ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 23 · SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: September 26
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for September 26, 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 23 ran from a pickleball (7.425 cm) to an association football goal (7.32 m). The widest gap was round 5, Pickleball against Ice hockey goalie stick, at 20×; the closest call was round 4, Yoga mat against Snowboard, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Association football goal (IFAB adult goal) vs Ice hockey stick (Representative midpoint of published 142.2–160 cm full-length range)
Ice hockey stick · reference · 1.511 m Association football goal · true width · 7.32 m 4.8× wider than the ice hockey stick
Association football goal: 732 cm width. IFAB adult goal; inside distance between goalposts, 7.32 m.
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ROUND 2
Handball goal (IHF indoor goal) vs Golf driver (Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max model)
Golf driver · reference · 1.162 m Handball goal · true width · 3 m 2.6× wider than the golf driver
Handball goal: 300 cm width. IHF indoor goal; inside width between posts, 3 m.
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ROUND 3
Pickleball paddle (JOOLA Perseus Double Vision model) vs Five-pin bowling ball (Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter)
Five-pin bowling ball · reference · 12.4 cm Pickleball paddle · true length · 41.91 cm 3.4× longer than the five-pin bowling ball
Pickleball paddle: 41.91 cm length. JOOLA Perseus Double Vision model; published 16.5-inch full paddle length.
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ROUND 4
Yoga mat (Rogue 5 mm yoga mat) vs Snowboard (Burton Counterbalance Camber 2026, board size 158 cm)
Snowboard · reference · 1.58 m Yoga mat · true length · 1.829 m 1.2× longer than the snowboard
Yoga mat: 182.88 cm length. Rogue 5 mm yoga mat; published 72-inch full unrolled length.
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ROUND 5
Pickleball (Representative midpoint of published 73–75.5 mm outside diameter range) vs Ice hockey goalie stick (Representative midpoint of published 142.2–160 cm complete goalie-stick length range)
Ice hockey goalie stick · reference · 1.511 m Pickleball · true diameter · 7.425 cm 20× shorter than the ice hockey goalie stick
Pickleball: 7.425 cm diameter. Representative midpoint of published 73–75.5 mm outside diameter range.
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.