# Name 5 sports that use a net but no ball **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420 "2004-02-10T09:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/1 "2004-02-10T09:16:33Z")
Badminton Ice Hockey Ultimate Frisby need 2 more ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/2 "2004-02-10T09:18:14Z")
fishing butterfly hunting ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/3 "2004-02-10T10:34:23Z")
Gladiator combat (one gets a sword and shield, one gets a trident and a net) ---
**Author:** ![Achilles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/4 "2004-02-10T10:34:54Z")
Olympic Lunatic Capture ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/5 "2004-02-10T10:46:52Z")
I have fluid around my ankle from when I sprained it and it wont go away. It was sprained over 3 months ago… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/6 "2004-02-10T10:48:02Z")
> [@The Griffin](#): > > I have fluid around my ankle from when I sprained it and it wont go away. It was sprained over 3 months ago… OK ignore this, supposed to be a new thread! ---
**Author:** ![woolly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@woolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woolly)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/7 "2004-02-10T11:45:05Z")
Discus and hammer throwing (though the wire mesh fence around the back of the throwing circle is usually referred to as a cage) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/8 "2004-02-10T11:59:46Z")
> [@woolly](#): > > Discus and hammer throwing > > (though the wire mesh fence around the back of the throwing circle is usually referred to as a cage) It’s not a net. And it’s just for safety. ---
**Author:** ![guy-in-corner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@guy-in-corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guy-in-corner)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/9 "2004-02-10T12:37:34Z")
Tennis (can’t believe you got Badminton and not this one). Volleyball. ---
**Author:** ![guy-in-corner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@guy-in-corner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guy-in-corner)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/10 "2004-02-10T12:38:39Z")
> [@guy-in-corner](#): > > Tennis (can’t believe you got Badminton and not this one). > Volleyball. Doh! Maybe I should actually _read_ the OP first, huh? ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/11 "2004-02-10T12:39:46Z")
Did you miss the “but no ball” part? ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/12 "2004-02-10T12:42:07Z")
Um… ignore the sarcastic comment… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/13 "2004-02-10T12:42:36Z")
Internet chess. ---
**Author:** ![woolly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@woolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woolly)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/14 "2004-02-10T12:42:53Z")
… and “Ultimate Frisby” is a sport? :rolleyes: … add also [deck tennis](http://www.sterling.rmplc.co.uk/visions/tennis.html) ---
**Author:** ![MartinL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@MartinL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MartinL)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/15 "2004-02-10T12:46:00Z")
> [@The Griffin](#): > > Badminton I am not sure Badminton matches the definition. Although the thing is called a “shuttle” in English and not a “ball”, historically it is a ball with feathers (although today it’s only a hemisphere), and other languages use variants of their words for “ball” to describe the shuttle. I would let the shuttle count as ball. Even a football (American version) is called a ball. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/16 "2004-02-10T13:06:00Z")
How about tightrope walking and the flying trapeze? ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/17 "2004-02-10T13:28:03Z")
Fishing… ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/18 "2004-02-10T13:29:23Z")
Oh, somebody already said that. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/19 "2004-02-10T13:30:05Z")
Trapeze gliding. Mickey Mouseketeering. [sub]Hey, that Funicello chick’s ‘a net’.[/sub] Fishing’s been done. Hockey’s been done. Um, Power Stockbroking? [sub]From ‘gross’ to ‘net’[/sub]? Tripler . . . and, I’m spent. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420/20 "2004-02-10T13:31:15Z")
Damn. **Shib** , ya beat me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-5-sports-that-use-a-net-but-no-ball/228420.md?page=2)