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Title: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on February 26, 2014, 05:50:39 PM
Hey guys so I used to play a lot but haven't for some time now.  I got an itch to get back in the game, who all has played it before? It's pretty simple rules and stuff and it's good cardio and you can hit the ball really really hard.  What kind of racquet do you guys have, or do you just check out those really shitty ones they have to rent out?  Black or white headband, or other colors? Do you guys have Oakley protectant glasses, or even wear them? I sure as crap don't.  Do you wear a glove? Have an extra one after you get done whooping somebodies ass and change gloves?

I got this bad boy a few years ago and I about sent it back because I was terrible with it but have gotten better at it now. 
(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.racquetworld.com%2Fmerchant2%2Fgraphics%2Fproduct_pictures%2Fracquets%2Fmiva5%2Fo3copperfp.jpg&hash=fffb54a619e8380439430e2a70e9672cb80293fa)

Anybody wanna hit it around sometime, I'm not very good anymore but you may keep it within 10 points now.  Let me hear it you guys!
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: waks on February 26, 2014, 06:27:19 PM
Squash>Racquetball
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: scottwildcat on February 26, 2014, 06:44:54 PM
:jerk:
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Belvis Noland on February 26, 2014, 06:59:55 PM
racquetball is great.  haven't really played much since intramural days. 

squash is great too.  All-U intramural champ every year.  Mostly because everybody else really sucked. 
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: ben ji on February 26, 2014, 07:19:13 PM
I used to play all the time at the rec, fun stuff.

Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: puniraptor on February 27, 2014, 05:14:23 PM
do you get one giganitic arm and one tiny arm like a fiddler crab or john leguizamo in the lady in the water
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on February 27, 2014, 05:30:30 PM
do you get one giganitic arm and one tiny arm like a fiddler crab or john leguizamo in the lady in the water

It's closer to Roger Federer than a fiddler crab
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: raquetcat on February 27, 2014, 09:15:54 PM
Saw the thread title and thought it was about me, disappointed it's not
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on February 27, 2014, 09:25:17 PM
Saw the thread title and thought it was about me, disappointed it's not

I mean, I assume you like racquetball and I don't blame you for misspelling your name on purpose(?). Is your racquet as good as mine?
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Matt Siebrant's Left Hand on March 04, 2014, 11:32:06 PM
Love racquetball. Moving to KC soon- any recomendos for clubs to look at?
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on March 04, 2014, 11:36:15 PM
Love racquetball. Moving to KC soon- any recomendos for clubs to look at?

We should play before you move, also OP Lifetime has courts, Shawnee/Lenexa Lifetime does not
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: bones129 on March 04, 2014, 11:45:55 PM
Played a lot of racquetball years ago and really liked it. Probably should have stayed with it. This thread may get the ol' r-ball juices flowing again.  :billdance:
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Matt Siebrant's Left Hand on March 05, 2014, 12:05:38 AM
Love racquetball. Moving to KC soon- any recomendos for clubs to look at?

We should play before you move, also OP Lifetime has courts, Shawnee/Lenexa Lifetime does not
agreed. rec still lax on letting non-students with other peoples IDs in?
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on March 05, 2014, 12:09:18 AM
Love racquetball. Moving to KC soon- any recomendos for clubs to look at?

We should play before you move, also OP Lifetime has courts, Shawnee/Lenexa Lifetime does not
agreed. rec still lax on letting non-students with other peoples IDs in?

Probably
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: star seed 7 on March 05, 2014, 12:11:44 AM
Any fat mhk'r want to raq-b? Also need to borrow a racquet. Used to love this when I was a kid
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: michigancat on March 05, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: star seed 7 on March 05, 2014, 01:59:47 AM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: michigancat on March 05, 2014, 07:12:37 AM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist

I thought this was handball:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: CNS on March 05, 2014, 07:40:34 AM
Love love love racquetball.   Played a ridic amt in college and haven't played once since.  I am sometgung like a 20-25min drive from the nearest courts and none of my current bros play. :sad:.

I would probably suck super bad at it now.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Matt Siebrant's Left Hand on March 05, 2014, 08:49:52 PM
Love love love racquetball.   Played a ridic amt in college and haven't played once since.  I am sometgung like a 20-25min drive from the nearest courts and none of my current bros play. :sad:.

I would probably suck super bad at it now.
Same boat. If you're in the KC area, i'll play you. Also, TonyaHarding's the one who introduced me to the game so i'm sure we could get a goEMAW league going or something.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on March 05, 2014, 09:02:54 PM
Any fat mhk'r want to raq-b? Also need to borrow a racquet. Used to love this when I was a kid

Not "fat" in my eyes but def out of shape. Didn't know if this was serious but the rec is the only place with courts in MHK, anybody know of others? You can check out racquets at the rec to use, idk when MSLH is moving but we could play cutthroat while he is still in MHK.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Matt Siebrant's Left Hand on March 07, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Any fat mhk'r want to raq-b? Also need to borrow a racquet. Used to love this when I was a kid

Not "fat" in my eyes but def out of shape. Didn't know if this was serious but the rec is the only place with courts in MHK, anybody know of others? You can check out racquets at the rec to use, idk when MSLH is moving but we could play cutthroat while he is still in MHK.
Candlewood has courts, i believe, but you'd need to be a member.

I'm always down to thunderfuck the both of you. Just let me know when.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Big Train on March 17, 2014, 10:12:13 PM
Alright guys, I'm ready to get back to beating ass, MSLH cut those curly Fabio locks or get a scrunchy and lets rough ridin' do this!
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on March 18, 2014, 10:01:23 AM
siebrant, ive got a court we can use if you PM me.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: star seed 7 on March 18, 2014, 04:21:16 PM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist

I thought this was handball:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

i dunno.  when i lived in jardine as a kid, tons of kids that lived around there would play at the outdoor rec courts and we always called it handball.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: star seed 7 on March 18, 2014, 04:26:40 PM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist

I thought this was handball:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

i dunno.  when i lived in jardine as a kid, tons of kids that lived around there would play at the outdoor rec courts and we always called it handball.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Handball

 :gocho:
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: puniraptor on March 18, 2014, 04:43:56 PM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist

I thought this was handball:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

i dunno.  when i lived in jardine as a kid, tons of kids that lived around there would play at the outdoor rec courts and we always called it handball.

Wikipedia calls it AMERICAN HANDBALL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_handball)
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: Trim on March 18, 2014, 08:39:59 PM
There are people at the Y that take raquetball really seriously.  Now that there's a raquetball thread, I'll try to take some pictures.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: michigancat on March 18, 2014, 09:25:31 PM
Latinos at the park by my house play some strange version of racquetball using their hands instead of rackets.

That's called handball, you ignorant racist

I thought this was handball:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

i dunno.  when i lived in jardine as a kid, tons of kids that lived around there would play at the outdoor rec courts and we always called it handball.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Handball

 :gocho:

no mention of tennis balls (that these guys use), and some of these guys use little paddles. Also it's lots of old guys and sometimes they're slamming some suds while they play. but it's definitely essentially the same thing.

Latinos at my park also love volleyball. They bring their own nets and set them up in the baseball diamond outfield. Sometimes there will be three separate latino family volleyball games going on at once.
Title: Re: Master Racquetball thread
Post by: star seed 7 on March 19, 2014, 07:00:34 PM
that's called paddleball