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Old 06-20-2012, 01:41 PM   #673
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Default Re: Wimbledon's groundsman tells: It's a myth that the grass is slower

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Originally Posted by Looner View Post
Lol, here I was expecting him to admit it was slower. How unexpected he refuses to do so. It's also amazing how he says it's not slower but the bounce actually means conditions are slower. The surface may not have changed but if the ball bounces changes of course conditions will change. He's contradicting himself...
I often heard people say the USO normally is the fastest of the 4 Slams, despite the higher bounce (and not counting last year's conditions), while the AO despite the lower bounce, are slower. I think the eventual speed of the surface also (or maybe even primarily) depends on the elasticity/spring of the material used. A different composition of the soil (and grass) at Wimby could cause different elasticity (however hard to imagine it comes close to a hard court).
...I would like to learn more about that.
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