ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 20 · SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: September 23
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for September 23, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 20 ran from a five-pin bowling ball (12.4 cm) to a field hockey goal (3.66 m). The widest gap was round 1, Lacrosse goal against Size 6 basketball, at 8.0×; the closest call was round 3, Slam ball against Racquetball racket, only 2.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Lacrosse goal (Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm) vs Size 6 basketball (FIBA size 6)
Size 6 basketball · reference · 23 cm Lacrosse goal · true width · 1.829 m 8.0× wider than the size 6 basketball
Lacrosse goal: 182.9 cm width. Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm.
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ROUND 2
Field hockey goal (Regulated inside opening width between posts, published 3.66 m) vs Lacrosse stick (Offensive stick)
Lacrosse stick · reference · 1.042 m Field hockey goal · true width · 3.66 m 3.5× wider than the lacrosse stick
Field hockey goal: 366 cm width. Regulated inside opening width between posts, published 3.66 m.
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ROUND 3
Slam ball (Rogue Echo Slam Ball 10–30 lb versions) vs Racquetball racket (Representative midpoint of published 48.3–55.9 cm overall length range)
Racquetball racket · reference · 52.1 cm Slam ball · true diameter · 22.86 cm 2.3× shorter than the racquetball racket
Slam ball: 22.86 cm diameter. Rogue Echo Slam Ball 10–30 lb versions; published 9-inch outside diameter.
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ROUND 4
Five-pin bowling ball (Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter) vs Relay baton (World Athletics relay baton)
Relay baton · reference · 29 cm Five-pin bowling ball · true diameter · 12.4 cm 2.3× shorter than the relay baton
Five-pin bowling ball: 12.4 cm diameter. Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter.
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ROUND 5
Canoe paddle (Bending Branches Beavertail 54-inch configuration) vs Gymnastics ring (Power Gears FIG-size gymnastic ring)
Gymnastics ring · reference · 23.6 cm Canoe paddle · true length · 1.372 m 5.8× longer than the gymnastics ring
Canoe paddle: 137.16 cm length. Bending Branches Beavertail 54-inch configuration; grip tip to blade tip.
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