Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 3

[Shell]

Downball = against a wall or marked court, eg. bat tennis court. Always played with a tennis ball.

Four square = played with a basketball in "four squares" court. Had positions of King, queen, jack and dunce.

 

[peternorth]

Downball = against a wall or marked court, eg. bat tennis court. Always played with a tennis ball.

Four square = played with a basketball in "four squares" court. Had positions of King, queen, jack and dunce.

4 sq was played with a tennis ball (in my area anyway)

 

[Quivorir]

Yeah we used tennis balls or bouncy balls for four square.

 

[GeelongFTW]

Basketball for downball (or 4-square if you want ) for us as well. The bigger ball allowed for more ball trickery (like adding spin or varying speed). Compares to a small rather bouncy ball which is more hitting back and forth until someone stuffs up which is less interesting imo.

 

[Shell]

Basketball for downball (or 4-square if you want ) for us as well. The bigger ball allowed for more ball trickery (like adding spin or varying speed). Compares to a small rather bouncy ball which is more hitting back and forth until someone stuffs up which is less interesting imo.

Yup or "siders" trying to get a crazy angle to pass your opponent, or ones you bounce the ball sky high into the air.. loved that game

 

[Procrastinator35]

Yeah we used tennis balls or bouncy balls for four square.

Any ball that's round, is soft & bounces, you can use for both games.

 

[quotemokc]

I didn't really play 4square in high school but the people that did had a stupid rule where you could step on the ball in someone else's square (ie it bounced more than once) and you were out.

How is using a large ball that is easier to hit considered more tricky than a small ball?

 

[GreyCrow]

I liked jacks.

Altho doing a google search i come across these.. idk what the fu** these jacks are meant to be. Looks more like a sex toy if you ask me..

Star Jacks ;HawkDorks pictures were the ones I knew.

if you didnt have money you waited until you had a roast and grabbed the bones from that

 

[GreyCrow]

We also had this other little thing, can't remember their name but they were like little monsters. Knuckle something. Think you had to hold them on your knuckles and then flip your hand over and try to catch them or something.

Then there was this

 

[raskolnikov]

We called Four Square "Handball". The kids at the school I teach at call it "Handball" too.

 

[MatthewB]

Skipping- double dutch was heaps of fun.

And 40/40, murder in the dark.

i havent heard of murder in the dark for ages, we used to play as kids

 

[GeelongFTW]

I didn't really play 4square in high school but the people that did had a stupid rule where you could step on the ball in someone else's square (ie it bounced more than once) and you were out.

How is using a large ball that is easier to hit considered more tricky than a small ball?

The fact the bigger ball is easier to hit is actually the whole point. This way you're not just in a "holding pattern", waiting for the other person to mishit the small ball.

You have to try and deceive the other player with changes in spin, speed, angle,etc.

 

[GeelongFTW]

We called Four Square "Handball". The kids at the school I teach at call it "Handball" too.

We had this German exchange student in our class and during PE the teacher says we were going to play European Handball.

"Hey, you should be really good at this!"

"What's European handball?"

 

[estibador]

Four square = played with a basketball in "four squares" court. Had positions of King, queen, jack and dunce.

That's downball!

 

[estibador]

And what the hell is a bat tennis court? You crazy Vics and your weird s**t.

 

[Shell]

Bat tennis you srs? Like a mini version of tennis. They still play it at my school

 

[Billy ray]

Is there an app for handball?
Pretty sure that’s the only way the game will live on into the future

 

[GeelongFTW]

Bat tennis you srs? Like a mini version of tennis. They still play it at my school

like normal tennis racquets and balls but smaller playing field?

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

And what the hell is a bat tennis court? You crazy Vics and your weird s**t.

lol it is like tennis but with little square wooden bats.

Great game

 

[Shell]

The "net" is either a wooden or metal bar too.

Years 7/8s would play it.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I feel like i am crossing over with the 90's thread here

https://www.knightsport.com.au/fun-and-games/bat-tennis-bat-maxi.html

Wooden Bat with grip

Wooden Bat with grip

www.buffalosports.com.au

 

[Deliverance]

Basketball for downball (or 4-square if you want ) for us as well. The bigger ball allowed for more ball trickery (like adding spin or varying speed). Compares to a small rather bouncy ball which is more hitting back and forth until someone stuffs up which is less interesting imo.

Soccer 4 square, using head and feet only is epic.

 

[edgie]

Didn't anyone play normal hand tennis?


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[Cuzz09]

My next doir neighbour and I used to do "around the world" with a footy.

As in kick it through the ring.

Was very fun.

On SM-G925I using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[RedmanWasHere]

On Downball, the size of the concrete slabs varied but were generally played on a flat surface.
Though, at my school, one of the main areas had an uneven brick paved bit (not even a square nor rectangle) which threw up some challenges.

We had a rule that, if you got the King out, they'd have to go out of the court and wind up to the end of the line.

If you played it indoors, you'd simply cordon off an area with tape. (No bigger than 4 sections.)

Tennis balls for outside play.
Softer but bigger ball for inside play.

Liner's were always contentious.

Fun times.

I never knew the ideal dimensions of a slab of concrete nor a taped/painted section. (7 foot was the cutoff.)