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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 hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings. Paddles have a solid face rather than a network of strings, but may be perforated with a pattern of holes, or be covered ...
Crossminton, previously known as Speed Badminton, is a racket game that combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis. It is played without any net and has no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms.
Racquetball differs from other racquet sports as most competitive players wear a glove on their racquet hand for the purpose of getting a better grip on the racquet (similar to golfers using a glove when driving), but gloves are optional equipment. Also, players usually wear a comfortable short sleeved shirt and shorts, as well as racquetball ...
Paddle tennis (sometimes branded as POP Tennis since 2015) [1] is a racket sport adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller, has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid perforated paddle, as opposed to a strung racquet, and a lower pressure tennis ball.
(For reference, a padel court measures 33 feet wide and 66 ft long while a pickleball court is 20 by 44 feet, a mere third of the size of a tennis court.) Both sports use similar paddles, but ...
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Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. Soft tennis originated in Japan in 1884. Soft tennis originated in Japan in 1884. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like regular tennis , it is played by individuals (singles) or pairs (doubles), whose objective is to hit the ball over the net, landing within the confines of the court ...