light!

Played a guy recently in a pick up game. I had my can of Penn's and he with his Dunlop's. We opted to play with his can. Now, I am a convert!:oops:
 
i bought a case of dunlop championship balls. They are great balls ans respond very well to spin. Not like the Wilson us open wich are garbage, they get fuzzy and lose their bounce fast. Also Dunlop fort gets fuzzy really fast, i dont especially like them. I never played with the dunlop grand prix but i played with the slazengers wich are awesome, but pricey.
 
GS said:
Dunlop Championship balls are mediocre, but their Grand Prix balls keep their felt and pressure longer than any other ball on the market. A TW best-seller!
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I agree 100 and ten %.... In my ball hopper are many brands of balls. And when I sort through to replace dead balls I find the Grand Pix balls hold there pressure and bounce the best. That’s all I buy…The other brands in my hopper come from other people that bring them and don’t want them after we play…
 
[d]ragon;3557596 said:
Grand Prixs are awesome after abit of hitting with the; out of the can they are abit hard. Championships are ok for just hitting around. Never tried Abzorbers.

Don't forget Dunlop also makes Slazenger balls too, the ball of Wimbledon. The Ultra-viz play alot like the Grand Prixs. I've been hitting with them awhile and I've got a can of Prixs so I'll see which I like better. So far, I'm liking the Ultra-viz but I'll pop open the can of Prixs tonight to get a better comparison

The Ultra-viz play very fast and spinny, and feel kinda hard off the string bed, right out of the can but after they loosen up abit, they feel nice and seem very durable. Alot like how the Prix play
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Did not know that...
 
They are a little heaver, but I like a heaver ball. I buy them by the case. But some times I will play a match and the person am playing will open a can of cheaper and lighter balls and I had a hard time keeping from hitting long (just controlling them in general). So I keep a racquet in my bag strung +4lbs over what I normally string. This really helps on controlling the lighter balls… But I prefer the Grand Prix…:!:
 
i think dunlop balls are pretty nice i mean at all of my tournaments that what they give us to play with
 
ir0-ed said:
DUNLOP???? heck those are the only balls we use if possible. dunlop has been making balls before anyone else does. bought a box of wilsons lately and every single tube yields dead balls but i'm not about to tell wilson to stop making balls.
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I have used all sorts of tennis balls and think Dunlop Grand Prix are the best, however I have been using Wilson X-Duty (the cheap ones) for 20 years and have never, ever had a dead ball. Maybe the box itself had some issue and you should have contacted Wilson.
 
Azzurri said:
I have used all sorts of tennis balls and think Dunlop Grand Prix are the best, however I have been using Wilson X-Duty (the cheap ones) for 20 years and have never, ever had a dead ball. Maybe the box itself had some issue and you should have contacted Wilson.
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I agree with Azzyrri. Deferent strokes for deferent folks. Some like a heavy ball some like a lighter ball…If I can; I open a can of Dunlop Grand Prix. If not I will play with what the other person opens. And if I had a lot of dead balls I would got back to where I got them… :shock:
 
Dunlop Fort still the best tennis ball IMHO, since it's stable and reasonable durability. I have other brand like wilson, slazenger and other varian of Dunlop like volley. I think I will stick on Dunlop Fort.
 
Azzurri said:
I have used all sorts of tennis balls and think Dunlop Grand Prix are the best, however I have been using Wilson X-Duty (the cheap ones) for 20 years and have never, ever had a dead ball. Maybe the box itself had some issue and you should have contacted Wilson.
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We could have if we wanted too but at point of sale then after (bought them as an emergency replacement at sports authority as the box of dunlops hasn't arrived on the mail on time) we basically opened almost all of them at once as we were HOME team that night on both 3.5 and 4.0 They weren't really dead but about in that category but were still playable at the very least tho :neutral: Now we stack up on Dunlops :)
 
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mtommer said:
Yeah, Dunlop (Grand Prix) is love or hate it seems. I also don't really like them until after they've been broken in after awhile of hitting.
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I hate the Grand Prix balls. I was using them this last tournament. They just absolutely are horrendous. One of the most non lively balls out there.
 
The grand prix last a long but they suck in terms of feel unless you consider playing like rocks good feel. I like technifibres the best but you can't get them in the US anymore. The balls I play with now are the the Penn ATP's. They come 4 in a can and they are really inexpensive. They last 3 sets while still maintaining the same bounce.
 
are u smoking weed or sth ? Dunlop ball is one of the best, most durable product on market, only Tecnifibre ball can be mention in the same breath as Dunlop.
 
I'm going to assume that the reason why you're hating on Dunlops is because they're just way too bouncy and you can't get a good consistent rally out of them. It's like that when you open a new can of Dunlops. It was like that for me when I first opened a new can of Dunlops. I kept on hitting out shots, balls flying everywhere, and I wasn't able to keep a consistent rally with my friend. But once you wear them down a bit, they're very great balls to play/rally with.
 
phucng_10 said:
I'm going to assume that the reason why you're hating on Dunlops is because they're just way too bouncy and you can't get a good consistent rally out of them. It's like that when you open a new can of Dunlops. It was like that for me when I first opened a new can of Dunlops. I kept on hitting out shots, balls flying everywhere, and I wasn't able to keep a consistent rally with my friend. But once you wear them down a bit, they're very great balls to play/rally with.
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BOUNCY???? AAAAAAAHHHHHAAAA dont make me laugh!!!, they are dead out of the CAN!

Infact I have strategically used them when I wanted to slow a game down!
 
Most of the TT polls I've seen reveal Dunlops to be the preferred ball on the forum.

(It's a poor workman who blames his tools.)

- KK
 
mary fierce said:
Yes, everyone knows Dunlop balls are not even round, being more of an egg shape.
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Well, if you really think about it, if the ball is a shape other then a sphere, then that means a ball is defected. All companies manufacture defected balls. You can't blame Dunlop to have their balls like an egg shape because I will say that that is untrue.
 
Kaptain Karl said:
(It's a poor workman who blames his tools.)

- KK
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if the tools suck, then they suck, did I say I played bad with them??? No...

Just like its an ignorant person who cant read and comprehened, that says stupid crap...

Not that im refering to anyone...
 
mrmo1115 said:
I actually agree w/ this statement.

They aren't lively at all (Championship)

These suck : http://www.valleysg.com/images/P/175205.jpg

These are good: http://www.doittennis.com/images/lg/dunlop-grand-prix-hard-court-individual-cans.jpg
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I use these and they feel great if you have a topspin forehand that can create a decent topspin.

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dunlop fort suck. They get fuzzy really fast and dont hold pressure. Especially when you play in humidity

dunlop chapionship, all court, are the best
 
that's the balls i use. Much better than any wilson ball or Dunlop fort. I hit with lots of spin and power ,and these last me the longer, and no fuzz. And they're cheap.
 
Kaptain Karl said:
What a child.

- KK
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I agree with kk “What a chide” hey they are a heavier ball and have a very truer bounce. And if a ball holds up as long as they do then you will have better play in a match. A lot of things are maid for deferent people/players and just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean that they suck an they should stop making them……

Get real here. There are a lot of people that love them and play just vine with them. So just find you one that you like and let it go…. :rolleyes:
 
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