Tag: squash drills
can you play squash by yourself?
Mastering Solo Squash: A Guide to Playing Alone This short guide explores various ways to play squash alone. From essential drills to mental strategies, ensuring that your solo sessions are not only productive but also enjoyable. Playing squash by yourself can be an incredibly rewarding and effective way to elevate your game. Whether you’re a…
How many calories do you burn playing squash
I recorded my squash sessions using an apple watch and its fitness tracking functionalities for 2-3 months. In this article we will see how many calories I burned during my sessions and determine how many calories per hour one can burn by playing squash. Active Calories burned while playing squash Below are a bunch of…
How to Improve Squash Fitness: Endurance and Interval Training
I am glad you are thinking about what squash specific training you can do to improve your fitness level. While there is an indefinite number of exercises you can do to develop your strength and stamina, we often don’t know where to begin. Here I will explain a straightforward exercise that will pay dividends later…
Importance of the Lob in Squash
The lob is one of the most important shots in squash. However, it is often overshadowed by hard drives and soft touch drops. If you want to complete your shot arsenal, you need to develop a defensive lob from the front of the court. This article is about the conventional lob. If you are interested…
How do you warm-up for a squash game?
A proper warm-up for a squash game includes activating your muscles, raising the heart rate, and getting in the zen,…or is it zone? Whichever it is. Both. Warming up for squash makes all the difference in your performance on court. The match starts in an hour. You have just arrived at the venue and are…
How to Split Step Squash
You may have heard from fellow squash players or coaches about the need to do the split step to reach the ball in time to play an attacking shot. There are lots of good videos on youtube that explain how to do a split step in squash. In this article we will understand why we…
How do you practice squash solo?
Solo practice and doing drills is arguably the most important thing you can do to improve your squash. In this article, we go over a great solo squash drill that helps improve not only your shot accuracy but also your movement around the back of the court. Previously, we have learned the basic solo drill…
How to play the Corkscrew Lob in Squash
A corkscrew lob is a really cool squash trick shot to knock off your opponent and produce an awkward ball for them to return. You have previously learned about the standard squash lob and its importance in your game. Now in this article, learn how to the play a corkscrew lob and surprise your opponent…
How to Improve Squash Footwork
In this post we talk about the most popular method to improve your footwork in squash: the star drill. The objective of this drill is to improve your stepping around the court and return to the T in the most efficient manner. In the process, it also strengthens your calf and quad muscles as quick…
What is the correct way to hold a squash racket?
In this post on squash basics we explain the correct way to hold your racket so that you can hit straight drives, cross courts, drops, lobs, whatever you want, on both the forehand and backhand sides. How you hold a squash racket is the most important part of your game. Yes, even more important than…