Anyone who plays aggressive tennis will certainly know about tennis elbow, maybe at one time or another, even suffered from it. Tennis elbow is a condition where the tendons that are in the forearm become torn. The tears are microscopic in size and although this condition can be caused by an acute trauma, it is usually put down to smaller, often repeated blows, exactly what happens when playing tennis. The pain associated with tennis elbow can be bothersome; it will even affect your ability to open a bottle of ketchup. The companies that are involved in tennis court construction and repair in Sarasota FL are well aware of this condition and know that certain court surfaces are kinder than others on the players arm.
The surface of the tennis court introduces stress into the elbow for three reasons; the bounce of the ball, the speed of the ball and the predictability.
Predictability of the ball is quite important, if the ball is liable to take odd bounces, the chances of hitting the ball off the racket sweet spot are greater; this causes the racket to twist and the torsion effect strains the forearm tendons.
The speed of the incoming ball is important as when the ball hits the string-bed, it is the speed that determines the shock that translates into the forearm. It is also more likely that a fast ball will be hit late thus putting your arm in an awkward position and stops the player from using his legs and body to full advantage. Although the opponents return or serve has a lot to do with the ball speed, the type of tennis court construction and repair in Sarasota FL also comes into the picture.
The best court for the players elbow is one that provides a slow, low bounce and predicable ball; unfortunately there is no such court surface. It is the roughness of the court that determines the ball speed and there is not a surface that provides a slow ball and a low bounce.
Among the three normal court surfaces; grass, clay and hard; grass is probably the hardest on the elbow because the ball is fast and the bounce cannot be predicted. Clay is a little better as the speed is less but the ball is still hard to predict. Because of the predictability, hard courts are probably the easiest on the elbow, but the speed is something to get used to.
Stewart Tennis Courts & Fencing, Inc. are the ideal company to work with for new tennis court construction and repair in Sarasota FL. Asphalt and clay resurfacing is a specialty.
