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Tennis Ball Parking Guide
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Tennis Ball Parking Guide
by Our Readers
September 2, 2006
This could be the most popular handy hint ever! For perfect parking every time, thread a string through a tennis ball and hang it from the garage ceiling. Position the ball so your vehicle lands in the center of the garage when the ball touches the windshield.

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Place the car first, and sight up to the ceiling from the front and then from the side of the windsheild to approximate where the string should hang.

By Ken W, on 10/26/2009
How about some tips for those of us without exposed beams (garage ceiling and walls are drywalled).

By no exposed beams, on 10/20/2009
Hanging a tennis ball by a string in the middle of the garage doesn't work out very well if you have a dog. It either is a tease for smaller dogs, or a fun game for larger ones! htp://theunsurehandyman.blogspot.com

By Not good if you have a dog, on 10/11/2009
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