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Squash Tactics and Training

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jeff

In September of 2009 I changed squash clubs due to a move and since then I have made some serious changes to my game too. I had a chance to play one of my friends at my old club the other day and there was a startling difference in both of our styles of play. We both had pretty predictable styles of play before, very different in that I almost always played long and he always tried to go short.

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Tennis – How it can help your squash game

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Jeff

I grew up playing tennis and did not play squash until later in life.  I had pretty much given up tennis though for the last few years as I really enjoyed squash more.  I have played a tennis though a couple of times in the last few weeks and have really enjoyed it.

I have been playing squash now continuously for several years without any real break.  After one slightly frustrating game of squash I decided to go outside and pickup a tennis racquet.  It was a very nice change of pace.  My expectation was low and just went out to relax and have fun – and I did. Playing a game just to enjoy myself was a nice change of pace.  I always play squash fairly seriously but when I went out to play tennis I was just hitting shots and not worrying about the outcome of a match.  After a bit when I started to find my shots again I was hitting really well.  I found that the more relaxed I was when hitting my shots the better the outcome.

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