Tecnifibre balls?

[J011yroger]

What's the consensus?

Got some samples today but unsure about ordering 100 cases.

J

 

[the_faceless_player]

TF Courts? They’re OK. To me they play pretty light and quick, kinda like a Wilson US Open. They wear down quick under hard hitting. At the price I prefer Dunlop AO as to me they play a little softer and are very consistent even though they fluff up quick.

TF has an X1 ball that is supposed to be nice but I’ve never seen any US retailers carry it.

 

[TomTennis495]

I love tec. Play their racquets. Have the bag. Even enjoyed their strings though not my preference. I did not like the quality of their balls. Not lively enough.

 

[Devil_dog]

I got some of the TF Court balls from my local tennis shop. They reminded me of a cross between Penn Marathons and Wilson USO balls. They play consistent and they last longer than just about any ball I've used. Some guys think they play heavy but they're definitely don't fly like Dunlops can.

 

[J011yroger]

TF Courts? They’re OK. To me they play pretty light and quick, kinda like a Wilson US Open. They wear down quick under hard hitting. At the price I prefer Dunlop AO as to me they play a little softer and are very consistent even though they fluff up quick.

TF has an X1 ball that is supposed to be nice but I’ve never seen any US retailers carry it.

I have some of the X1, will report.

J

 

[ArliHawk]

I like the Courts a lot. Feel like they’re essentially us opens.

 

[Rysty]

IMHO the X-1 is one of the best balls out there. Good quality, and better durability than US Opens, for example. The other Tecnifibre ball we have here in Europe is called "Tecnifibre Club", it's cheaper and not bad either but not as durable as X-1.

 

[J011yroger]

Can anyone compare to Pro Penn Marathon?

J

 

[blipblop]

The X1 ball is amaze balls. The felt feels like it's from an animal

 

[Devil_dog]

Can anyone compare to Pro Penn Marathon?

J

They're comparable, imho. I've played with both. I still think TF has longer durability though.

 

[SlowTiger]

They fall in between diadem balls and us open balls. They come from the same factory, play similar but the felt doesn't last as long as us open balls

 

[Dags]

I used the X1 extensively about 10 years ago - timeline included because some other balls have changed factories since then, and there's a chance this might not be relevant.

They were my favourite ball for performance, but durability became a problem when I started hitting with a more advanced group (at the top end, someone who had spent time at an academy and another who used to have a junior world ranking... at the bottom end, me). With the bigger hitters, they were done in a session. These are 4 ball cans and on carpet. I might expect that on acrylic, but on carpet you really expect 2 - 3 reasonable outings. So my impression was that they were great, provided you kept them away from people who have been performance players.