The boast is one of squash's most misunderstood shots. New players either never use it, or they use it far too often. Learn when it is the right choice — and how to hit it cleanly — and you will turn some of the worst positions on court into playable rallies. What a boast is A boast is any shot that hits a side wall…
Read moreIf there is one shot that decides more squash rallies than any other, it is the straight drive to the back. It is not glamorous, it does not draw applause, and beginners often ignore it in favour of flashier winners. But watch any strong club or professional match and you will see the same pattern: the player who hits a better length controls the rally, and the player who controls the rally usually wins the point.…
Every coach has drawn it. Cross court, straight drive, drop to the front. The problem was never the drawing — it's what comes after: you can't rally against a diagram. Without a partner willing to feed you the same ball a hundred times, the pattern stays in your head, and a pattern that lives only in your head never shows up at real rally speed. Closing that gap between drawing a play and actually hitting it…
If you've ever taken a squash lesson, you've probably watched a coach sketch the court on a whiteboard and slide magnets around while explaining a pattern. We've brought that whiteboard into SquashRT. Say hello to the Tactics Board. Why top-down The 3D Court View shows you how the ball flies. A top-down view shows you how the players move. The spacing between two players, who owns the T, where a recovery path goes…
SquashRT just shipped its biggest update yet. One question drove every decision: "What would real squash do?" We tore out the old pick-a-zone, press-a-button controls and rebuilt the whole shot — swing, reach, impact, and rebound — around how the real game works.
Many squash players ask the same question at some point: “Should I move as fast as possible to the ball?” “Or should I move with the rhythm of the ball?” At first, the answer seems simple. Squash is a fast sport, so moving faster should help. If you reach the ball earlier, you should have more time to play a better shot. But on court, movement is not always that simple. If you rush too quickly, you may arrive too…
When talking about squash, there are a lot of situations that are surprisingly difficult to explain clearly. For example: “Why is this cross court dangerous here?” “Why was the recovery late?” “Why did this space open up?” “Why was that boast such a good choice?” You can try to explain these things with text, but sometimes a single visual scene makes everything much easier to understand. That is one of the reasons I…