A Rationale For Swinging Your Racquet
If you are having trouble finding time in your life to accommodate your racquet addictions, it is worth studying a little Shakespeare. He clearly knew what it was like not to get your needed dose of...
View ArticleOne Good Tip Deserves Another
I've certainly gotten some great squash tips over the years, so it's only fair that I pass them on whenever possible. Here's the short version of a really useful tip:If you're sure your opponent,...
View ArticleA Good Squash Practice
It's something of a truism in squash that you can't play better than you practiced. So that raises the next logical question:How do you practice well in squash? Luckily, there are some principles for...
View ArticleThe Point: A Squash Journal
The point started so routinely that he had no idea that it would take him well into the future, and all the way back to last Tuesday. His opponent's serve failed to reach the side wall, so it presented...
View ArticleSquashing at Christmas and Hanukkah
You may not want to make that big investment and get your squash player a new squash racquet for Christmas or Hanukkah. There are plenty of good reasons not to: The racquet might be the wrong model, or...
View ArticleIt's Time to Shoot for Winners in US Squash!
Wow. US Squash just announced a very BIG decision today; namely, the switch to the squash point-a-rally (PAR) scoring system (with games played to 11 points) versus the more common international...
View ArticleHow Fast Does Wildfire Spread?
I predict the new squash scoring system endorsed by US Squash will catch on like wildfire. This point-a-rally (PAR) system, played to 11 point games, will be welcomed first by juniors, and then by all...
View ArticleA Racquet Party Weekend That Lasted Seventy-Eight Years...
What an amazing heritage for an intercity racquet competition! Court tennis's Payne Whitney Cup has been going strong since 1930, and the 78th competition was held this past weekend at the Racquet and...
View ArticleFreak Accidents on Court
What a week. In one moment, I managed to hit one of my friends very hard with a tennis ball right where a guy doesn't want to get hit, and sent him to the doctor's. In another moment, I took a half...
View ArticleWhen It's Okay to Cheat in Squash
I had a great squash lesson once, and it really stuck with me. Like most adolescents over fifty, I have an aversion to cheating, so I was intrigued to hear the coach tell me to 'cheat over to one...
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