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Old 02-23-2018, 03:58 AM   #2
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Default ... practice for tennis and pickleball

Meredith and Moultonborough have hitting backboards set up within the inside of the chain link fence that surrounds their tennis courts. All across the country it is very common to have a backboard like this at public tennis courts. It encourages people to practice, and helps a lot to introduce newbie players to tennis. The home made plywood backboards that go from the court surface, up to 12' high, seem to be a good design, and last for many years, like 25+ years, with exterior plywood, pressure treated lumber, weather resistant screws. and green paint.

If Ashland, Center Harbor, Holderness, or Plymouth constructed the 12' high x 24' wide, plywood painted green with a white net line, hitting backboard ..... it seems like a very useful place to practice tennis or pickleball .... yes?

Definitely ...... group tennis lessons are a good learning experience, and a lot of fun, too ..... using the backboard for practice by oneself is good, too ... and not too expensive for your town to construct?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVWl_Uwm-Qk ... something like this, 12'-high x 24'-wide, 9 staggered sheets of plywood, with a slight 10-degree upward slope, for use at a public court, up tight against the surround chain link fence.

Down here on the poor, Walmart side of the lake, we simply cannot afford the $90 for five, very fun, 1-hour tennis group lessons on Wednesdays in July or August at the Holderness Elementary School 2-courts and very much appreciate the Moultonborough-4 courts and Meredith-6 courts (two w/night lighting) which have some very usable tennis hitting backboards .... so thanks!
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