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DiCe! said:
Lost 4-3 last night, I :D
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DiCe! said:
After being much more competitive in the last few weeks I lost 5-0 last night
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I'm not trying to be smart... but check out the Rules of Squash where it states that matches are best of 3 or 5 games. I played competitive squash for 17 years and all league games and most tournaments I competed in were always best of 5 games.

My suggestion would be that if you play best of 5 or 3 it gives you something more definite to play for and makes you focus more on what you're doing!
 
marl said:
I'm not trying to be smart... but check out the Rules of Squash where it states that matches are best of 3 or 5 games. I played competitive squash for 17 years and all league games and most tournaments I competed in were always best of 5 games.

My suggestion would be that if you play best of 5 or 3 it gives you something more definite to play for and makes you focus more on what you're doing!
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Ah yes I know what they should be, but its only a friend and I, book the court for 90 minutes and play until the time is up, as we get better we are playing less games in that time as the points go on for longer :)
 
Sorry for thread necro but if anyone lives in or near Manchester, I recommend the community nights every Tuesday at the National Squash Centre (next to Man City stadium). It's £3.30 for 3 hours of squash, as many 15 min slots as you can fit it. Six glass back courts and one full glass court (weird playing on that!).

Complete beginners to team level players go, so it's great for all abilities. You even get a little bit of coaching too occasionally.
 
Bumping this because it deserves it.

Been playing squash with friends for about a year. Started for fitness but now am hooked. Joined my local club and am looking to join my first box league this year. I have NO idea how I match up against other players (I am not terrible by no means, but not amazing either as some areas of my game require a lot of attention).

I play with a chap once a week who used to play for his county in Uni. He is very good and thrashes me, but after persevering I am not giving him a good run for his money.
 
I played my first game of squash in almost ten years last night, I was not as bad as I feared but I did lose 4-0. Its going to be a regulary thing and look forward to getting back into it.
Now I am tempted to find a person to play back in the UK for the times I am back there :)
 
OK so I have finally took the plunge and requested to join my clubs box league.

They are putting me somewhere at about halfway to gauge my ability, If I get trounced (which I think I might) they will move me accordingly.

Ironically though I have just injured my shoulder playing the brother in law last night. I am taking the week to recover so hope it gets better by next Monday.
 
Been playing squash now for about 6 months, didn't really expect to enjoy it but really like it, play against 3 people so on a good week I get 3 games in with differing players, including one guy that is far fitter than I am and really makes me work for every point, great fun and it's playing him that both really tests my fitness and also improves my skill far more than the other two players.

Anyway, shoes, when I started I picked up some cheapo shoes from sports direct, dunlops that cost iirc £8, but now I'm definitely playing a lot I want to get some better shoes, anyone got any reccomendations or should I just go to the shops one day and try a load on to see what fits best?
 
I've got asics now as they were on offer, had some prince NFS indoor shoes before. I prefer the asics as my feet move around a lot less and hence I don't get blisters. I would also recommend some good thick socks as I was wearing thin cotton ones before and my feet killed after each game.
 
Would love to play squash again, used to play around 20yrs ago and wasn't too bad at. Beat a few folks who I'd heard others say were decent players as well. My son has a friend whose father also used to play years ago and we've chatted about getting out for a game but never actually got round to it. Can hardly even remember the points system, in fact I'm not even sure if it has changed since I last played.
 
So I have been enjoying my first ever box league at my local club

So far I am sitting second place with 1 game left to play on Friday. If I win this game 3-0 I get 5 points which puts me in 1st place by 1 point.

Wish me luck! Never done competitive sports and I am loving it!
 
^ Good work! I'm hoping to start training with the local team soon. Need put put in more hours first though

I just bought a Harrow Ultralite Retro racket after my last one broke. It's really nice. If anyone has the opportunity to try a Harrow racket, do it!
 
Tachyon said:
Would love to play squash again, used to play around 20yrs ago and wasn't too bad at. Beat a few folks who I'd heard others say were decent players as well. My son has a friend whose father also used to play years ago and we've chatted about getting out for a game but never actually got round to it. Can hardly even remember the points system, in fact I'm not even sure if it has changed since I last played.
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Points system is usually English or American. English is normally to 9 and american to 11. The difference is with the American style scoring you score whenever you win a rally or a point. With the English system you only score if you win a point AND you served. If your opponent serves and you win the rally then you get the serve. Swap sides after each serve and you can chose from which side you first serve. Most people chose to serve to their opponents backhand as that is almost always the weakest. i.e. if your opponent is right handed you would usually serve from the right hand side first, if your opponent is left handed then you would usually serve from the left hand side first.

Most professionals have started to play the american scoring (because their rallies last ages) but most Amateur clubs/leagues will probably play English style scoring to 9 and then best out of 5 games.
 
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Swap sides after each serve and you can chose from which side you first serve. Most people chose to serve to their opponents backhand as that is almost always the weakest. i.e. if your opponent is right handed you would usually serve from the right hand side first, if your opponent is left handed then you would usually serve from the left hand side first.
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Holy **** !!!!!
My regular playing partner is a leftie and I always said he had an advantage by always receiving my serve on his forehand.
I did not know you could do that as I've just never seen it happen. That'll be useful to know from now on.

I only started playing seriously 6-7 months ago when I joined Tynemouth Squash Club. I've been promoted 3 times in a row from my league but it's 20 minute drive from me and I struggle to get down that way very often.
Wish there was a club/league in my local town.
Playing those players has improved my game massively. Most have been playing 20+ years and say if I keep it up I could probably reach the top few leagues giving I haven't been playing long.

Really enjoy the game and it's one of the first instances where I feel I want to get actual coaching and try really hard to get the right technique. Most times I'm just happy doing it my way.

I have naturally good hand/eye co-ordination so with good positioning, game sense and shot technique I can hopefully become a really good club level player.

Struggling to find coaching in my local town though so again I'll have to travel to do it which is a shame.



Lost my only game so far this season 3-0 because I had a hangover. Shame as I started to recover towards the end and slaughtered her in the final 2 games after losing 3-0.
 
Ouch, not good when that happens.

My mate hit me dead centre in my eye mid last year and I thought I had gone blind - was 24 hours before I could open it so was pretty damn sore.

I then bought some goggles but couldn't get away with them.

It shouldn't happen with more experience though as most of the time it's someone hitting it when they shouldn't ask for a let/stroke or just poor positioning.

I found I was rolling my ankles a lot arly on but since my court sense has improved I haven't had any issues at all. SO I think the risks reduce as you play more and more.
 
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