(Part 2) Best products from r/racquetball

I use these. I've survived a couple full speed hits with them and they are slightly cheaper than the ektelon quantums. http://www.amazon.com/BSN-1721XXXX-Overglass-Protectors/dp/B0000BYRPK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1407596116&sr=8-7&keywords=over+glasses+racquetball

Slackin. Good thing Amazon's got ya covered!


http://www.amazon.com/Python-Racquetball-Replacement-Rubber-Black/dp/B00157ASKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452196489&sr=8-1&keywords=python+grip

my orthopedist said these were as good as the expensive/custom ones in his office: https://www.amazon.com/Powerstep-Pinnacle-Orthotics-U-Blue-Mens/dp/B000KPKMX0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495764667&sr=8-1&keywords=pinnacle+powerstep now i see them at high end runners stores. i've had them for years after getting plantar faciitis, never had it again after using them. that being said, once your foot starts swimming inside a court shoe, it's over ~ time to buy a new shoe. i just take the new shoe insole out and replace it with the one i linked.

I'm going to give you a couple of options because at 50 dollars you don't really get much variance. I put some starting at $75 and went down to 50. I've organized the list so that the better racquets starting from top to bottom but it's your money so feel free to pick whichever depending on if 50 is your absolute high point or not.

$75 used higher end racquet (mean streak on the right)

http://www.racquetballwarehouse.com/usedcatpage.html?ccode=HEADRBR

If you can't swing 75, but could swing $60, I'd get this

Ektelon O3 Hybrid Turbo Racquetball Racquet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAQA7WY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DCpByb59ZPR2E

$60

GB-75 Racquetball Racket https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013GX7M44/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hKpBybJVWZZ7M

$58

HEAD Liquidmetal Laser Racquetball Racquet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZRZY66M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nFpBybH7VV6PS

$50

Wilson Jammer Racquetball Racquet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NBFH658/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xLpBybCRY136C

I too use the gearbox vision glasses, both the standard and amber, and prefer one over the other based on court lighting (primarily prefer the amber lens as it seems to add contrast).

Neither had I! It's only $4.99 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Splash-20th-Anniversary-Edition-Hanks/dp/B00015YVD6/

No generic bumper/grommet unfortunately. Experienced stringers can use small pieces of nylon tubing and/or Fittex individual grommets to replace broken/missing grommets on your racquet. Since those options don't come with a bumper guard, head tape can be used to cover the top of the frame; if you're a serious wall-beater you could add some sort of padding instead of the tape to act as a bumper guard. In my opinion, your stringer should do all of that for free since they removed the grommet off of your racquet before knowing if they had a replacement available.

Then I'd experiment with either aspirin/advil, adjusting my grip to lower the thumb and if those don't work, a larger or smaller racket handle. Maybe even changing your actual grip may help. I never use stock grip tape, but always use an after-market like this.

Fran Davis has a DVD that matches up with her book.

https://www.amazon.com/Building-Your-Racquetball-Dream-House/dp/B003VI841K/

Here, try this String for Heavy Hitters

These gloves are all I've ever worn and they've never stained at all. I get plenty sweaty as well. The one thing is that they do wear out in the palm where the end of the racket sits, but it does take a while to get to that point.

I use these http://www.amazon.com/Ektelon-Strobe-Protective-Racquetball-Glasses/dp/B000GPC9NK

They rarely fog up on me (only if I am sweating a lot and get sweat on the actual lenses) and they have a a shock absorber thing on the forehead that works very well.

That is the strangest thing, the only toe that does not seem to be affected is my big toe. These are my shoes. Head RB Radical

Replace it with any sort of cord or string. Cut to suit and tie off.

If you want to go all the way you can buy some toggles or clippy cord end things.

I don't like the elastic glove cords (too bouncy) so I replaced mine with paracord.

I just use my android phone and fire up google fit. Used to keep it in my pocket, but recently started wearing this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019BQNTL0/ with the pocket in front for maximum phone protection. No pulse/blood pressure monitor, but hey, I can tell how much I'm sweating just fine.

Some players I know use batting gloves. You may also find that applying an overgrip helps reduce slippage. I use Gamma but there are lots of options and most are very cheap.

The wrist pain could simply mean that your forearm muscles aren't strong enough yet - if so this will come with time and can be improved with exercise. But it could also mean a problem with technique. You may want to ask an experienced player to look at your swing and grip.

From what I've read, the cans aren't pressurized, at least to the extent that tennis balls are. You don't get that "pop" when you open a can.

There is, however, this ball pressurizer that you can get for about 10 bucks, that claims to add pressure back to the balls, and give them more life, even balls that have lost their grippiness. I've never used these, but the device does seem to get good reviews.

It makes sense from a physics perspective, at least intuitively if not in actuality. Say the balls are originally pressurized to 1 atm of pressure, or even a little bit more. Every time you hit the ball or it hits a wall, the ball is being compressed, meaning the pressure inside the ball increases, and since the rubber is semi-porous, some of the air will leak out to the lower pressure atmosphere. So if the ball drops to .9 or .8 atm, it won't bounce as well, and the pressure gradient with the atmosphere won't "fill it up" very quickly, if at all.

My guess would be that there won't be a tangible difference of 4-6 months, but you'd have to actually test that.