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Move well and you play well and you have more shot options but you also stay balanced and can then see your opponents body motion and choose to play to difficult areas. The slide boast allows you to deflect with a sharp swing so a balanced move with several options means you are improving greatly and are becoming a more advanced player. Time to look to play better players and challenge yourself. Glad the videos are helping.

@@squashanalysis5670 They are superb! Any chance we can get a forehand slide boast or disguise video? The backhand slide boast allows an arm follow-through, but I think my forehand boast disguise ends up with a very short follow-through which makes it inconsistent

I will add it to the list. Hit your forehand slide boast from ankle height down the floorboards until you get the feel and control then cut at 45 deg from a standing position as you get better.

@@squashanalysis5670 I'll try when I solo soon. Thank you. I have found your videos to be the best on the internet for squash

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful!

The close prep is for when you are in tight situations with minimal racquet prep space and the power is generated from the short strong body action, if your arm is away you need more space and it is a longer move for your arm taking longer to complete. I teach the Nick Mathew space early to pull into a strong body position rather than throwing your arm away as you hit affectively requiring more strength to hit but this is when you have space and are an advanced player as it takes trained muscle strength to achieve and players need to understand the differences between a base round the body swing and the NM low prep pendulum swing. So they are both great and not one style suits every situation or body type, no one is right or wrong it is all about your outcomes.

The greatest joy I get from squash is movement and this type of movement becomes addictive with a wonderful feeling of floating , full balance and time to prep. You will never loo back.

You can probably tell there are no scripts for my videos, just years of experience in playing and coaching which becomes clear reasons for swing and movement development which I share in my own unique way. Glad you enjoyed it.

I live in Geelong, one hour south of Melbourne Australia. Gad you liked it.

When you are near thee wall you cut to the floor more and often need to keep your wrist higher to allow the drop of racquet head down the bac of the ball. The backhand is similar check out the backhand pendulum video on my channel.

@@squashanalysis5670 Checking, thanks a lot for replying

If you want to learn to be patient become a squash coach. The reward is in the final outcomes.

Thank you for the kind words, I enjoy making the videos and plan to take a break then release many more.

Enjoyment of squash is about continual improvement and pushing capability limits so as long as you feel you are improving you will enjoy this great game. The trick is to now what to work on and how to improve it. I have had a lot of ankle trouble after straining it as a young boy and it never being the same I wear a POD ankle brace as a preventative support so check them out, they are great. Thanks for your feedback and good luck with your injury.

I will add it to the list. thanks or your feedback.

ep gives great powr with control.

I hope my explanation was good enough now you need to work on all the other skills on the videos and there will be no stopping you. Good luck.

Simple just get good at that and you are an instant mid level player at your club, it will improve your standard backand drive as a bonus

You are welcome.

You are correct, the two most important shots in squash are the serve and the return of serve.

You are welcome.

Yep, more of a body hit with the arm staying strong and parallel to the side wall so the racquet is in a perfect position longer. There is very little slice in this shot hit with a full face so you need to hit the ball lower and flatter to get quality outcomes but the good news is it will not go out of court.

The Kung Fu was showing the balance and produces the straight line racquet path making it very consistent.

Yep, hopefully a few clubs share this video, the game is always more enjoyable and challenging when players can return the serve with quality.

Yeah your right. I used to practice by just throwing it off the side wall and volleying. Some high low and off the bounce. The way you did it in the video is better and more effective

This is critical as it will open up development possibilities as players get to a good standard so it is worth every minute you spend to get this right. Let me now how it goes.

I will upload one next week for you.

@@squashanalysis5670 thanks mate, i can keep up with the higher grades player once the rally starts but its such a gamble everytime I am receiving a backhand serve

The swing is very quick and you come off the ball the instant you have struck the ball so you will have momentum back to the T with ample time. This will make it difficult for your opponent to return a quality power shot so the next shot is often a recovery higher shot down the wall by your opponent.

You are 100% correct, if you start aggressively stopping your swing you need to do arm and wrist mobility and strength exercises or you will have elbow issues. Developing a compact swing that finishes at shoulder height is fine but stopping very short can cause issues when your racquet head weight needs to be stopped quickly.

I am sharing 50 years of playing and 40 years of coaching experience, don't rush to learn everything enjoy the wonderful feeling on continuous improvement. Thanks for the kind feedback. I will be taking a break when I travel shortly so you will be able to revisit the videos and master some of your favorite sills. I have hundreds more which I will remake with better quality and release so stay tuned.

This is in Gympie Queensland, 4 courts and a wonderful club that is so popular they may need to expand in the near future. Full of wonderful people, I highly recommend you drop in if near by to enjoy the atmosphere of a thriving club.

@@squashanalysis5670 I am from ontario, canada. So, if im ever in that direction, Ill be sure to make this a stop! Thanks!

Wow, never seen that, will definitely give it a go ! Cheers from NZ

Glad you enjoyed it

It will change what you think is possible regarding court movement in a fantastic way.

Train it a little and you will find it is perfect if your feet are out of sync for your last step to land on your preferred foot it will instantly correct your footwork. Thanks for the feedback, I am glad you get value from the many videos I have uploaded.

Take a close look and you will see it all the time in PSA especially in the men's, often before the big power winners but most people are fixated no the swing and the ball to see the feet that are very fast.

Yeah I've seen it plenty in matches too

If you think there is only one way to move for every shot you are way off the mark, just like there are different ways to swing for different outcomes. This is dynamic and one of my favorite ways of movement to the front backhand.

I’m so late to the ball Id never have time for a hop :(

@@ab3zradsjkhdsagwqiu Give it a shot and you will be amazed you seem to get faster as it is such a fast movement.

@@ab3zradsjkhdsagwqiu when I feel I am going to be a fraction late to the ball in a front corner is EXACTLY the situation where I’ve used a hop. So see if it might help you too. I’ve only ever used it occasionally and only in the front.

It is amazing, such a fast action to pick up nearly one meter and very energy efficient keeping your body stable in hitting position just before final step hit motion, so much going for it so logically it is the best movement to do.

You nee to get your racquet and your left hand to the height of the ball for a serve return and yes you need the earl prep. I have a video coming out on the serve return soon.

@@squashanalysis5670 legend!

Very important to get your shoulders back early as well with control coming from your arm an power from you prepped body. You can chicken wing the forehand prep.

Glad it was helpful!

It is critical for juniors. I like to add cost where they do one court sprint if they prep wrong, you get fantastic results very quickly.

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You are welcome, most players can benefit from better preparation even high standard players.

Players that break their wrist when they hit tend to think your arm hits the ball but if you can change to believe your body core muscles hit the ball and your arm stays strong and allows connection then you will not loo for the flic power from our wrist. This only works if you let the ball come into your POWER ZONE.

Knowledge is power, use the time wisely and you will accelerate your improvement.