Playing “Stick” or How to be a “Golden” Retriever
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
The vast majority of squash players, and I mean just about everybody in the world except maybe a few brilliant professionals, are much more likely to...
Try, Try, And Try Again: What To Do When When Life Gets Complicated
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
At times squash can be a crazy game. As long as the ball travels up and down the walls or cross-court, life is comparatively simple. But sooner or later,...
Scrambled Eggs
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
We spend a great deal of our time as squash players attempting to polish and perfect classic, orthodox form, both in terms of stroke production and movement...
Why You Should Use Three Referees: The Future is Here
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Over the past 18 months the newly formulated Three Referee System has been employed all over the world, and everywhere it has been received with considerable enthusiasm....
Forward Thinking Develop a shorter swing to get out of the back corners—and put...
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Have you found yourself languishing at the back of the court, gazing at the less than inspiring sight of your opponent’s bony shoulder blades poking insultingly...
The Greatest Myth in Squash
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
That was the worst decision I have ever seen!” The speaker was a professional player in the Kolkata (India) Open in February, where I was assessing and mentoring...
How to Simplify the Game of Squash A Radical Proposal
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
I attended the Men’s World Team Championships in Chennai in December 2007, and on Finals Day (England beat Australia for the title), two interesting things happened.
In attendance as...
String R&D: Turning Wishes into Winners
By Steve Crandall
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Ashaway Racket Strings
We got pretty good feedback last year when we did a couple of columns on how to make string. But a number of people wanted more: They...
Peaking for Performance Continued
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Technical
If you need to make technical changes you need several things on your side: Commitment, expert professional help, and at least ten to twelve weeks of...