<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>BallCheck: Guides</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/</link><atom:link href="https://ballcheck.app/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>How to tell when a tennis, padel or pickleball ball is dead, whether pressurizers work, and what the official bounce tests measure.</description><language>en</language><item><title>How to tell if a tennis ball is dead</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/is-my-tennis-ball-dead/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/is-my-tennis-ball-dead/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Four ways to check if a tennis ball is dead, from the official 100 inch drop test to a squeeze test, and what the numbers mean.</description></item><item><title>How to tell if a padel ball is dead</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/padel-ball-dead/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/padel-ball-dead/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How the official padel ball test works, the 135 to 145 cm rebound rule, and simple ways to check your padel balls at the court.</description></item><item><title>How to tell if a pickleball is worn out</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/pickleball-worn-out/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/pickleball-worn-out/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The official pickleball bounce test (30 to 34 in from 78 in), the signs of a worn ball, and how many games a pickleball lasts.</description></item><item><title>Do tennis ball pressurizers work?</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/do-ball-pressurizers-work/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/do-ball-pressurizers-work/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How tennis and padel ball pressurizers work, what the evidence says, and how to check whether yours is keeping your balls alive.</description></item><item><title>Tennis ball types and the ITF rebound test</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/tennis-ball-types-rebound-test/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/tennis-ball-types-rebound-test/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, high altitude and pressureless tennis balls are, which court each is for, and how the ITF tests them.</description></item><item><title>Padel balls vs tennis balls: the real differences</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/padel-vs-tennis-balls/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/padel-vs-tennis-balls/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Padel and tennis balls look the same but are not. Size, weight, bounce and rules side by side, from the FIP and ITF specs.</description></item><item><title>How BallCheck measures bounce from sound</title><link>https://ballcheck.app/guides/how-ballcheck-measures-bounce/</link><guid>https://ballcheck.app/guides/how-ballcheck-measures-bounce/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The physics behind BallCheck: timing each bounce by sound to work out the coefficient of restitution (COR), and how it is compared with a new ball.</description></item></channel></rss>
