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Old 09-01-2025, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo View Post
The present pickleballs they are buying don’t last very long before they get soft or crack. Ruff surface applied courts surface increase wear factor. The Vulcan pro balls are little softer should last longer and retain bounce. Duralast 40s are about as expensive and are harder plastic which can in-cure defects like out of round, gets soft it heat and brittle cracks in winter which makes them unplayable in short time. So in theory they might be saving money in long run and getting better product… we should appreciate village recreation effort trying to supply better product.
Yep. Never understood why they used Dura balls, which are inferior to many other brands. Dura is hard to see due to yellow color vs neon green and they are not durable. Franklin or Vulcan is the way to go.