On Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Jonathan Arundel wrote:

Hi,

I have a couple of questions regarding squash balls:

1. Are there any situations where the use of a ball other than "yellow
dot" would be advisable? It appears that there are balls for high
altitude, extra-cold courts, TV and so on but non for extra-warm courts
(I live in Brisbane, Australia).

2. Is any one brand better than all the others?

3. How do I know when to replace my squash ball? Short of actually
bursting the thing (against the tin or something), how do I know when
it's all become too much for my squash ball and I should put it into retirement?

Cheers,
Jonathan Arundel.

I am only going to comment on #3: I have lately been scuffing old balls gently with sandpaper, then washing with soap and water to restore the grip. I find it works quite well. I am also experimenting with storing older balls in a tennis ball saver to
restore lost bounce (a container designed to replicate the pressure in a new tennis ball can)

For serious competition, of course, use a new ball. but for all else the old ones last quite a while with a little love

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