Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Squash






Something I enjoy a lot is to play squash. I have olayed for abou 6 months already, and really like it. The game consists in hitting the ball on the wall so that the oponent has to get it. However, it is not as simple as it seems. Fourof the most common squash techiniques are the:






  • Boast: When one hits the ball on his side wall, so that it touches the opposite front wall with small force and falls. It is very effective when the ball bounces of your ouside wall.



  • Paralell: As the name implies, it is when one hits the ball and it comes back paralell to the wall. Very effective when the opponent is located on the oher side of the court.



  • Cross: When the person hits the ball on the front wall, and it bounces of to the end of the other side wall. Very effective when someone send one a drop shot.The person will have no time to come back.



  • Drop shot: When someone lightly touches the ball so that it hits the very low in the front wall. The person will have no time to come back. Ver effective when someone is located at the front of the back of the court. It will be hard for the person to run and get the ball in time.



Even though being physically fit counts a lot in this game, mental fitness also. One has to be able to wait for the ball to come, and not run to it. The right timing in the ball has to be reached for each technique to be performed correctly, and the person has to be constantly concentrated, for one little loss of concentration could imply in a point to the opponent.







1 comment:

  1. This sounds like a fun game. When I was in college a bunch of people were into racquetball, which I think is similar. But I've never played squash.

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