Raquetball....

[Zod]

Played some with my pop this week. Really enjoyed it and got a great workout. Beats the hell out of the treadmill. Anyone play? Been looking for courts in the area. Seems like the Dowd and Lowes YMCAs are the only courts around?

[Jackofalltrades]

Sportcenter in Concord.

[Hawk]

used to play...the complex I lived in had free courts....it's a hell of a work out, but hard on the ankles and knees!!! fun though

[Mrs Pantherfan]

There's a court at my gym in Ballantyne..but I highly doubt you'd drive that far to whack a few balls around..who knows, maybe you would :)

[Captroop]

I played both Raquetball and Squash in college, and I can tell you, I enjoyed squash much more, so I recommend giving it a shot.

The ball is smaller, and bounces about as much as a dead tennis ball, so the game is much faster and more intense than raquetball. You can't wait for that superball to come bouncing over to you like you can in raquetball; you have to go get it. You'll really get a workout.

[JakeFlake]

Racquetball is one of the few things you can do where you are getting a great workout without feeling like you are doing one.

[dimbee]

We have a racquetball court at my apartment complex. It's a great cardio workout, but it gets the tendinitis in my elbow barkin

[pstall]

this is a great game. i go thru the Dowd Y quite often and there are some intense games going on. easy way to get great cardio without counting the steps or miles.

[Tyler Durden]

You should start a fight club instead.

[ThPantherFan]

How I love that sport! I can't play anymore. Worse sport for the knees. I blew one out very bad a couple of years back and have been forbidden to play anymore. Still have my equipment and dream a lot. Enjoy it, but watch the knees.

[c0r]

played squash in college. it is an awesome sport.

wear googles.

[Matt Foley]

Last time I played some chick drilled me in the balls from behind. I was taking it easy on her, too.

[w280sax]

I haven't played a lot lately but I really enjoy racquetball. I need to get back into it.

[Razzy]

Try searching your local area on google/yahoo pages. Sometimes you can find courts in strange places. Gyms, clubs, community colleges, apartments/spa resorts/community centers are your best bets.

Raquetball sure is fun, but I personally prefer squash. Slower ball, more technique, better games. Sometimes, racquetball is too much pure power and can become a game of "who can hit it harder?"

Also, watch those walls. They sneak up fast and can really lay one on you. I once made a crazy cross-court save only to dislocate my shoulder when my momentum carried my into the wall.