Hard hitting squash players can be very intimidating when you are a beginner. They rush you for time, occasionally hit devastating winners, and are generally quite a menacing physical presence on the court. However, there are many ways of countering a hard hitter. So, how do you play hard hitters in squash? Take the pace …

So the question is how often should you change your squash racket grip? The startling answer is probably a lot more often than you think. Many of the people I play with will basically buy a racket and then just keep the same grip until it becomes like a tattered rag. What difference can it …

Squash games vary in length from anything from a couple of minutes to close to three hours. However, most fall into a much narrower time band. There are many factors that influence how long a game will last including the skill of the players, the temperature of the courts, and the type of scoring system …

Anyone that has played squash for any length of time knows how different a game is in a cold court. The ball bounces half the height, everything is slower, rallies are shorter, players with lethal drop shots suddenly become world beaters. But how should you play on cold squash courts? When playing on a cold …

Squash is one of the few sports that can be practiced successfully either alone or with others. There are different benefits to both. Solo play, for example, is probably the best way of developing technical play, whereas practice against a partner is preferable in developing tactical awareness. If you play several times a week, it …

When just starting out in playing squash it might be tempting to have your first go with any old racket you have lying around the house. Surely there’s not that much difference between a squash and a tennis racket you may think? Also, maybe you’re concerned that if you invested in a squash racket first, …

For a sport like squash, mobility, grip, balance, speed, and agility are must have abilities. While all of these abilities can be developed through training and practice, the right kind of gear contributes immensely to the performance of the athlete. The kind of squash shoe used certainly contributes the most to the overall game play …

Although squash is played all year around, it is primarily a winter sport and so takes place at the coldest time of the year. We all know that feeling of taking a freezing cold squash ball out of our bags that has been stored in the trunk of our car, and the first shot you …