Buda, Texas. Buda (/ËbjuËdÉ/ BYOO-da) is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,343 residents in 2010. Buda is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metropolitan statistical area and one of Austin's fastest growing suburbs.
Tim Wakefield in his throwing motion, showing his grip of the knuckleball. A knuckleball or knuckler is a baseball pitch thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight, causing an erratic, unpredictable motion. The air flow over a seam of the ball causes the ball to transition from laminar to turbulent flow. This transition adds a deflecting force on the side of the baseball.
If you have never seen or heard of it, you soon will. So what is this sport that has such an odd name? Pickleball is a hybrid sport of tennis and ping pong, but has a few key differences. The game is played on a court that is about half the size of a tennis court â or the same size as a badminton court. The net that stretches across the court is very similar to a tennis net, although it is slightly shorter.