Imagine if professionals had to play like you and I did.
Not ideal conditions because who tf wanna go through 6,000 tennis balls in 1 day.
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jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day agoI didn’t know this until recently, but tennis balls wear out quite fast. Not structurally, not the felt, but the air inside escapes with the extreme pressure they endure. And soon they don’t bounce so well.
If only sports balls had a way to refill the air…
Rooster326@programming.dev 12 hours ago
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
And it’s bullshit, because so what if the ball is a bit less bouncy? It’s less bouncy to your opponent too.
Killer@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Wonder what feasability of redesigning the tennis ball to be like those airless basketballs are
dmention7@midwest.social 12 hours ago
Or just set a rule that you use the same ball the entire match. Balls wears out? Tough titties… improvise, adapt, and overcome.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
Child, this is Tennis were talking about. It’s a rich people game. There’s no time to worry about trivialities like protection of the environment.