Masters: Masters Squash Players Lifelong Devotees of our Game
By Richard Millman
In all the marketing blurbs that accompanies our Olympic efforts the game of Squash is described as a life sport.
This name, applied to a prestigious few sports, is as it implies, an...
Head Turn Progressions
By Richard Millman
Picking up where we left off last month, you’ll recall that “a deep understanding of how to create a ninety-degree angle between the racquet and the direction that you wish the ball...
Head Turn Progressions
By Richard Millman
There is a story—how much of it is true I am not sure—that when Nick Matthew achieved the laudable ranking of 100 in the world, he had occasion to video his backhand...
Timing and Adrenaline – A Nebulous Relationship
By Richard Millman
This is going to sound weird from a Brit who knows practically squat about the national game, but even so, here’s something to get you scratching your head: What have Mario Soto...
Attack! How to Carry the Game to the Opponent without Self Destruction!
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
The concept of attacking is one that can easily become suffused with emotion and, if this happens, frequently becomes a road to self destruction.
The problem is...
Balance Points
Balance Points
Which side of your feet do you lean and what thoughts are controlling this behavior?
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
Whenever I write these articles I am concerned as to whether...
The Five Wise Men of the Front Court Game: Why, When, What, How, and...
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
For reasons that are not always immediately clear, we of the Squash playing community seem to lose all sense of reason when finding ourselves with an...
Back Court Essentials: Where is the game played and where do you practice?
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
Approximately 80% of our sport is played at the back of the court, behind the short line. This is where rallies are constructed, where opportunities are...
Rally Cycle
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
Squash is dependent on a continuous organic cycle of behavior which I call 'The Rally Cycle'. This involves a continuous and seamless flow which passes through...
Sum of Its Parts: You don’t strike the ball in match play by ignoring...
By Richard Millman, Owner - The Squash Doctor Corporation
Languages, cultures, pursuits, attitudes, personalities—all can be reduced to their constituent parts. But once we have taken them to pieces, we need to be very careful...