# How do you play Racquetball **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 15, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-racquetball/255299 "2004-07-15T18:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-racquetball/255299/21 "2004-07-18T07:53:49Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Cutthroat can indeed be fun, and I think three people on the court is a little more tricky but OK. > > But has anyone found doubles to be deadly? I vowed never to play again after a guy whiffed his racket full strength about a milimete in front of my face. That could have been ugly. I play doubles all the time. It requires all players to be (a) aware of things, and (b) willing to get hit from time to time. Definitely a playable and fun game, however. No fatalities yet, although a few twisted ankles, some bruises, and one nosebleed. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-racquetball/255299/22 "2004-07-18T10:21:39Z")
Quick hijack - is racquetball in America what we in the UK call squash? From a brief look at the rules it apears to be but are there any differences? ---
**Author:** ![CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-racquetball/255299/23 "2004-07-18T13:23:54Z")
Squash is quite different. Ball, racquet, court, and rules are different. Racquetball is played with a live rubber ball, slightly smaller than a tennis ball. Racquets vary, but are short handled, compared to squash racquets, and quite a bit more sturdy, and the face is considerably larger. From what I’ve seen over the years, racquetball racquets have enlarged quite a bit, but squash racquets have stayed pretty much the same. xo C. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-play-racquetball/255299.md?page=1)