Racquetball

I(39M) wrote this as a response to another post, but figured I’d make a separate post dedicated to racquetball:

Yes; it’s a racket sport inside. As much as I love tennis, playing outside in SC in the summer is unbearable unless you go really early or really late lol. Racquetball has air conditioning!

I have extra rackets (4 total) and goggles (only one or two extra, some places require you to wear goggles, others don’t, but in my 20+ years of playing [off and on], I’ve been hit in the ear from behind, in the ear directly, in the crotch [multiple times; gents, I recommend wearing loose shorts, like basketball shorts, rather than running shorts, as the looser fabric can eliminate some of the momentum], back of the head, practically everywhere, the worst was in the eye; if you wear glasses, that’s adequate, just make sure they’re tight enough or you have Croakies) if OP or anyone else wants to play. I love teaching and am currently not in the best shape, so if you’re naturally athletic, you’ll probably be competitive with me after two or three sessions. I’m not a trainer or anything, I just love racquetball and teaching it!

There are courts multiple places in Cola. My favorite are the courts at Crooked Creek Park in Chapin. It’s also the cheapest, IIRC it’s $3 to rent a court (they have two).

Seemingly every other former Müv gyms have one. When it was Müv, it was ~$12 PER PERSON. I can’t remember if they have one or two courts at the Irmo location. I don’t know how much it is since they were bought out.

USC has some but I’m not sure about non students playing.

Please comment or DM if you want to play!

P.S. If you are a woman or stranger averse (completely reasonable in these times), racquetball can be played by two, three, or four players, so you’re more than welcome to bring along a friend (or two or however many, when there are more than four, we just rotate players!). The courts at Crooked Creek Park are in an isolated area of the building, whereas (former) Müv in Irmo is in the middle of the gym and the wall is glass, so it is very visible (you look out on most/all the weight machines from the court).