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Clay:
An awful lot is said about the game here, and nothing about the ball. It seems to me, if you like power, or control, or grinding vs. attacking, you have a preference based on which ones you have used. The first ball I used was a Slazenger, white, which came in 4 ball cans from England. The next ball was a Tretorn, pressureless, which had a metallic ping to it, from Sweden. The next ball was a purple/orange combo/us team tennis ball. (1968- onwards.)
About Tretorn
Tretorn was established by Henry Dunker in Helsingborg, Sweden as a manufacturer
of rubber-based products in 1891. Our heritage demonstrates a consistent commitment
to quality and brand over hype.
Wilson, Dunlop, Penn, we have all used them. When you take a ball and place it at your forehead, drop it, it should bounce off hard court up to your belly button. The specs demand it, and they demand the rubber/pressure levels to be similar. Some brands wear down fast and become rockets, but this is due to the courts you hit on.
I have not found a ball that lasts more than an hour, nor a spin string.
Part of the disinterest is, both use the same ball, regardless of which player the ball favors, a fast ball or a fluffy slow ball with too much knap up. Players who love fast shots like a fast ball and grinders like a slow ball. The court affects this, as does the players style and string and frames and weather and altitude. Yet, no one cares about this very obvious subject. We only know what we like as individual players, and care nothing about obtaining that by buying the balls which favor our games? That's just strange.
Clay:
An awful lot is said about the game here, and nothing about the ball. It seems to me, if you like power, or control, or grinding vs. attacking, you have a preference based on which ones you have used. The first ball I used was a Slazenger, white, which came in 4 ball cans from England. The next ball was a Tretorn, pressureless, which had a metallic ping to it, from Sweden. The next ball was a purple/orange combo/us team tennis ball. (1968- onwards.)
About Tretorn
Tretorn was established by Henry Dunker in Helsingborg, Sweden as a manufacturer
of rubber-based products in 1891. Our heritage demonstrates a consistent commitment
to quality and brand over hype.
Wilson, Dunlop, Penn, we have all used them. When you take a ball and place it at your forehead, drop it, it should bounce off hard court up to your belly button. The specs demand it, and they demand the rubber/pressure levels to be similar. Some brands wear down fast and become rockets, but this is due to the courts you hit on.
I have not found a ball that lasts more than an hour, nor a spin string.
Part of the disinterest is, both use the same ball, regardless of which player the ball favors, a fast ball or a fluffy slow ball with too much knap up. Players who love fast shots like a fast ball and grinders like a slow ball. The court affects this, as does the players style and string and frames and weather and altitude. Yet, no one cares about this very obvious subject. We only know what we like as individual players, and care nothing about obtaining that by buying the balls which favor our games? That's just strange.
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