# When was the last time anyone invented a stick and/or ball sport that caught on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722 "2007-05-04T06:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/21 "2007-05-04T19:04:11Z")
Moopsball. [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/moopsball/index.html](http://www.eblong.com/zarf/moopsball/index.html) Seriously, limiting it to Olympic sports is a bit harsh, as they’re very restricted. Hacky Sack/footbag is fairly recent and has been mentioned. Squash is 1920s or so. Street Hockey is fairly recent, I’d guess. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/22 "2007-05-05T04:23:09Z")
Calvinball! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/23 "2007-05-05T07:15:00Z")
[Pickleball](http://www.sportsknowhow.com/pickleball/history/pickleball-history.shtml) was invented in 1965. I remember dominating my high school PE class in this sport, which surprised everyone, including me, since I am quite a bad athlete. [Another link.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball) ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/24 "2007-05-05T13:19:55Z")
[QUOTE=Telemark] Frisbee Golf Foot volleyball [/QUOTE] Frisbee Golf? How is this a stick and/or ball sport? ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/25 "2007-05-05T13:20:59Z")
[QUOTE=stuyguy] Frisbee Golf??? [/QUOTE] [Yup](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee_golf). ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/26 "2007-05-05T13:26:48Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] [Yup](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee_golf). [/QUOTE] I am fully aware of the game of Frisbee Golf. I am also fully aware of how to read. I am also fully aware that the OP asked about stick and/or ball sports. What I am not aware of is how Frisbee Golf qualifies as a stick and/or ball sport. But apparently you are! Please tell us how FG is a stick and/or ball sport. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/27 "2007-05-05T13:33:41Z")
[QUOTE=stuyguy] I am fully aware of the game of Frisbee Golf. I am also fully aware of how to read. I am also fully aware that the OP asked about stick and/or ball sports. What I am not aware of is how Frisbee Golf qualifies as a stick and/or ball sport. But apparently you are! Please tell us how FG is a stick and/or ball sport. Thanks. [/QUOTE] Whoa, easy. Your post was originally just the two words I quoted, and from that, there is no context as to “how is this a ball or stick sport?” It could just as well have been “there’s a game where one plays golf with Frisbees?,” which is how I read and responded. This is too beneath either of us to pick a fight. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/28 "2007-05-05T13:41:16Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] Moopsball. [/QUOTE] Doesn’t that go back to [8th-century Spain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moops)? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/29 "2007-05-05T13:50:59Z")
[QUOTE=stuyguy] Frisbee Golf? How is this a stick and/or ball sport? [/QUOTE] So, give me a little latitude here. Some one already mentioned Ultimate Frisbee and you didn’t jump all over them. And is a Frisbee _that_ different from a ball? ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722/30 "2007-05-05T14:45:54Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] Whoa, easy. Your post was originally just the two words I quoted, and from that, there is no context as to “how is this a ball or stick sport?” It could just as well have been “there’s a game where one plays golf with Frisbees?,” which is how I read and responded. This is too beneath either of us to pick a fight. [/QUOTE] You are correct on all counts, and I apologize that my snarkiness spilled over to you. [Happy face here.] However, I do reserve my full measure of (good natured) snarkiness for all the Frisbee posters\*. I mean, doesn’t anyone read OPs anymore? I hate it when someone posts a sloppy reply without qualification, like “This isn’t exactly a ball &/or stick game like the OP asked for, but it’s close: Ultimate Frisbee.” It makes me think _I_ got the OP wrong, and I go scambling back to the top to reread the thing. I don’t mind qualifications, minor hijacks, or sidebar stories – just label them as such so as not to totally twist a thread away from the OP’s intent. - FTR, I love Frisbee. Ultimate Frisbee in particular. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-anyone-invented-a-stick-and-or-ball-sport-that-caught-on/402722.md?page=1)