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Sports => Other Sports => Topic started by: Deeks on November 17, 2010, 04:54:08 PM

Title: Soft Tennis
Post by: Deeks on November 17, 2010, 04:54:08 PM

First time I hearing about this kind of tennis.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/world_olympic_dreams/9192121.stm

Title: Re: Soft Tennis
Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on November 18, 2010, 09:16:26 AM

never heard of it..reminds me when i moved to barbados and they had road tennis...that is basically table tennis played on the road...a real back breaker..and terrible for actual tennis players strokes.

Title: Re: Soft Tennis
Post by: pass(10trini) on November 18, 2010, 05:29:11 PM

Seems to be a light soft foam or rubber ball that is used when teaching kids the game. It's almost like an instant success for beginners as the ball doesn't travel as fast giving the player time to hit.
In Europe there are competitions using a pressureless ball on a shortened tennis court but this is totally different.