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Squash racket and ball Racquetball racket and ball. A racket or racquet [1] is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the head, an elongated handle known as the grip, and a reinforced connection between the head and handle known as the throat or heart.
Head (or racket head): Portion of the racket that contains the strings. [69] Heavy (ball): Ball hit with so much topspin that it feels "heavy" when the opposing player strikes it. Hit and giggle: non-competitive social tennis. Hitting partner (or sparring partner): specialist employed by a tennis player to practice strokes during training.
Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. [1] Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The more common word for the Flip nowadays. A short shot from over the table close to the net played in a looping style or flat hit. Can include sidespin component when played from the backhand, when played as banana flick. The term banana refers to the movement of the racket when swinging the backhand mainly with wrist and forearm. Flip
The racket used to hit the ball. A smooth-faced non-netted racket. Paddle tap A courtesy performed at the end of each game or match. All players meet at the net and tap their paddles showing respect and appreciation for the game and the other players. Sometimes a paddle tap is substituted with a handshake or fist bump. Pancake grip See Western ...
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Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.