How to Get Your Children Playing Squash

By Pierre Bastien Squash is a great game for kids. It's self-contained. You can play it in any weather. It doesn't require a whole team of people to play. If you can get a court,...

David Palmer on Coaching

By Steve Crandall Vice President, Sales & Marketing Ashaway Racket Strings I was delighted to learn last fall that David Palmer had been named head squash coach at Cornell. Palmer is unquestionably one of the best technicians...

Get a Grip!

by Pierre Bastien, squash equipment blogger at squashsource.com Squash grips are a critical piece of squash equipment. Whatever your level of squash, you need to keep a firm hold on your racquet. And beyond that,...

Hybrid Stringing Comes to Squash!

By Steve Crandall Vice President, Sales & Marketing Ashaway Racket Strings   Hybrid stringing for squash? In a word, yes. Hybrid stringing is coming to squash. And for very good reasons as we shall see.    First, a bit of background....

Squash Doubles Racquets

by Pierre Bastien Hardball doubles is a gem of a sport with an avid fan base throughout North America. It’s incredibly fun and full of interesting variations you don’t see in squash singles. The patterns of...

What to Pack for a Squash Tournament

By Pierre Bastien Last summer, I traveled down to Charlottesville to play in the 2018 World Masters, which were being held for the first time in the United States. The University of Virginia hosted 600...

Dealing with Squash Shoe Odor

By Pierre Bastien, squash equipment blogger at squashsource.com “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” —Sun Tzu You may think your faithful squash equipment correspondent is prone to wandering aimlessly. In...

Best-Selling Squash Racquets

By Pierre Bastien. squashsource.com Here's a peek at some of the best-selling squash racquets of last season, based on sales referred from my squash equipment website to the largest online retailer. Of course this is...

What’s in Your Bag?

By Pierre Bastien, squash equipment blogger at squashsource.com Usually in this column we cover the big-ticket squash equipment items such as racquets and shoes. But recently, I started thinking about just how many other things...

Squash Racquets for Children

by Pierre Bastien One of the squash equipment questions I get most often is some variation of, “Which squash racquet should I buy for my child?” Honestly, this question has always stumped me. When I review...