closed forehand KILLS the ball,even better if you can disguise it...I think this guy may be getting confused with tennis? check out Razik's quick tips,far more useful.
he is correct im a county player and chopping the ball like an axe is a very effective shot ! this means you can either play a length or a drop doing the same racquet motion !
...and stop harping about pros. They have, what none of us amateurs will ever have: the X factor. No two pros hit alike, weather its squash or tennis or whatever. What is squash to your mind, and how do you think you can win. Legs? racket skill? Power? Strategy? Mind over matter? Cheating? all of the above???
Yes you learn a lot off the court, so go back to the drawing board and ask yourself these things. otherwise 25 years later you'll have the same wrecthed strokes and the same frustrations.
We are not robots, and should never take instruction to copy it 100%. Just understand the various "elements" of a certain stroke or the game and try to adapt to it. If you understand and remember why, then you will figure out how. Here's how my coach taught me to hit. Take a long soccer sock with a tennis ball in it. Hold the other end of the sock with the sock dangling. Now ask a friend to toss a squash ball at you and try to swing the sock to hit the squash ball. Then watch this video.Goodluck
This guy is a true imposter of the game. I have been playing squash for over 20 years and am now in the top level in my country. Not ONCE was i ever told to "slice the ball on my forehand" like this clown does. You are not looking to put spin on the ball, you are looking to either get it deep or kill it, and trust me, you can't kill the ball when you are slicing it. A closed forehand is the only way to go. And where's his follow through? Terrible, terrible instructional video.
This guy totally neglects the essential wrist pronation. Exact same problem with his backhand video. His technique can't produce power properly, because the wrist doesn't snap. Either he doesn't know what he is talking about, or he's REALLY simplifying for beginners.
@twisted2424 It is anatomically impossible to pronate your wrist. You can only pronate your forearm (or your foot), so I wonder who it is who doesn't know what he is talking about?
I am totally confused now. Been playing squash (badly) for 30 yrs and this technique does not look right to me, but he makes a nice contact with the ball and when you look at the pros in slow motion, they do seem to undercut it slightly. Maybe the key is a little undercut without overdoing it.
This is bad tuition. The 'open face' is too open. Only in a drop-shot, or lob, (played low down) will this be used.A 'Drive' will follow through. I don't know how old these 'lessons' are but this is not how it is taught now.Good Luck !!
mate, he is exaggerating the angle so people can see.
Not all shots in squash are to kill the ball and hit it as hard as possible... The objective is to keep the ball in play and obtain the T. no one would try to do this when they are going to hit it hard. This shot would be weighted well so that it dies in the corner and forces the opponent to rush at it, resulting in your opponent being out of position.
OH MY GOD WOW. look at the following players: shabana, ramy, gaultier, darwish, willstrop, palmer, lincou....the current top 7 players in the world...none of them swing like this. a CLOSED forehand is far more effective. dont listen to this
If you want technique used in the wooden racquet days, this is good. But this technique doesn't take advantage of the evolutionof the racquet. You cannot possibly drive the ball with this rechnique. Compare what he's showing to what the pros do. To drive the ball and direct it the follow through is the key, try his technique and hit a cross court listen to the strings and see how weak the cross court is. Again this is technique in the good ole ole days.
closed forehand KILLS the ball,even better if you can disguise it...I think this guy may be getting confused with tennis? check out Razik's quick tips,far more useful.
therewere5ofthem 10 months ago
OH MY GOD I'VE NEVER BEEN FUCKED!!!!!!! You guys used to get beat up in high school or college.
country33Dean 1 year ago
he is correct im a county player and chopping the ball like an axe is a very effective shot ! this means you can either play a length or a drop doing the same racquet motion !
vidafiles 1 year ago
Check out Razick's quick tips and compare between a real pro and this beginner.
Mytubepalma101 1 year ago
...and stop harping about pros. They have, what none of us amateurs will ever have: the X factor. No two pros hit alike, weather its squash or tennis or whatever. What is squash to your mind, and how do you think you can win. Legs? racket skill? Power? Strategy? Mind over matter? Cheating? all of the above???
Yes you learn a lot off the court, so go back to the drawing board and ask yourself these things. otherwise 25 years later you'll have the same wrecthed strokes and the same frustrations.
bigutubeuser 1 year ago
We are not robots, and should never take instruction to copy it 100%. Just understand the various "elements" of a certain stroke or the game and try to adapt to it. If you understand and remember why, then you will figure out how. Here's how my coach taught me to hit. Take a long soccer sock with a tennis ball in it. Hold the other end of the sock with the sock dangling. Now ask a friend to toss a squash ball at you and try to swing the sock to hit the squash ball. Then watch this video.Goodluck
bigutubeuser 1 year ago
Very Helpfull indeed..THANKX.
loxy777 1 year ago
This guy is a true imposter of the game. I have been playing squash for over 20 years and am now in the top level in my country. Not ONCE was i ever told to "slice the ball on my forehand" like this clown does. You are not looking to put spin on the ball, you are looking to either get it deep or kill it, and trust me, you can't kill the ball when you are slicing it. A closed forehand is the only way to go. And where's his follow through? Terrible, terrible instructional video.
XXXbezzaXXX 1 year ago 3
This guy totally neglects the essential wrist pronation. Exact same problem with his backhand video. His technique can't produce power properly, because the wrist doesn't snap. Either he doesn't know what he is talking about, or he's REALLY simplifying for beginners.
twisted2424 2 years ago
@twisted2424 It is anatomically impossible to pronate your wrist. You can only pronate your forearm (or your foot), so I wonder who it is who doesn't know what he is talking about?
rezkogitans 8 months ago
I am totally confused now. Been playing squash (badly) for 30 yrs and this technique does not look right to me, but he makes a nice contact with the ball and when you look at the pros in slow motion, they do seem to undercut it slightly. Maybe the key is a little undercut without overdoing it.
rod280459 2 years ago
that is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too open.
hold the raquet out in front of you with a proper grip. you should only just see the face of the raquet
NickRoller 2 years ago
This is bad tuition. The 'open face' is too open. Only in a drop-shot, or lob, (played low down) will this be used.A 'Drive' will follow through. I don't know how old these 'lessons' are but this is not how it is taught now.Good Luck !!
markyboy10001 2 years ago
mate, he is exaggerating the angle so people can see.
Not all shots in squash are to kill the ball and hit it as hard as possible... The objective is to keep the ball in play and obtain the T. no one would try to do this when they are going to hit it hard. This shot would be weighted well so that it dies in the corner and forces the opponent to rush at it, resulting in your opponent being out of position.
deans12321 2 years ago
OH MY GOD WOW. look at the following players: shabana, ramy, gaultier, darwish, willstrop, palmer, lincou....the current top 7 players in the world...none of them swing like this. a CLOSED forehand is far more effective. dont listen to this
SQUASHMAN474 2 years ago 5
If you want technique used in the wooden racquet days, this is good. But this technique doesn't take advantage of the evolutionof the racquet. You cannot possibly drive the ball with this rechnique. Compare what he's showing to what the pros do. To drive the ball and direct it the follow through is the key, try his technique and hit a cross court listen to the strings and see how weak the cross court is. Again this is technique in the good ole ole days.
wcgconsult 2 years ago 2
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Excellent lesson, and really well presented. Going to put this into practice tonight!
jobriath85 3 years ago