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Unfamiliar with the world's fastest growing sport? Here is what it is about... use any fairly large, parking lot that is not
currently in use. Preferably the surface is in good condition without a lot of potholes and free of curbs. Establish anywhere
from a handful, to a couple of dozen "targets" along the perimeter of the parking lot. You can use stakes or even
water bottles. Already existing light poles or parking signs can be targets. There, congratulations, you have made a pitchball
course.
Two balls that work well for pitchball also work well in two other sports. A tennis ball, and a hard-rubber field hockey
ball. Now you have all the pitchball equipment needed.
Next select the targets you wish to attack and the order they come in. Some targets will be close, some farther away.
Decide how close to a target a ball has to stop to be "in". Two feet? Four feet? Maybe two feet for some targets,
four feet for the more difficult targets. Such things are the competitors' decision to make. The A.P.A declared from its inception
that all pitches are to be made underhand with the right hand used in the first pitch to a given target, the left hand used
in subsequent pitches until the target has been "attained".
Eventually players new to the game will see how exacting the game is. They will discover that one pitch requires the hard
rubber ball while the softer ball works better for other shots. Wind can be a big factor. Even outside temperature can be
a consideration when pondering a shot.
Another thing pitchballers will soon notice; they are not spending money on golf tee times or expensive clubs and balls.
There is no waiting for other golfers. There is no renting a bowling lane or a requirement for special shoes. And pitchball
is far more interesting than monotonous games such as cornhole that have little variation shot to shot.
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