Is raquetball the same as tennis?

[~*Belle 2003*~]

Just curious as I have never heard of racquetball before?

 

[Bumbles]

no, totally different

well, they both use balls, but that's about it

 

[palmtreegirl]

No, you play it up against a wall with a rubber ball and smaller racquets.

 

[~*Belle 2003*~]

Thanks for the quick replies!

It sounds very much like the sport we call squash.

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

Racketball has this evil little blue ball that is hard like a rock. If you ever get hit in the eye by one you will never forget it!
When we played (notice I used the past tense because of afore mentioned reason) we hit it against a wall in this cube, tennis has a person on either side of the net. I thought it was fun until the "accident". DH is VERY competative and has been known to lie about rules and cheat so I am not sure what the "real" rules to this game are. I only know that that darn ball is vicious!