A Wiffle®ball was invented by David North. Mullany of Shelton, Connecticut in 1953 as he attempted to design the ball that would curve easy for his 12-month old boy, & was known as whenever his boy & his friends would refer to the strikeout as a "whiff" at a perforated disposables ball. a classic wiffleball is just about the equivalent size as a regulation baseball (little "mini" balls & big "softball" sizes come too available) & is hollow thin plastic those days are gone than 1/8th of an inch midst. Of these hemisphere is perforated by owning eight 3/4" inch oblong holes, with the other hemisphere solid. By throwing the ball so it rotates on its axis with its equator on the seam between the two hemispheres, the ball will typically move counter to the direction of the perforated hemisphere (although the ball has been known to move erratically as well with different rotation). Every Wiffleball box is printed with instructions on how to throw a curveball and a slider.

Wiffleballs are typically packaged with a plastic yellow bat that measures 30 inches in length and about 1.5 inches in diameter and like the ball, is hollow. The original bat was made of wood and the yellow bat made today is maufactured by a company other than The Wiffle Ball, Inc. Today, a variety of bats made of varying materials including wood and aluminum are specifically manufactured for Wiffleball.

Wiffle®ball has had an immense popularity since its inception. From 1956 to 1992, The Wiffle Ball, Inc. often promoted their product alongside pictures of baseball stars like Ted Williams and Pete Rose. After discontinuing these advertisements due to cost, the company found little or no difference in sales. Today the game has undergone an explosion of popularity, with many successful leagues and tournaments across the United States. Some tournaments in New England have been known to draw more than 100 teams that typically consist of 2-5 people each. Steve Thorpe, a Texas resident, is commonly referred to as one of the living legends of competitive Wiffle®ball.

The internet has helped in the expansion of Wiffle®Ball throughout the country over the past half decade. Bringing players and teams closer together through online sites such as [http://www.fastplastic.net FastPlastic.net], the home of the National Tournament. [http://www.wiffleball.net Wiffleball.net] the home of the largest database of Wiffleball Players and teams and the game even has its own podcast called [http://www.wifflehouse.com/complex The Complex], recorded at his WiffleHouse Complex in Essexville, Michigan. It is the podcast for Wiffle®ball, Yardball and Backyard Baseball.