H. ASHOUR VS SELBY 2011 Comfort Inn Open Final

[gravidoff]

Can someone please tell me why it is that the pros never play the equivilent of a drop shot in tennis where the ball touchs the ball then drops immediately?? Its just me and my friend play it all the time or is it that our positioning is just so bad?

One more thing, I thought its better to aim as close to the bottom red line as possible whereas they play more towards the middle red line? Many thanks in advance if you could help me out. :-)

[sErgiiOo271]

@gravidoff

1.- Pros don't use the kind of shots you are talking about often because if they don't hit it perfectly, they give their opponent what is called "shot advantage". That basically is giving your opponent the chance of hitting a good drop shot (which is easier since they are closer to the front wall) or hitting a pass (down the line) or a crosscourt shot. Recall that most professional squash players are incredibly agile, and if the drop shot isn't perfect, they will get it.

[gravidoff]

@sErgiiOo271 thanks for the response you cleared that up nicely :)

[sErgiiOo271]

@gravidoff

2.- Although hitting the ball just above the red line is a good offensive shot, you have to consider that is hard to achieve. You don't want to give away a point for being too aggressive. Further, pros have extremely good court positioning, so they can get those shots without much hustle. They rather play down the lines shots as in the video to force their opponents out of the "T". By doing this, they can get into a more aggressive position and win the point. 02:00 illustrates it.

[eddibabee]

Great Squash. Really nice to see this original view from the back and the standard court game is a little faster than the fish tank; which we don't see as much of. Excellent, exciting, and very entertaining finale..

[TymelessArt]

Fascinating match, what an illustration of great squash! Everyone can learn from the height and pace these Pro's hit most squash players hit the ball too hard and too low They both are playing with focus and patience really working each point until they are in a position to attack. Thanks so much for uploading. Barb Cooper. Time to Psych Up

[broski472]

HAHAHA I just played with Hisham like 5 minutes ago

[razor4ya]

Ferocious hitting

[semsema282]

congratulation egyptian team for wining

[Stuffcakes]

Thanks for uploading! Its much appreciated

[Monkey200728]

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