Would a 2 tone ball, create a better viewing experience?

Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe

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Most non tennis fans only real experience with sport is Wii sports Tennis (that uses a two tone red & yellow ball), it emphasises the spin much more than your one tone fuzz ball.

So could a new offical ball colour be the be the thing that gets new players into the game? While upping the entertainment value for those watching? Thoughts?
 
cha cha said:
Can you imagine all the whining?
Medvedev would get a heart attack.
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Imagine they are quality well made & all GS adapt to use them People will want to buy & try this new offical ball for themselves.

Maybe we should make things targeted at the intermediate rec, as pros can deal with anything (that’s their job & they have been paid to bash the crap out of sub par balls of past (especially Dunlop post COVID)

Medy will crack-a-spack when things aren’t going his way no matter what…
 
vsbabolat said:
I even remember solid orange balls
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We used solid orange in our home matches in college when we had to go inside. We had a bubble over 3 courts, and the lights had a different color spectrum such that you could barely see yellow balls. We also had basketball hoops that extended over the baseline, so you had to slide to your left & right a few feet when serving or your toss would hit it.

It was weird, but we also rarely lost a home match inside the bubble...
 
Guttersnipe said:
Have you hit with Slazengers? Best brand of balls of the market.
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Many years ago.
I think they were great. Not sure how great on clay.

I don't choose my balls unfortunately. My federation chooses them for me.
The X-Ones starting this season.
Not great, not terrible in my opinion.
 
cha cha said:
Many years ago.
I think they were great. Not sure how great on clay.

I don't choose my balls unfortunately. My federation chooses them for me.
The X-Ones starting this season.
Not great, not terrible in my opinion.
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Really? I was going to buy Tecnifibre X-one case (4 to a can) b/c I had heard good things.
Are you just referring to clay court use? I primarily play on hard court.
 
Roforot said:
Really? I was going to buy Tecnifibre X-one case (4 to a can) b/c I had heard good things.
Are you just referring to clay court use? I primarily play on hard court.
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Yes, clay and very wet.
I am yet to try them outdoors where it's not as wet as the indoor pressure hall clay.
 
I think it's a BRILLIANT idea! The paint must produce stroboscopic effect at high RPM (3-4k), not just become a solid mixed color. Could be four quadrants of alternating colors (Yellow-Black-Yellow-Black), or some kind of equatorial lines. I think this will also aid reading the spin of the ball and improve quality of play.

Here's an explanation I got from AI:

Modern LED tennis court lights do not emit a continuous beam of light; they pulse at either 100 Hz or 120 Hz (depending on the local electrical grid).

When you have a ball flashing at 133.4 Hz (the Quarter-Panel) moving under lights flashing at 120 Hz, you create a visual interference pattern, known in physics as a "beat frequency."
  • 133.4 Hz (Ball) - 120 Hz (Lights) = 13.4 Hz
Instead of a muddy blur, your brain perceives a high-contrast pattern slowly pulsating or "shimmering" at 13.4 times per second. This is the exact same stroboscopic illusion that makes car wheels or helicopter blades look like they are spinning slowly backward on video.

Such pattern will also improve overall spatial recognition of the ball for players and fans, and allow players to read spin better.
 
McLovin said:
We used solid orange in our home matches in college when we had to go inside. We had a bubble over 3 courts, and the lights had a different color spectrum such that you could barely see yellow balls. We also had basketball hoops that extended over the baseline, so you had to slide to your left & right a few feet when serving or your toss would hit it.

It was weird, but we also rarely lost a home match inside the bubble...
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What was the surface considering hoops there?
 
Guttersnipe said:
Most non tennis fans only real experience with sport is Wii sports Tennis (that uses a two tone red & yellow ball), it emphasises the spin much more than your one tone fuzz ball.

So could a new offical ball colour be the be the thing that gets new players into the game? While upping the entertainment value for those watching? Thoughts?
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I like it....

Been playing w my kids with the orange, red and now green dot balls, and yeah, the ones that come two-toned really emphasize the spin visually.

I think you got something here... two-toned premier balls, huh. Sign me up.
 
During the Pandemic when I feared there would be a bll shortage, I got some Orange Balls from a Walmart. They had German writing and I believe the color was to help see the ball. Which seems odd since Europe has a lot of orange clay. Being used to yellow tennis balls, the Orange ones seemed to make me focus more?

Wilson for a long time used to sell two toned balls before red dot and green dot were so prevalent for kids. I think they had a few mix colors like red and blue and the concept was to enhance the ability to see spin. NOt sure if it was meant to be a traning aid or a product hoping to change the market.

As someone else pointed out, would a 2 tone ball really accentuate the spin or do they hit the ball to darn fast with too much spin that it really wont' make a difference?

If there is good lighting when watching tennis, on hard court yellow seems fine. When really bright on grass or clay it seems the ball is harder to see and I wonder if a differnt color or 2 tone ball would help in that matter.
 
McLovin said:
We used solid orange in our home matches in college when we had to go inside. We had a bubble over 3 courts, and the lights had a different color spectrum such that you could barely see yellow balls. We also had basketball hoops that extended over the baseline, so you had to slide to your left & right a few feet when serving or your toss would hit it.

It was weird, but we also rarely lost a home match inside the bubble...
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Mclovin is a badass! Dude I so enjoy your posts .
 
Guttersnipe said:
Imagine they are quality well made & all GS adapt to use them People will want to buy & try this new offical ball for themselves.

Maybe we should make things targeted at the intermediate rec, as pros can deal with anything (that’s their job & they have been paid to bash the crap out of sub par balls of past (especially Dunlop post COVID)

Medy will crack-a-spack when things aren’t going his way no matter what…
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Yes, I liked playing with those balls. And I too have played with solid orange and solid pink balls.
 
Maverick13 said:
I wonder if it would be similar to the NCAA/NFL ball differences. The white stripes on college balls are much more appealing to watch thrown.
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They are also much easier to throw! The white rubberised stipe adds a whole lot of grip when ripping the pigskin.
 
Two tone balls are really common in Children’s tennis in Germany. Dots are not so common. It is great to watch and easy to see whether the children apply sufficient spin.
 
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