What is the name of the ball game where they fling balls with a curved "half banana shaped" launcher?

Question

its featured on jackass. when johnny knoxville stands still and they hit him with it. the only way i can describe the launcher would be like a long finger nail. it has like a crescent shaped curve to it. its used to launch the balls at ure opponents and can be launched at over 100 miles per hr. due to the vague description i can offer it makes it really hard to search for it. if you have any idea what its called. i would greatly appreciat it. thx.

Answer 1

It's called jai alai.

Answer 2

think youre talking about jai alai?