Racquetball Tips Getting The Right Grip Racquetball as a healthy indoor sport is getting to be popular once again, this time the number of enthusiasts growing slowly but steadily. Gym courts are now filled up and tournaments, clubs and leagues are sprouting once more. For beginners and those virtual greenhorns to the game who want to improve their games, here are some tips on some very important basics on racquetball. Getting your opponent out of the center court can be done by hitting a ceiling shot or a pass shot. Stay out of the side walls at all times. Your opponent dominates the court if you are on the side walls. Kill shot The kill shot is hitting the ball low enough to the front wall without hitting the side walls. Pull it with your shoulder and pull your forearm with your upper arm. The elbow should be moving ahead of the forearm and wrist. Another tactic is to lead with your elbow and snapping the wrist at the right time. Simply aim the bottom of the racquet handle towards the front wall during the swing. When your arm runs out of length, the wrist will snap automatically. It is also termed as one-up wherein two individuals go head to head for the entirety of the competition. The four player format is coined as doubles. This features two pairs going against each other. There is another form of racquetball that is called cut-throat or ironman. This is a three-player game which means that two person compete with a single individual. If the members are already contented with their personal fitness activities like weights, tennis, dance, aerobics, and so on, you might find it difficult to introduce and startup a new sports program like racquetball. 3. It would help if the facility is allowing non-members to participate even at a nominal additional fee. Don t begin your forward swing with only the hands and arms. (There will be not much power to them.) Don t keep one knee straight when bending your knees. You need to bend both of them, or else you are just leaning over. Do not move your hips and shoulders in a straight line. They should both be rotating in a circular motion (start with the hips first before the shoulders).