Anyone play Racquetball?

[fustercluck]

Anyone out there play Racquetball? I really enjoy playing it, and i've played off and on (90% off) for the last 10 years or so. Though, i cannot recall seeing anyone ELSE playing Racquetball my entire life, besides the people i play against of course. Needless to say it's not hard to get an open court. So does anyone else out there play? Just curious. It's really fun i think, when you're not getting pelted with the ball.

 

[chowmein]

yeah, its awesome. luckily i never got beam in the eye with the ball [yet] its an addicting sport

 

[HardcoreRobot]

yeah its fun

played it for 4 yrs in college recreationally. even took a class in it for one semester. still have my gear, wish i had a partner and place to play in my new area

 

[Coquito]

My uncle played it growing up, & picked it up again 4-5yrs ago. He plays ever chance he gets(unemployed alot), & even gets into tournaments to knock him back down to reality.

 

[KnickNut3]

Yeah. Really getting into it at college. Might get to go with school team to the national college tournament @ Arizona St.

Yeah, it's lost a lot of popularity--don't see why... it's a great game. More exciting and complex than tennis, IMHO, it's just that tennis is more spectator-friendly.

 

[randomlinh]

i love it... but only doubles or cut throat. i can take more of it, as opposed to getting creamed when i'm the short person w/o any reach.

But i have hit myself in the eye... running for the ball... and barely getting to it. I clipped the ball w/ the top of my racquet, and the ball went into the side wall straight back to my eye.

 

[trmiv]

I've only played a couple of times, it's fun though. Used to be huge in the 80's, but not as much anymore.

 

[imported_Mike]

Yea, I play. My favorite story from playing racquetball was when this guy a couple courts down got smacked in the face with a racquet while playing doubles. Chipped his front tooth, he was so furious that he hit the wall with his racquet which bent his racquet and broke his wrist. I felt bad, but it was a little funny.

 

[JonnyStarks]

I play squash, its an awesome game that I understand is different from racquetball but I don't know how.

Lotta fun though

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
I play squash, its an awesome game that I understand is different from racquetball but I don't know how.

Lotta fun though

is squash played with your hands only?

 

[desteffy]

yeah, its a great game. not many people i know play it though, so it can be hard to find partners.

 

[JonnyStarks]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
I play squash, its an awesome game that I understand is different from racquetball but I don't know how.

Lotta fun though

is squash played with your hands only?

No, I think you're thinking of handball?

So far the only diffrereneces I know between that and racquetball are that the racquetball racquets are bigger.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
I play squash, its an awesome game that I understand is different from racquetball but I don't know how.

Lotta fun though

is squash played with your hands only?

No, I think you're thinking of handball?

So far the only diffrereneces I know between that and racquetball are that the racquetball racquets are bigger.

the timing is also completely different in regards to the ball.. i don't think i could play. I have enough trouble doing tennis/rball switching... heh.

 

[BullsOnParade]

it's pretty fun, though i prefer tennis. Racquetball is like playing tennis in the bathroom.

 

[Anubis]

Squash > racquetball

 

[gwlam12]

My dad got hit in the crotch with the ball.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: JonnyStarks
I play squash, its an awesome game that I understand is different from racquetball but I don't know how.

Lotta fun though

is squash played with your hands only?

No, I think you're thinking of handball?

So far the only diffrereneces I know between that and racquetball are that the racquetball racquets are bigger.

Racquetball balls are far more bouncy.

 

[fustercluck]

*bump*

Anyone know if an overhead serve is illegal? I've been using it for a while and it works well.

Is a racquetball glove useful at all?

 

[GasX]

Raquetball is fun, but if you ever have played squash, it just seems like a contest of who can hit it the hardest...

 

[rh71]

it's a great co-ed sport... college peeps.. take advantage.

 

[Lumathix]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
yeah its fun

played it for 4 yrs in college recreationally. even took a class in it for one semester. still have my gear, wish i had a partner and place to play in my new area

Me too.

 

[Tea Bag]

cutthroat is really fun when you have three good players..

 

[torpid]

Haha. Yeah an overhead serve is illegal.

I like tennis more than racquetball, but both are fun. Tennis is a much, much harder game at the neophyte level at least.

I don't like the serving system in racquetball. It seems too easy to steamroll someone.

 

[Klandestine]

it's a great sport and great excersize

 

[TheWart]

fun game, played off and on four years in college. would like to continue, since it keeps the ticker workin mighty fast.