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Why are tennis balls furry ?

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By *ishy_fishy OP   Man
over a year ago

hinckley

Will someone be able to enlighten me to why are tennis balls furry ? Is sure there's a good explanation ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To slow the ball down (I'm guessing)

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"To slow the ball down (I'm guessing)"

Jesus, a serve already does 150mph. How much faster would it be without the fuzz?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To slow the ball down (I'm guessing)"
yep that would be my guess

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its because a smooth surface on the ball would slide across the strings, making it difficult to control.

FYI there are companies throwing this into job interviews to see how the candidate thinks.

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By *igandanneCouple
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Have u ever tried to shave one

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Is it to keep them warm?... nobody wants cold balls do they?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its so the ball travels further....similar reason to why a golf ball is dimpled

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By *hunderstarCouple
over a year ago

hereford

This sounds like a good question on a Thursday - midday / Lbc 's mystery hour!

I have no idea what the answer is but the presenter will get you an answer!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's so they know which one to pull out of their pocket.

......& evidently, the women like hairy balls in their knickers!

Incidentally, Barry Davies didn't tell me that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

it's to reduce the aerodynamic drag as they fly through the air

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"it's to reduce the aerodynamic drag as they fly through the air "
ooooo get you . Professor Privateparts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel..... "
yeah yer right !!! Thicko private parts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel..... "

nope smoothness increases speed and less control

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel.....

nope smoothness increases speed and less control"

So, errrrrrrrm then smoothness rather than fur increases aerodynamic drag errrrrrm then!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel.....

nope smoothness increases speed and less control"
yeah so surely the hairs must increase the drag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Errrrrrrrm it would actually increase the aerodynamic drag, errrrrrm, I feel.....

nope smoothness increases speed and less control

So, errrrrrrrm then smoothness rather than fur increases aerodynamic drag errrrrrm then! "

Errrrrm not!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

......lets ask Usain Bolt............

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ "
is he furry ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ? "

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! "
yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance "

Laughed out loud at that...morning. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance

Laughed out loud at that...morning. x"
Good morning sexy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always thought it was so they made more of a mess on the carpet when the dog chews them up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wasps are furry and can I fuk outrun em

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance "

A slight hernia wouldn't go amiss, either!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance

Laughed out loud at that...morning. x Good morning sexy "

Good morning Sir.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance

Laughed out loud at that...morning. x Good morning sexy

Good morning Sir. "
Sir !!!! Oooh I feel all dom now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"......lets ask Usain Bolt............ is he furry ?

I doubt it, - not too much aerodynamic drag, there!! yeah I reckon if he did not shave for a year it he would give us brits a chance

Laughed out loud at that...morning. x Good morning sexy

Good morning Sir. Sir !!!! Oooh I feel all dom now "

Which Dom are you feeling, Theres hundreds of the buggers on here

Gimp

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"Wasps are furry and can I fuk outrun em "

Wasps aren't furry, bees are

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Wasps are furry and can I fuk outrun em

Wasps aren't furry, bees are"
oh I can outrun a bee . No probs

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

I m in agreement with the guy that said dimples on Golf balls and prof private parts, smooth surfaces create a lot of aerodynamic drag,, rough surfaces break up the air flow reducing drag,, it will give it a far more stable flight as well

Top marks for prof pp and the other guy, the rest of you please see Mrs whiplash in detention,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's partly down to tradition. Old court tennis balls used a cloth covered cork,hair and wool ball. The cloth covering was important as otherwise the ball was very hard.

Rubber didn't start to be used until late in the 1800's and the balls still tended to be hard and fragile so a soft felt covering was used, plus tennis being a tradition rich sport,never really tried to change the look of equipment much.

And partly down to aerodynamics, the felt covering offers consistent flight characteristics and stops the ball bouncing too high when it hits the ground...

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford


"I m in agreement with the guy that said dimples on Golf balls and prof private parts, smooth surfaces create a lot of aerodynamic drag,, rough surfaces break up the air flow reducing drag,, it will give it a far more stable flight as well

Top marks for prof pp and the other guy, the rest of you please see Mrs whiplash in detention,

"
why arn't sports cars furry then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because that rarely seen animal the Tennis is very hairy by nature .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't see Lewis Hamilton with a furry exterior on his car? Or big fluffy dice dangling out of the cockpit!!

The fluffy tennis ball is for the strings to get purchase on the ball!

..........but can I still see madam whiplash?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I m in agreement with the guy that said dimples on Golf balls and prof private parts, smooth surfaces create a lot of aerodynamic drag,, rough surfaces break up the air flow reducing drag,, it will give it a far more stable flight as well

Top marks for prof pp and the other guy, the rest of you please see Mrs whiplash in detention,

why arn't sports cars furry then? "

They are designed to increase down force to asist road holding, so high pressure over the top and low pressure underneath. Before the common use of wind tunnels sports cars were death traps, the Lamborghini Miura, for instance, would lift it's front wheels at speedsas low as 80mph causing steering loss.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The animal they slaughter for the balls is small furry and yellow.

It's a tennis rat. This is where the name tennis comes from. Dates back to 3000 bc the pharos used to play with gold rackets.

All true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The animal they slaughter for the balls is small furry and yellow.

It's a tennis rat. This is where the name tennis comes from. Dates back to 3000 bc the pharos used to play with gold rackets.

All true "

Learn a new thing every day on this site!

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

to increase grip as they bounce making the spin of the ball a more pronounced factor

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

also a topspin ball will tend to drop faster and a backspin ball will hang in the air for longer

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By *moothies.Couple
over a year ago

Woodthorpe

I'd say to stop us women licking them...imagine yellow hairs between your teeth......yuk

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I don't believe it's for control because squash balls go where we want them to. I reckon it's mostly tradition.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Will someone be able to enlighten me to why are tennis balls furry ? Is sure there's a good explanation ? "

I've taken some tennis ball related photos, lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's to make them feel nice when they're shoved down your undies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's to make them feel nice when they're shoved down your undies"

Ex-fecking-actly...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wonder if serenas balls are furry?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are hairy to slow them in flight, stop them bouncing too high and to enable the strings to put spin on them.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


"I m in agreement with the guy that said dimples on Golf balls and prof private parts, smooth surfaces create a lot of aerodynamic drag,, rough surfaces break up the air flow reducing drag,, it will give it a far more stable flight as well

Top marks for prof pp and the other guy, the rest of you please see Mrs whiplash in detention,

"

I was under the impression that golf balls had dimples (and ball manufacturers are so protective and territorial of dimple patterns) because they increase the pressure differential between the lower front and upper rear quadrants of the ball to increase lift and to do the same side to side to increase swing thus making the ball more sensitive to pull, fade and backspin.

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