For the uninitiated, well clear up the basics. Paddle ball is like a minimalist version of tennis, racquetball, jai alai, ping pong, and handball combined. Paddling duos will face off against their rivals for two days; keeping their game faces on while the torturous summer sun turns their rubbery shoe tread to the consistency of warm, chewed gum. But bragging rights and thousands of bucks in prize money are at stake, so winning the QPC Paddleball Tournament is worth sweating through their tongues like dogs while onlookers (thats you!) taunt them by enjoying cold drinks and ice cream cones from the stands. The best part? Watching is free. It all goes down at Hollywood Beachs historic Garfield Street Paddleball Courts (Where Garfield Street meets the beach, Hollywood).
July 12-13, 2008