Well, actually, they aren't. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) categorizes the color as "optic yellow.” Incidentally, tennis balls actually used to be black or white. When tennis started to be televised in color in the late 1960s, it was hard for viewers to track the ball on their screens, so the ITF came up with the bright greenish-yellow to make it easier on their eyes.
They're rare today, but according to ITF rules, white tennis balls are technically still allowed—a relic of pre-TV times.
Here is my therey (yes I know i spelled that wrong) to why tennis balls are green.
I think they are green so they can be seen easily. If u notice, they are actually a neon yellowish-green. So if u hit it into the forest or onto the street, u can find it again. Or, so it can be seen clearly in replays. I don't really think tennis ball manufacturers have a specific reason for making them green though. Just like Golf balls are almost always white.
Tennis balls are flouresent green, just compare it to a neon yellow... not even close.
they are green because the person who made it put it on the tennis ball
probably the person that invented tennis balls liked green so ya
Tennis balls are green... Compare them to a neon yellow and then a neon green and they are definitely green.
i think the person who invented it likes green.
to see things better
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yellow i think
The majority of golf balls are white, but there are some yellow balls which are for evening play and are used by seniors. Paula Creamer sometimes uses a pink ball.
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The differences are that a tennis ball is green and furry, and a cricket ball is red and tough.
Bright yellow.
Green.
It does reflect light, as anything does that you can see (a yellow tennis ball reflects yellow light and absorbs the other colors). However, it will not show you your reflection.
the most visible ball in tennis is red yellow.
Tennis balls are not generally yellow. They are usually green. A tennis ball can become yellow if it is left out in the sun for a very long time (months and months), and will turn yellow due to sun exposure.
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Green.
I believe Rene LeCoste invented a hand-cranked machine that propelled tennis balls, while Bob McLure reversed the motor on a vacuum cleaner to create the first commercially viable ball machine in 1970.