If you open a new can of tennis balls and leave them in the can without using them, it can take a week for the tennis balls to have a significant loss in their bounce.
If you are using tennis balls daily, then it can be a matter of a couple of weeks to around three weeks until the tennis balls lose their bounce completely.
when tennis balls get wet they get heavy and the bigger it is the less bounce.
Tennis balls bounce because the air pressure inside is higher than the outside pressure. They begin to lose bounce as soon as removed from their pressure can. The alititude where the ball is played will affect the bounce. As they are played, they lose more bounce. Typically, they lose too much bounce to play after about 3 sets of recreational (amateur) tennis, or 8 games of professional tennis.
After about 3 sets of recreational (amateur) tennis, or 8 games of professional tennis.
Because the balls lose some tightness and bounce after several games; not noticeable to most folk but to professionals it supposedly is.
it depends on how high you bounce it
its starts loosing bounce as soon as the can is opened
being very dirty and old
tennis ball because a tennis ball is softer and that makes it lose it's bounce first
The tennis balls nanosize butyl rubber layer slows down the escape of air so the ball doesn't lose its pressure as quickly
because it looses all its air so it wont be able to bounce as high as it would normally do.
when the other team gets lots of balls on your side
Tennis balls are geared for different court surfaces. There are tennis balls specifically designed for clay, hard court, and grass court surfaces. Check on the outside of the tennis ball can for the type of court surfaces you should use them on. For example, some tennis balls are specificially made for clay court surfaces. Some tennis balls work on hard court surfaces both indoors and outdoors. Check out your local sports store for many different brands. You also want to make sure that the balls you are playing with are "flat". Tennis balls lose their air pressure after you play with them. You can keep them in a special pressurized tennis ball can, but these are not used very much anymore. Make sure to open a new can of tennis balls when you hit the tennis course for a match. In fact, this a rule in tennis tournaments and leagues. You can squeeze the tennis ball to determine if it is flat. If you can easily squeeze it then it is most likely flat. Or you can bounce the ball to tell. Old tennis balls should be thrown away if they have lost most of their fuzz as well.