Bag Check: It’s not just about racquets and shoes
By Candace Chemtob, B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition
Preparation is essential to any kind of success, whether on the court or off. To reach your peak athletic performance, you must begin preparing weeks and months...
Black Knight ion X-Force
Stiff yet powerful. Or power with control. Either way you look at them, the new ion X-Force sticks from Black Knight offer both critical elements every squash player is looking for.
The ion X-Force comes...
Hard Power: Ashaway’s PowerNick® Multi-stranded Monofilament Zyex® Strings
In the November 2011 issue, we talked about Ashaway’s UltraNick® family of Zyex® based strings. This time, we’ll take a look at the company’s other Zyex-based line, PowerNick®. With the UltraNick family, we talked about...
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...
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,...
Ashaway’s UltraNick® Multifilament Zyex® Strings: Soft Power
Early in 2010, Ashaway introduced UltraNick® 18, a new Zyex-based squash string, built on “a new Zyex multifilament core.” Later that year, Ashaway introduced another Zyex product, the heavier gauge UltraNick 17, also boasting “a new Zyex multifilament...
What Balance and Weight of Racquet Should You Buy and Why?
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
A racquet is simply an implement to allow you to direct and control the ball in such a way that you can facilitate your own movement...
HEAD Cyano2 115
Before you go running away from the HEAD Cyano2 115 thinking to yourself, “Waaaaaay too light for me,” take a deep breath and pick the thing up. This neon yellow stick may say it’s 115g, but...
David Palmer: Competing With the Inevitable
By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales
For every player, no matter how great, there comes a point when the performance curve begins to bend. It’s not an abrupt change, or one that’s even noticeable at first. But...
Head Radical II Indoor
On the court, the last thing you want to think about is your feet while you’re playing. But they are also one of the first things that will distract you if you’re slipping and...