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2018 Racquetball World Championships - Men's Doubles Final - MEX vs USA

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Although racquetball is characterized by hot exchanges from two fierce competitors there is a standard on how each party must carry themselves during the game. A technical foul is given to any wall banger or racquetball player upon excessive arguing, signs of physical threat and violence, and usage of profane words. During highly competitive tournaments and events the one serve rule takes into effect. During the point of live play the competitors take alternate strikes at the ball making the front wall the prime target. The player receiving a service may hit the ball after allowing it to bounce once on the floor or he may also choose to make a return while the ball is in flight. The plan is to hit the ball low enough from the side wall to the front wall in a way that it bounces twice before reaching the service line. The shot is harder to do if you are too far out back. It is also more likely that the ball will skip into the floor. If you do your pinch shot too high, the ball will bounce once from the front wall and sets up your opponent for his own kill shot. Female players also provided excitement in racquetball courts. Peggy Steding dominated the scene in the 70s thus being regarded as the greatest woman competitor at that time. Shannon Wright followed Steding s footsteps as she was pitted against Australian squash player Heather McKay who chose to be involved in racquetball upon residing in Canada. One of these is the all-important way of getting a grip on your racquet handle. Finger formation Without the right knowledge on the proper and consistent grip of your racquet, you will remain clueless to the real feel of what a racquet is. The end result can be serious control problems in the future. Hit the ball hard enough into a side wall with enough momentum to rebound on the front wall and still have enough energy to hit the other side wall as high as possible. The ball will bounce to the floor nearly behind the center court heading to the other back corner. From there, it will make a second bounce after hitting the back corner wall. 

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