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ball change

American  
[bawl chaynj] / ˈbɔl ˌtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

ball changes plural
  1. Sports. in some sports, such as tennis and cricket, replacement of the ball currently in play with a fresh one for optimal play.

  2. Dance. a move involving a shift of one's weight from the ball of one foot to the other foot.


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A spirited critique on his Twitch stream of this year’s ball change at Indian Wells recently went viral.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

But I’m happy that I felt it and with the ball change, I felt like my game can be more dynamic, and I just pushed Angelique a bit more after it was four-three.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2024

"If the major championships somehow adopt this ball change, and the PGA Tour doesn't, I think it widens that gap between PGA Tour golf and major championship golf."

From BBC Mar. 22, 2023

With all the golf-ball options and prototypes, how do you decide which golf ball model to play and Patrick Reed made a ball change after playing with you, didn’t he?

From Golf Digest Feb. 7, 2020

Time for the compulsory ball change - after 34 overs, the ball is changed for one of similar age which has been cleaned and whitened.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2011

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