# Brightly Colored Racquetballs

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657 "2003-03-19T23:04:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/1 "2003-03-19T23:04:33Z")

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Does anyone know of a source for racquetballs that are brightly colored? I find the easy-to-buy dark blue, purple, or dark green just too difficult to pick up when they’re coming off a clear back wall.

I’m thinking a nice day-glo orange or green would be great.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/2 "2003-03-19T23:08:10Z")

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How about these [bright green ones?](http://www.racqcat.com/penpropenrac.html)

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/3 "2003-03-19T23:15:24Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*How about these [bright green ones?](http://www.racqcat.com/penpropenrac.html) \*\*

I wish they had a better picture of the actual balls. From what I can see of those, they don’t look much different than the dark green ones I have.

Optimally, they’d be green or orange.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/4 "2003-03-19T23:27:27Z")

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I also found some [bright blue ones](http://www.sport2000.net/pennaccessories1.html). They’re below the tennis balls on the bottom of the page. I’ll see if I can find some tennis-ball colored ones. That be bright enough for ya?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/5 "2003-03-19T23:30:16Z")

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There’s [http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/acesor/49065400.htm](http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?%5Burl)!]yellow ones here. No photo though.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/6 "2003-03-19T23:31:38Z")

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[http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/acesor/49065400.htm](http://www.happcontrols.com/index.html?%5Burl)!"]Fixed link

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/7 "2003-03-19T23:32:43Z")

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:smack:

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**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightly-colored-racquetballs/162657/8 "2003-03-20T14:03:12Z")

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Thanks for hunting around, Q.E.D. I didn’t have much more luck than you did just searching the web.

The bright blue ones are pretty much a standard color. They’re not all that bright (not unlike yours truly). I found the yellow ones, but shied away because of lack of picture.

You’d think there’d be a market for something like this. Granted, most racquetball courts have white walls, hence, I guess, the need for dark balls for optimum contrast. But against the dark and variable background that a clear wall represents, something else is needed. Something that works for both.

Oh well, I’ll keep looking.