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johan Funditor Offline no longer active:keep the flame of slinging alive Posts: 531	durable tennis balls? Nov 21^st, 2016 at 7:17am Which brands make the most durable tennis balls? that also have a good price. i've been using some cheap brands 3balls/2euro but they break easily...
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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #1 - Nov 21^st, 2016 at 8:34am I buy bags of regular tennis balls. I usually lose them before I wear them out. They are about 5-7 dollars for 10. Are you throwing them at brick walls? I usually use mine for teaching kids and just throw them out in a field. Haven't used them, but there are special thick tennis balls for dogs, they may last longer.
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johan Funditor Offline no longer active:keep the flame of slinging alive Posts: 531	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #2 - Nov 21^st, 2016 at 8:44am i throw them at a cement wall so they return to me. edit: something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI5LTMpzSfw
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Teg Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1113 Central Europe Gender:	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #3 - Nov 21^st, 2016 at 9:24am Tennisballs just wear out and break. There's no way around that (or not one I would consider worth the money ). Go to a tennis court and ask for used / worn out balls. That's the cheapest solution. The best time is just after a tournament. Bring a big bag or a bucket.
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Blue Raja Descens Offline Rediscovering An Ancient Skill Posts: 217	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #4 - Nov 21^st, 2016 at 11:34am I buy them by the bag at Wally World.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #5 - Nov 26^th, 2016 at 4:52pm I buy the cheapest ones I can find. Max destroys them long before they could wear out.
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Reply #6 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 10:17pm

The most durable tennis balls are called Treton, or something like that. instead of a hallow core they have some kind of spoungy stuff inside making the balance weird for match play. Some club use them for ball machine practice. I love them for tennis. The balls spins extra fast because of the weight distribution and they stay bouncy even after the cloth on the surface rips.
Wilson used to have a similar design and called it double core. Players hated playing with them but they stayed bouncy for a long time. Haven't seen them for a while may be Wilson stopped making them.

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Tint Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Posts: 2323 Hong Kong Gender:	Re: durable tennis balls? Reply #7 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 10:20pm For slinging, I just use a bunch of old balls I get form tennis coaches I know. They give them to me by the hundreds!
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