Pickleball, also known as kimchi ball, is a racket hitting cross net competitive ball sport that combines tennis, table tennis, and badminton. It originated in 1965 on Bainbridge Island in Seattle, United States
racket
The racket of Pickball is slightly larger than that of table tennis, with a length of 398mm, a width of 194mm, and a weight of about 155g. The production of Pickball rackets was initially based on the wooden material of classical tennis rackets, and later evolved into various materials, including lighter fiberglass, EVA, PE materials, honeycomb paper, hybrid materials, and carbon fiber boards. With the increasing internationalization and universality of Pickball sports, the production material of Pickball rackets has gradually been unified, mainly made of carbon fiber materials (UD), similar to tennis rackets and badminton rackets. Therefore, the usability of the Pick racket is similar to that of table tennis and badminton tennis rackets
Pickleball
The sphere of a Pickball is a hollow ball made of plastic, covered with multiple circular holes on the surface, and comes in a variety of colors, including white, yellow, and green as specified by the International Pickball Federation
There should be at least 26 and no more than 40 circular holes on the ball, and the spacing between the holes and the overall design of the ball should comply with the flight characteristics. The surface of the ball must have printed or engraved manufacturer or supplier names or trademarks.