Indoor or Outdoor Balls? Why the ball you choose matters

The novice player is often shocked to find out that not all balls employed in the sport are equal to one another. Simply by typing 'pickleballs in Canada' into Google Search, one may find that there are two categories of balls - for indoor and outdoor use - and employing the wrong type for a particular situation may noticeably change how the game goes.

Balls intended for use indoors have softer, lighter construction with fewer but bigger holes. This type of construction is suitable for indoor environments due to the lack of wind to consider and the predictable nature of bounces that occur in indoor gyms. Another advantage of softer balls is that they make less noise when hitting something.

Balls designed for outdoors, on the other hand, are harder and heavier, having more holes that are smaller in size. Outdoor courts will usually have rougher surfaces compared to indoor gym surfaces; thus, the durability of the ball design ensures that they withstand the extra stress when playing compared to balls that may crack or deform easily.

Using an indoor ball outdoors means dealing with a ball that gets pushed around by the wind and wears out much faster than it would on a gym floor. Using an outdoor ball indoors is likely to feel hard and generate a loud, unpleasant noise.

Temperature differences outdoors can make the outdoor ball hard and fragile, leading to it cracking in low temperatures.

If one wants to compare pickleballs available in Canada, one would find that it matters much more whether the ball is intended for indoor or outdoor use than the brand.

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