Video & Match Analysis

By Damon Leedale-Brown, Sports Scientist & Conditioning Specialist Last month we discussed watching the best players in the world in action and what can be learned from seeing them in competition. One common factor across all...

All About ‘Turning’!

By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee Here’s another well-known action in the sport that we have often referred to only incidentally in other articles. However, if you a half-decent job when it’s your turn...

Serves—Standard and Variation: What are your Options?

By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation As we have often heard, the serve is the one time in a game when we have absolute control over how and when to hit the ball....

Demystifying Energy Metabolism

By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition Playing squash requires an enormous amount of energy. Ask any player and they will confirm this. Science supports this observation. Studies have quantified the energy demands...

Wilson DdlTrouble & Blade Blx

When a racquet company sends us models to play test, the differences are usually subtle; almost to the point of boiling down to weight and balance. But Wilson recently sent us two new models to try,...

World Open: More than a Record for David

By Richard Eaton Photos by Steve Line/Squashpics.com Squash has never had a better sales pitch than this. The highest profile woman player of all time achieves a record sixth world title and says she would trade them...

The 3G Howe Cup: Grit, Glamour and Glory

By Beth Rasin Grit, glamour and glory defined the 3G bandwidth of Howe Cup 2012. Grit was evident throughout the tournament on the host Meadow Mill courts—not the sweep up the dirt from your shoes...

How to Succeed at Squash

By David Hughes There is a fierce battle on court 12 when I walk up. The players have been on court for almost an hour, trading point after point, making each other stretch for every ball,...

Will’s World Control

In 1972, a number of Yale University students replied to a help wanted ad seeking proofreaders for pay. When these students arrived for their appointments, each was led by an assistant into a quiet room...