how to select right surface for your tennis court
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Variety of Court Surface options available in market, But selecting a right surface
often “Confusing”
“But there are some factors that affect the surface selection”
Financial
viability
Local
Conditions
Players
preference
Types Of
Surfaces
Grass
Courts
Hard
Courts
Carpet
Courts
Indoor
Courts
Smaller
Courts
Clay
Courts
Clay Courts
What are the Advantages and Drawbacks of selecting Clay Court ..???
Advantages :
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Drawbacks :
Slower comparison to other surfaces
Very difficult for offensive player to hit a perfect shot
Retains more Water in surface that affect
the sports in rain-prone regions..
Grass Courts
The Fastest types of courts as per ITF
Advantages:
Delivers perfect shot with great
speed
Drawbacks of Grass courts …
In rain-prone region, due to heavy rain grass becomes slippery that gives a poor bounce rate to balls
Not A good surface for defensive players
…..
Hard Courts
Made of From uniform rigid material, often covered with an acrylic
surface layer
Advantages :
Ball moves faster than
Clay court surface
Hard court surface is called
“neutral surface”
Limitations:
Paints used in court slows down the ball from
spinning and bouncing
Carpet Courts
They deliver fastball with low bounce
Indoor Courts
Smaller Courts
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) campaign
introduces small courts for children that promote worldwide
tennis participation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has divided different surfaces into five pace settings
Category 1 • Slow court
Category 2
• Medium-slow court
Category 3
• Medium Court
Category 4
Category 5
• Medium-fast Court
• Fast Court
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