On that historic day when what's now pickle began, the first players "improvised and started playing with...a perforated plastic ball." Almost without doubt the perforated plastic ball would have been an American Classic known for generations as a wiffle ball invented by David N. Mullany at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953.
In the 51 years since pickleball's debut, technical specifications for the ball have become highly codified by Type A rulemeisters. To summarize those lengthy, way-too-technical rules, the ball is generally 2.87-2.92 inches in diameter and weighs from .78 to .935 ounces. It must have a minimum of 26 holes but no more than 40 holes. That's really all you need to know.
When in doubt, remember that you can always pick up a sleeve of wiffle balls and have just as much fun in an informal "pick up" pickleball game,
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