why is there fuzz on the tennis ball?

Answer 1

The fuzz slows down the ball in flight, keeps it from bouncing too high, and lets the racket get a better "grip" on it. A perfectly smooth ball would travel so fast and bounce so high that the game would be unplayable. Also, with a smooth ball, it would be much more difficult for the player to control the direction of the shots.

Answer 2

Fuzz On Tennis Ball

Answer 3

Then we realized that the 'fuzz' on the ball plays a much larger role in the aerodynamics than had been anticipated in the past," Mehta said.

"If you have a smooth ball, such as a ping pong ball, it produces a large air wake, like that of a motor boat. The ball's large wake creates drag that slows the ball's flight," Mehta said. "If you add roughness, like the dimples on a golf ball, air disturbance near the ball's surface actually helps produce a smaller air wake that creates less air drag, and the ball can go farther," he explained. A smooth golf ball might only go about 100 yards compared to the 300 yards covered by today's dimpled golf balls, he added.

"Even though a tennis ball does not have a smooth surface, you get a bigger wake because of the very rough surface, plus the effect of additional drag from each fuzz filament, which I have termed fuzz drag," he said. "Fuzz drag makes the aerodynamics of the tennis ball even more interesting since the fuzz elements change orientation with increased velocity and the fuzz wears off during play

Answer 4

Because the tennis ball manufacturer is where old muppets go when they die.. any questions?

Answer 5

to streamline it, makes it move a certain way - throug the air. smooth shiny balls will move much faster and not be appropriate for a game like tennis

Answer 6

It allows better grip so the racket can "spin" the ball.

Answer 7

to stop it bouncing to much as it`s made from rubber

Answer 8

because that how it is