Improvements strategies: Steps to step-up your game
By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash
No matter what your level of play, there are certain steps you can take to improve your game.
These steps—the pillars of your game if you will—are sure-fire ways of moving...
The Dreaded Cross-Court! When it is good it is very, very good and when...
By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash
You may have heard it said that there are no bad dogs—just bad owners. Well the humble cross-court suffers a similar sentence. You’ve said to yourself or heard others berating themselves on...
Bisecting the Angles of Opportunity
By Richard Millman
When it comes to strategic positioning on the court, the key factor is to develop your confidence at the same time as keeping your guard up.
This much-misunderstood subject is very accessible once...
Boast Mechanics
By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash
Last month, we introduced the fundamental mechanics and some of the most common boasts in squash. This month we will look at some more advanced boasting, but each has their...
Boast Mechanics Part 1
By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash
The value of a boast has to be considered in light of the situation in which it is played. Boasts (or angles—shots played off of two or more walls, usually...
Volley variations—the Mechanics of Court Dominance
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
There are perhaps more variations of the volley than of any other classic shot in the squash player’s vocabulary.
Volleys range from the simple to the spectacular,...
Drop Shot Mechanics: Who Says there’s No Spin in Squash?
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Let me first qualify my title this month by saying that the words “who says there’s no spin in Squash?’”—should read “who says there’s no spin...
Developing Assets: The Mechanics of Skill
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
One of the most enjoyable aspects of the Nationals (now known as the US Masters) is the camaraderie and lively discussions that ensue as all of...
And the object of the game of Squash is…? How clear are you on...
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Your understanding of the game of Squash is often filtered through the first explanation of the game that you ever heard. This can help or this can...
Life-lessons from our favorite life-sport: What you can expect from Squash apart...
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
When promoting the game of Squash, those of us that propound it as a wonderful past-time often speak of the beneficial life-lessons that are learned while...