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Buying tennis balls has none of the complexity of a racquet hunt. Even at the professional level the differences among brands are barely perceptible, and whatever complication you may encounter with type as an amateur (sorry, Maria Sharapova, for making you feel left out) is offset by the number of balls you'll likely run through and, thus, the number of opportunities you'll have to field test the four principal varieties.
The standard choice is a regular-sized (regular speed) pressurized ball with extra duty felt. If you play infrequently, pressureless balls -- the ones sold in containers, not in bags -- are ideal, since their bounce will increase over time and the deterioration of the felt so common with heavy play with those balls won't be a factor. A beginner needs no more than six balls: In fact, two containers are a good first purchase if you're serious about developing your play.
About.com's Jeff Cooper recommends the following three models for players at any level, though, again, most any brand that comes in nice container packaging will be just fine:
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The four principal varieties of tennis balls, the ones you'll most likely find on the shelf (or in the search results) are:
Also: Practice balls are of lesser composition (and so cheaper), though often they're simply defective in a cosmetic way.
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For this resource in your home country, please see:
NL: Tennisballen Shopgids
