There is a need to wear proper eye protection. There are balls that are specifically and specially designed for the sport. You could play wearing just ordinary shorts and t-shirts. If you want you could also invest in apparel made of special materials to keep sweat away from your skin and make you feel cooler and drier as you play. Learn to create a pulling motion to power your kinetic links beginning with your legs. (Try to see how it feels to swing with your arms without the legs powering them.) Forward step Each time you swing, you need to step forward. It lowers your center of gravity. If you are running backwards for a lob, run back one more step further than needed. A player loses a rally in certain instances during game play. This can happen if the ball bounces on the floor more than once before the player is able to strike it. A point is also lost if the ball does not come in contact with the front wall during the rally. Another scenario would be if the ball goes overboard into an out-of-bounds surface such as the spectator s gallery, wall opening, or any area that deviates from normal playing field. There are also two sets of lines perpendicular to the short and service lines located within the service box. The first set of lines is parallel to the side wall with a distance marked by 18 inches. These lines along with the service line, side wall, and short line forms the doubles box wherein the doubles partner that is not in serving position stands during the actual serve. Aside from the protection gears you have to wear, the following are some reminders for you to deal with your racquetball-related injuries. Eye protection Racquetball is considered a lightweight sport compared to others which can produce some terrible life-threatening injuries. On the other hand, it is one of the most injury-prone sports because of the speed of the ball traveling inside the small confines of the playing court. Racquetball shoes take the most beating compared to those in other sports, what with all the constant friction in the stop-and-run movements. This means your pair can last to about 3 to 6 months, depending on the frequency of your play. One word of caution: Do not try to repair the damage on your shoes with tapes or anything.