Ya play handball anywhere else?

[ocklemmegetuhh]

In nyc many of us grow up playing a street game called handball. They play this anywhere else?

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[Rparr]

What in tarnation

 

[ocklemmegetuhh]

What in tarnation

Think tennis against a wall but you use your hand and a rubber ball - it’s a game that got popular here during the depression when people used to play for 5/10 cents to make ends meet. Today gambling is still a big part of it with much higher sums.

 

[Rparr]

Think tennis against a wall but you use your hand and a rubber ball - it’s a game that got popular here during the depression when people used to play for 5/10 cents to make ends meet. Today gambling is still a big part of it with much higher sums.

that actually sounds difficult. I would wiff every damn hit, especially with my left hand

 

[cre]

Sometimes I see old people playing it in a racquetball court at the y.

 

[ocklemmegetuhh]

Sometimes I see old people playing it in a racquetball court at the y.

yeah they call that "4 wall" it's similar to what we play

 

[SlushSeason]

Schools in LA often have courts for this. Most kids play it with a kickball though since it's way easier