Pierre Bastien

By Pierre Bastien, Squash Equipment Blogger at squashsource.com What do your eyes have in common with socks, skis and chopsticks? They work best in pairs. If you're a squash player, be smart and protect your eyes: wear...

By Pierre Bastien, Squash Equipment Blogger at squashsource.com Salming squash shoes came onto the scene a few years ago, when England’s Adrian Grant started wearing the brand. Salming now sponsors a number of top men’s...

By Pierre Bastien, Squash Equipment Blogger at squashsource.com As the squash season gets underway, let’s take a look at six new designs from Dunlop that you’ll probably see around the courts in 2015-2016. Dunlop Force Evolution For...

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,...

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...

by Pierre Bastien Over the past few months, Tecnifibre and Head have added some brand new frame designs to their respective squash racquet lineups. Tecnifibre Dynergy AP Tecnifibre's new range of squash racquets is called Dynergy AP....

Squash shoes are sold at a range of different price points. They seem to go for about $55 all the way up to $160 on the high end. If you’re on a tight budget, or...

By Pierre Bastien What racquets and shoes were the pros using at the 2016 Delaware Investments U.S. Open? Camille Serme—Champion Racquet: Prince Pro Rebel 950 (custom color) Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 4 Nour El Sherbini—Finalist Racquet: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 S Shoes:...

By Pierre Bastien squashsource.com What squash racquets and shoes were the pros using at this year's U.S. Open? Nour El Tayeb                  Champion Racquet: Head Graphene Touch Speed 120 Slimbody Shoes: Nike Court Shuttle V Raneem El Welily             Finalist Racquet:...

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...