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...
Angles—A Must Read
A book of poetry about squash? Oh boy.
That was my first thought. But I’ve known Richard Millman, the author of “Angles, A Squash Anthology,” for over 20 years, and part of me just knew...
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...
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...
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...
Match and Tournament Etiquette
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Ifyou enter a tournament, you are committed for the whole weekend. Don’t organize other events that you are committed to attending. It doesn’t matter whether it’s...
The Etiquette of Squash
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Don’t think that this is ‘Goody Two Shoes’ laying down the law here. To my shame, I have been a transgressor on many occasions of a...
Targets and burning them into your brain!
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
The ability to place a shot under pressure is an enormously valuable skill. No doubt you’ve seen top players sticking the ball precisely where they want...
Improve with Attitude! Of course now that I’ve got religion I’m the big...
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
It’s a shame I didn’t have this attitude during my Math classes in high school.
You know the attitude I’m talking about—the opposite to the one where...