Squash - Lincou vs Isklander

[Moneydmja]

squash and tennis are two different sports. People would think either is better because they play it. I've played tennis at a national level but decided to change to squash which in my opinion is more enjoyable. I'm currently training with the national team for squash. Squash is good because you can practice by your own, and there a tons more shots that u can play compared to tennis. the pace changes rapidly, unlike tennis

[thypitt]

The ball is actually a single dot ball, although it has the same playing characteristics as the double yellow dot black ball. Really the only difference is the colour. These guys are using a white ball so they can see it better on the glass court. On a traditional court you would use a black ball.

[danglez]

these rallies take forever, you really need to have stamina to play this sport.

[youngie345]

what type of ball are they using, it seems incredibly bouncy. I played squash for the first time today so excuse my ignorance.

[swalden12345]

@youngie345 The ball is dead and not bouncy to begin with but when it heats up it can bounce alot. hence why professionals appear to be using a bouncier ball

[lilalcoholicbreck]

It's a double spotted ball... It is the slowest ball, but these guys keep the ball so warm that it bounces like mad!

I play almost once a day, with the double spotted ball and have never had it move and bounce as fast as this. The courts i play in though are always ice cold, this affects the balls speed alot!

[PlayaGuitar]

@youngie345 There are 4 (I think) different types of balls that can be used. There is usually 1 or 2 tiny holes that show a color that describes the ball's "bounciness". Yellow is medium or light, Black is a dead bounce ball. Not sure about others though I think 1 other color is red. I'm sure if you go to a store and check it out there should be some instructions on the packaging.

[emerset]

tennis and squash both rock and what clearly does not is footer and basketball

[WiWiYuu]

I play both tennis and squash - and both definitely are very physically demanding. Both require precise technique, movement and recovery, placement, etc. etc.

But it's so much easier to get burned down in tennis, with a lot more court to cover and much harder hit strokes to physically return

In squash, you want to keep the middle by hitting deep shots that bounce low off the wall. While those shots are hard to return, once you grasp the technique, it doesnt rly take much more physical energy.

[Darkchris999]

you really have no idea how to play squash then. You need to keep your opponent moving as much as possible and keep control of the rally. When you are not attacking the ball should be kept to the back corners, squash is a much more physically demanding sport than tennis, you just need to play it at a reasonable level to find that out.

[lilalcoholicbreck]

Try playing badminton...

Fastest racquet sport of the lot.

[Stuffcakes]

@lilalcoholicbreck

Thats table tennis, unless you mean the topspeed of the shuttle, which is very high just after it leaves the racket.

[screamfak]

A good friend taught me a great lesson, its not the game but the opponent that you play. Every game is as hard as the dedication of the athletes. At the top level of almost all sports the professionals' main income is directly related to results. They are all as committed as each other. Tennis is as hard as squash, golf, cricket, football, table tennis, chess, poker...

Their are exceptions, of course, notably women's tennis where Kournikova fared better financially than clearly better athletes

[VooDooMaGicMan81]

'You can play tennis outdoors' - If you lived in England then for 95% of the year thats not such a good thing!

Squash tests even those in peak physical condition to the limit given the right opponent.

Squash has similarities to boxing because it is the only raquet sport where both players compete in the same territory, and try to punish each other physically.

'In tennis you dont have to hit a wall' - Hmmm, right, not sure how the game of squash would really work without a wall!

[jarheadgill]

ive played tennis for ages and now i play squash aswell and tennis takes so much more skill and is more fun to play alround no pro squash player has the same skill as people like nadal and federer.

[omegaundefined]

sorry, but you're quoting from a badminton discussion forum thread that was answered by a bunch of people that mostly had clearly never picked up a squash racket in their lives? that's just vapid.

[LoneWolfX2]

All my comments listed below are adapted from forum entries entitled "Badminton vs Squash vs Tennis" from Badmintoncentral com

[LoneWolfX2]

but i bet you anything if ever i get good with tennis, that will be a better work out. you need to move your body just like badminton except with longer sprinting so it will build up my endurance and requires more power.

tennis is harder through yourself and badminton is harder through your opponents.

they're both awesome sports to play and i love both, and i gotta play both. haha"

[LoneWolfX2]

you need to control your power and you need to be more eye/hand coordinated than badminton since you need to swing diagonally to produce top spin. combining the max top spin and power together feels imposstible to obstain, especially with consistancy.

as for badminton it is very easy to get a good rally hit going on compare to tennis, but i do like it more than tennis. it gets me more work out and makes my legs stronger.

[LoneWolfX2]

"from what i remember from my high school squash experience, it was annoying trying to not run into the other player. lol.

with squash out of the way, tennis on the other hand requires a lot of practice. i play it regularly now a days with friends because it's hard to find a badminton court. it is damn hard to be consistant. lol.

[LoneWolfX2]

Aerobic demand: Squash > Badminton > Tennis

Anaerobic demand: Badminton > Squash > Tennis

Technique: Badminton > Squash > Tennis

Exsposive speed: Badminton > Squash > Tennis

Upperbody strength: Tennis > Squash > Badminton

Lower body strength: Badminton > Squash > Tennis

Agility: Badminton > Squash > Tennis

(the above are estimates for high-level competetive play, for beginners and casual play demands may be highly different!!)

[clareheneghan]

technique i would put tennis first

[Irishidotsquashgod]

squash has to be beettter than tennis as the rallies are so much more exciting and if u play tennis and hit a miisss hit ur screwed but squash though....

[wsmvp22]

it's true - when i get to old to run i'm going to play tennis too.

[Piano4Lyfex3]

uhhhh. tennis is better i would say. this looks pointless.

[italiansoccer19]

why dont you try it before you open your mouth about it

[Piano4Lyfex3]

lol i did. tennis takes more skill ya'know. hitting it against a wall is pretty funny

[italiansoccer19]

tennis is a child's game. there is virtually no strategy involved. you are right it is ruled by good shots. in squash it takes more than just one good shot to win a rally. tennis is annoying, you have to get play with a dozen balls and worse yet keep fetching them like a clown after you run out is over.

[Piano4Lyfex3]

true that can be annoying but it's fun for me lol

[mrbobevans]

Get over your jealousy of tennis. Face it, tennis crushes squash. You can play tennis outdoors, which makes a huge difference over squash. For me, outdoors tennis is much better than indoors tennis. Also, tennis is much better for a spectator to watch.

In tennis, you don't have to hit it against a wall.

The world knows Sampras, Federer, Nadal, Agassi, Borg, Laver, etc. Less tha 1% of the world's population can name a top squash player.

This hangup about tennis needs to stop.

[SQUASHMAN474]

how insightful, great comments

tennis is the slowest most incredibly boring game to play, and often to watch as well. squash is harder to observe but karim darwish is just as elegant as federer, david palmer is just as physical as nadal, and ramy hits more outrageous winners than verdasco

[mrbobevans]

My dad is 79 yrs old. He plays tennis doubles twice a week. He played some squash but played a lot of racquetball. He doesn't even consider playing racquetball at his age, and racquetball is much less taxing on the body than squash is.  Bottom line, you can play tennis well into your 80's, but really can't do that in squash.

In tennis, you have the option to use different grips, ie Eastern. Baseline game vs. serve & volley. Closed stance vs. Open stance. One hand backhand vs. two hand.

[SQUASHMAN474]

there are actually more 80+ squash players than you might expect...and that basically proves that squash is mopre physically demanding, the fact that there are not as many older playera as in tennis

there are many different choices to make in squash, some too complex to explain but patience vs. attacking, open/closed stances, closed/open swings etc.

[mrbobevans]

I forgot to mention how complex the tennis serve is. You can hit it flat (for faster speed), slice to place it wide, or with a topspin kick (used for second serve).

Try returning a twist serve like Pat Rafter or Stefan Edberg used. It may be slow, but it kicks up ridiculously high and is very difficult to handle. Or try returning Ivo Karlovic's serve - he is 6'10'. And what about Pete Sampras' serve - same ball toss placement made it difficult for his opponents to read.

[hashkenhabib]

Let's say Tennis is an apple and squash is a strawberry. Clearly, you can't compare them. Still, the strawberry tastes a lot better.

[hashkenhabib]

clearly there is only one unique way to hit a squash ball, I forgot... silly me

[hashkenhabib]

You talk but you're clueless. Very, clueless.

[aussiepunk]

wow your retarded how is it taking more skill?

squash is not funny anyway

[Piano4Lyfex3]

because it does take more skill now shut up you cunt rag

:D

oh and if i laughed at it, it was funny.

so shut the fuck up.

haha beasted.

[hardcoretillidiii]

pianos are shit

[Irishidotsquashgod]

no cause in squash u have to be fit and any old fatty can play tennis

[hardcoretillidiii]

fuk off

[Piano4Lyfex3]

haha how immature to take something offensive about me when i bet you really don't believe it

it's okay you don't have to try so hard, just give it up loserrrrr

[dylannightwalker]

Gotta have the flare.

[wsmvp22]

iskander is solid...why doesn't he win more?