Words similar to racquet
Example sentences for: racquet
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In my view the chief obstacle to clearing up this unfortunate onomastic mess is the inflexibility and conservatism of those who dominate the official associations of these racquet sports.
A suggested solution to the semantic confusion would be to sharpen the distinction between paddleball and racquetball . These games could be defined simply as ` handball played with a paddle,' the only difference being that paddleball employs a perforated wooden racquet and a large spongy ball, while racquetball , which is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity, employs a small strung racquet and a lively rubber ball.
Interestingly, in spite of their obscure origins, these are the only three racquet sports whose names communicate something specific to the layman.
It is next to impossible to carry on an intelligent conversation about racquet sports because there is no terminology on which all can agree.
As an experienced practitioner of paddle tennis, squash, badminton, platform tennis, etc., over the past twenty years I have become convinced that a revised nomenclature for racquet sports is in order.