Racquet sports Racquet sports This article is about the racquet sport badminton. For other uses of the name, see Badminton (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Badminton"
Paddle tennis is a racquet sport invented in 1898 by Frank Beal. It is similar to tennis, but uses smaller paddles and a spongy ball. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paddle tennis"
Platform tennis is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. The sport is played at private clubs, public parks, and in backyards at both highly competitive and purely recreational levels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Platform tennis"
Racquet Sports are sports where players use racquets to hit a ball or other object. ...more on Wikipedia about "Racquet sport"
>Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. It was invented by Joe Sobeck in 1949 incorporating rules from squash and handball. Unlike many other racquet sports, the walls, floor, and even ceiling of the racquetball court are considered in-bounds. The game is normally played by two players, though there are variations with three or even four (which can get very crowded). Two player games are called singles, three player games are typically called iron-man (2 on 1 during entire game) or cut-throat (each player take turns serving to the other 2), and four player games are called doubles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Racquetball"
A shuttlecock is a high- drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape, with a rounded head at the apex of the cone traditionally made of cork and a skirt traditionally of sixteen overlapping goose feathers. Best shuttlecocks are made from feathers from the left goose wing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shuttlecock"
Speed badminton, also known as « speedminton® », is a Badminton variant without a net. ...more on Wikipedia about "Speed Badminton"
Squash tennis is an American variant of squash racquets, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. For younger players the game offers the complexity of squash racquets and the speed of racquetball. It also has great exercise and recreational potential for older players. ...more on Wikipedia about "Squash tennis"
Stické (also sticke tennis) is a racquet sport invented in the late 19th century merging aspects of real tennis, racquets, and lawn tennis. The origin of the name is unclear. It either derives from Sphairistikè ( Greek for "playing ball"), the term originally given to lawn tennis by Walter Clopton Wingfield, or from a Major-General Sticke, a French Canadian who is credited with inventing the game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stické"
Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Player(s) use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered in felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places, tennis is still called lawn tennis, to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a very different kind of a court. Originating in England in the late 19th Century, the game spread first throughout the English-speaking world, particularly among the upper classes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tennis"
* Ace – a service of a tennis ball that is not returned by an opponent and is deemed to be IN play by the umpire ...more on Wikipedia about "Tennis terminology"
In racquet sports a ball gets top spin when the racquet hits it while moving upwards. Top spin makes the ball come down earlier so it can be hit harder and faster. Tennis players use top spin to keep their fast strokes in the court. In most court surfaces, top spin also makes the ball bounce higher. ...more on Wikipedia about "Top spin"
Xare is racquet sport, a form of Basque pelota. The racquet (called an Argentine racquet) is made of a hoop in hazel or chestnut wood, and is somewhat loosely strung—the ball is not exactly struck, nor is it quite caught—the effect is somewhere in between. The ball is very hard, and covered by parchment. The game is played in a special indoor court, called a trinquete. For xare a net is strung across the middle of the trinquete, and the players face each other, as in real tennis. The players wear helmets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Xare"
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