racquets
Court sport equipment
Racquets is a fast-paced court game played with rackets and a hard ball against walls, originating in English debtors' prisons.
It's the ancestor of squash and similar wall games.
The term also refers to the equipment used in racket sports generally.
British spelling; Americans typically use rackets.
sports
Racquet sport over net
- squashFlatten by pressure
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- racquetballIndoor wall-bouncing sport
- pickleballPaddle court game, perforated ball
padel · table tennis · platform tennis · beach tennis · paddleball · fives
tennis
Racquet sport over net
- squashFlatten by pressure
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
- racquetballIndoor wall-bouncing sport
pickleball · padel · table tennis · platform tennis · beach tennis · paddleball · fives
serve
Attend to needs
backhand · forehand · smash · drop shot · lob · slice · spin · net · court · match
strings
Thin flexible lines
tension · carbon · weight · balance · shaft · throat · grommet · overgrip · dampener · bumper
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- Old Sportschariot racing, jousting, bare-knuckle boxing, prizefighting, pugilism
- traditional sportsarchery, boxing, fencing, golf, gymnastics
- tennis racquetStringed paddle for court sport
- racquet sportsGames played with stringed implements
- racquet clubPrivate sports facility