Reddit mentions: The best recquetball equipment

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All 20-somethings should have found a hobby/activity they discover on their own or with a friend that they really enjoy, and they should do it often. For example, pick up indoor rock climbing or racketball, and play once a month! To play racketball, you'll need these balls: http://www.amazon.com/Penn-Ultra-Blue-Racquetball-3-Cn/dp/B002LGF9L6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375539649&sr=8-2&keywords=racquetball

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The starter racquets are the "bent-frame" kind... just a straight piece of material formed into a head shape. Most of the time, those racquets end up bending and leaning to one side and are pretty much worthless. A midlevel head i.165 (http://www.racquetballwarehouse.com/descpage.html?PCODE=I165) or a used KM 750 (http://www.racquetballwarehouse.com/useddescpage.html?pcode=PK15750) or even a Gearbox GB50 (http://www.amazon.com/Gearbox-GB-50-Racquetball-Racquet/dp/B00GNMJ0UU?ie=UTF8&keywords=Gearbox%20racquetball&qid=1463611541&ref_=sr_1_12&sr=8-12) will be a million times better and will last you several years. I know A-level people that still play effectively with those racquets (minus the GB50, but that's still a solid starter racquet).

Bumming balls or using what's left after others play is doable if that's an option, or you can just go to walmart and pick up a can of anything (purple and ektelon fire (http://www.amazon.com/Ektelon-Fireball-Racquetballs-Red-ball/dp/B001E6L9XQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=racquet-sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1463611831&sr=1-5&keywords=ektelon+balls) tend to be the preferred tournament balls depending on where you live, but that might not matter to you).

As others have said, a cheap pair of safety glasses is a must, and decent ones simply aren't that expensive (http://www.amazon.com/Ektelon-Mirage-II-Racquetball-Eyewear/dp/B000ETVJSE/ref=sr_1_3?s=racquet-sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1463611766&sr=1-3&keywords=racquetball+glasses).

It’s this one. Works great for racquetball. Ok for throwing discs.

holoball is a game that definitely needs straps. Wii straps are nice, but I suggest going with racquetball racquet straps: like the ones here

For that game, I also suggest wrapping the grip with tennis/raqcuetball overgrip.

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

This is what I'm currently using and I like it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IA8YKG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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

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.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OY211PS/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009YTCAA6/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-13&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00L71LNS4/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-14&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01HSHMFH8/ref=mp_s_a_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1469315215&sr=8-21&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=51jSN7%2B8w7L&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UNFITIC/ref=mp_s_a_1_36?ie=UTF8&qid=1469315346&sr=8-36&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=41FgDy2v2nL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OYAM1O0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=51ELbbEAlAL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JX0B5AC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=411F%2BANptwL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01CN0KG9O/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=41rPCuIfVHL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00W4VR63W/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=419KXBgq9lL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MMMT08M/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1469314986&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=graphene&dpPl=1&dpID=41C5P6bC4jL&ref=plSrch

Etc.

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.