Why do tennis balls have numbers on them??

[MHasegawa]

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[bisqit999]

they have numbers on them just so you can tell which one is which.

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[sexy bastard]

ironically my balls have numbers on them also

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[Bob Impact]

I always thought it was so you could tell what ball is yours and what ball is someone elses when you were playing on a tennis court with more than one court. Of course my tennis playing was limited to high school gym class so what do i know.

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[Gwen]

I thought it was different numbers were for playing on different courts, like they bounce differently depending on the numbers. Some are for clay, some are for grass or something...

I dunno my ass from my elbow though so I could be wrong.

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[FelixDasGato]

They tell you the speed of the ball(bounce/spin) and also to tell the difference between your ball and others.

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[Katylina]

ironically my balls have numbers on them also
So you are telling me that you can't tell the difference between your left and your right? I'm a special ed teacher-- I can help you out. There is no need to worry.

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[dcpete]

So you are telling me that you can't tell the difference between your left and your right?


**sob** I can't

my dad taught me the wrong way when I was just a little pete. I go the wrong way when people are telling me where to go when I'm driving. I look at my hands when I have to tell right from left in a non-driving situation.
Thanks for bringing it up.**goes into fetal position**



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[Arienette]

**sob** I can't

my dad taught me the wrong way when I was just a little pete. I go the wrong way when people are telling me where to go when I'm driving. I look at my hands when I have to tell right from left in a non-driving situation.
Thanks for bringing it up.**goes into fetal position**
you're not alone.. i have had a lot of problems with left and right since i was young, <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=75&Topic=11473">an old thread about it</a>

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[The Chairman]

They have numbers on them in case you are playing in a club or courts and one of your balls goes over a fence, cutain, etc. and into someone else's court. There are relatively few brands (Penn. Wilson, Dunlop, etc.) but numbering them maximizes the chance that you can identify your ball from someone else's using the same brand. Also, since tennis balls are best fresh, if you keep all of yours together and you remember the numbers, you can use a certain number for practice balls and another for game play.

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[sexy bastard]

So you are telling me that you can't tell the difference between your left and your right? I'm a special ed teacher-- I can help you out. There is no need to worry.


hmm you can help me out...hmmm i would love to hear your oral presentation on this matter lol

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[ADF]

From tennislovers.com-

Numbers on the tennis balls

Numbers on the balls are right under the logo.
This is so that when you have, say, 8 adjacent courts and some are using the same brand or type of ball, then there won't be a mix-up of someone's ball sprays onto the other court. Unless, of course, they're both using the same number balls.

The numbers make is easier for you to keep up with your tennis balls. For instance, if you are using Penn 3s, the court on your left has Penn 1s, and the court to your right has Wilson 3s, you can tell at a glance which court to throw the extra ball to and in turn they can get your lost ball to you easier.

The colors are usually black numbers on hard court balls, and red numbers on clay court balls.


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