Who to Play to Grow Your Game
By Richard Millman, Owner - Westchester Squash
Who you play can be a key factor if you want to develop both a broad and deep understanding of the game.
In the game of Squash we have some...
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...
Are you ‘The Man (Woman) from U.N.C.L.E?’ How good is your Solo Napoleon?
By Richard Millman, Owner—Westchester Squash
One of my stock pieces of advice to enthusiastic players and the parents of enthusiastic juniors starts with the statement: “I have never known a top class player that hasn’t done hour...
Margins Between Winning & Losing
By Peter Nicol
The differences between player standards are so fine that even having a forehand that is 5% worse than your opponent can mean an almost certain outcome every time—losing the match.
We often spend...
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,...
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...
Tournaments—Why and How to Play Them
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
"If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same"
From the poem "if" by Rudyard Kipling
The peak of enjoyment for a...
Games and Measures to Avoid Jail Number three in the getting out of Jail...
By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club
Last month we discussed skills and techniques for getting out of the back corners (Jail).
This month I am going to talk about conditioned games and other...