RAINY
DAY POLICY
With
all the wonderful attributes of real red clay (slower, higher bounce,
easy on the legs, cooler-absorbs the suns heat but doesnt
reflect it back up to you etc.), there is one major draw back. Red
clay does not handle rain well. Unlike the grayish-green soft courts
(called Har-Tru), which doesnt play as nice, but do handle
rain well; red clay, after a soaking rain, can take 2-3 days before
they are firm enough for the general public to play on.
It is a very short season, this can be disastrous! In order to mitigate
this I allow a small number of people, who over the years have demonstrated
an ability to be very light on their feet, to play before I open
the courts up to everyone.
Most of us would severely damage a clay court that was too wet to
play on. This damage can take me up to an hour per court to repair
and is exhausting work. With seven clay courts I simply cannot do
it! This system may not be fair, but neither is the weather in a
short season and this helps me stay in business.
If there are any doubts about the weather please call as the Cape
can be funny in terms of rain. (508-349-3330) It can rain two miles
down the road and not at the courts and vice versa.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Steve
Oliver.
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