Squash Tips
You Must Plan To Reach Your Potential
It’s New Year’s Eve and another new year is almost upon us. Many of us will be excited about our promised, forthcoming, new start. Let’s face it, there’s no better time to ‘box away’ a year that has lacked direction. We all have things we want to improve in our lives but I’m going to ... read full story
Set The Trap Then Pounce Like a Tiger
One of the the first things taught when starting out on the road to potential squash mastery is to get back to the ‘T’ after every shot. In actual fact, it’s a position about a metre behind the ‘T’. It’s what every text book tries to instil. It’s true location is quite often revealed by ... read full story
Stretch Your Opponent By Stretching The Squash Court
The object of the game of squash is to make your opponent cover the most distance, in the least amount of time during the course of a match. To achieve this objective, every shot you play needs to be accurate but that’s not all; depending on the type of shot, it needs to be struck ... read full story
Listen To Your Body For Optimum Performance
Back in the 1980′s, a certain Jahangir Khan, arguably the greatest squash player was dominating the world of squash. Incredibly, he went five and a half years unbeaten. Yes you read correctly – five and a half years! Every professional squash player aspired to play like him. They yearned to uncover his training regime. Many ... read full story
3 Day Plan So You Don’t Play Like a ‘Turkey’
I couldn’t think of a more appropriate topic to write about than one involving preparation considering the festive time of year. Anyone who has first-hand experience cooking that all important Christmas dinner, knows all too well, the importance of preparation. I’m still learning the fine culinary art. I suppose it’s something I may perfect one ... read full story
The Straight Drive is Your Left Jab
I’m a big boxing fan make no mistake about it! I love nothing more than to watch a ‘big fight’ involving two great champions. I don’t claim to be a boxing expert but I do believe I have a sound understanding about the noble art. Orthodox fighters, that is generally right handed fighters, stand with ... read full story
Use Your Sixth Sense and Become a Squash Jedi
Your sixth sense is an intangible, and often neglected, attribute that can’t be measured; it’s a feeling, a hunch that all great sportsman possess. Some people are born with it in abundance, however, for those that have a lack of the sixth sense you will be relieved to know that it does improve with experience. ... read full story
Become a Time Machine
What the hell do I mean by the title ‘Become a Time Machine’? Literally speaking, I suppose if it was possible, you’d never lose another squash match whatever your standard. Just imagine it, you could keep turning back time until you play that perfect shot. How cool would that be? Ok let’s get back to ... read full story
Coping with the Doubts the Night before the Fight
Imagine the scenario, it’s the night before a big tournament or match. You’ve done everything possible to be in your best shape. You’ve practised hard and everything has gone really well. Leading up to the event, you’ve been so confident, all of your thoughts have been very positive, you’ve had total belief that you will ... read full story
Planting the Seed of Doubt
What do we mean by “Planting the seed of doubt” … well the answer is simple, give your opponent confidence and it is likely that that confidence will grow into a flowering flamboyance that will be hard to curtail. Conversely, to plant the seed of doubt into your opponents mind promotes the decay of confidence ... read full story
The Art of Movement
In order for us to produce GREAT movement, we must adopt criteria that facilitates this art, that good squash players do with seeming less ease. The great Jansher Khan appeared to also be almost walking around the court no matter what his opponent threw at him. Very rarely, did the gazing public ever see him ... read full story
Pushing Through the Pain Barrier
Let’s face it, squash is a brutal sport. There is no getting away from it. If you are under any illusions that you’ll be able to reach your potential without having to push yourself through the pain barrier you are sadly mistaken and probably more suited to playing darts in your local pub. It’s an ... read full story
Improve Your Squash Shots in your Mind’s Eye
Visualisation is the term used to mentally rehearse a technique, match, situation etc. It’s like playing a film in your mind’s eye. We all daydream in our lives from time to time and some do it more than others, right? Well, visualisation is kind of a controlled daydream. It has been scientifically proven that it ... read full story
The Here and Now
Have you ever allowed your thoughts to dwell on a refereeing decision awarded against you many rallies earlier during an important squash game? Have you ever allowed yourself to worry that if you lose the next rally your opponent will be nearly at game point? Come on be honest, we all have! If you examine ... read full story
Don’t Fear Death!
The title maybe a little too strong when it comes to playing a game of squash, however, in pre-industrial Japan to not fear death was one of the most important parts about being a Samurai. You’re probably already thinking what the hell have Samurai’s and not fearing death got to do with squash. Well I ... read full story
Power is Nothing Without Control
“Power is nothing without control”. What a great quote and so profoundly true in a game of squash. I’ve never been a consistent big hitter of the squash ball probably because of my skinny physique but that doesn’t mean I can’t hit the ball hard. I just choose not too most of the time because ... read full story
Squash Grip Changes
Good technique starts with a good grip. Let me pose the following two questions: How can you play a high straight shot to the back when the ball is tight in the back corner, if your racket face is closed? How can you punch a deep volley when your racket face is open? The answer ... read full story
