THE FOREHAND DROP MASTERS: KARIM DARWISH vs. MOHAMED EL SHORBAGY
To control a forehand drop shot, most players need to reduce their swing dramatically. The two guys who have developed an incredibly skill-full forehand drop technique are old master Karim Darwish and...
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BACK AND FORTH: THE TEN BEST SQUASH PLAYERS OF 2012
Last year we did our "back-and-forth"year-end resumé based on the 2011 December rankings. This year we do it based on the 2013 January rankings, as it is this one that reflects the whole of 2012 (the...
View ArticleTHE 2012-2013 PSA WORLD SERIES FINALS IN THE QUEENS CLUB IN LONDON
Just as an appetizer for the this year's PSA World Series Finals on the emblematic purple courts of the Queens Club in London - that you can follow from today onwards live on Squash Tv if you are not...
View ArticleTHE BEST DOUBLE FAKE EVER: AMR SHABANA vs. JAMES WILLSTROP
We've had in the past a few examples of Amr Shabana and James Willstrop employing the double fake in the front of the court: showing a menacing a big swing just not to hit the ball with that swing and...
View ArticleOKAY, THE VERY BEST DOUBLE FAKE EVER: JONATHON POWER vs. MARTIN HEATH
So we had Amr Shabana a few days ago concluding a perfect tournament, and producing an incredible double fake against James Willstrop in the semi-final. I have been reminded then by some attentive...
View ArticleHITTING THE BALL TO THE BODY II.: AMR SHABANA vs. NICK MATTHEW + 2013 TOC...
I guess most of you have already seen the highlights of the PSA World Series Finals, Amr Shabana's steam roller win over Nick Matthew. The reason why I am getting back to this clip is the shot at 4:01....
View ArticleBEST AND WORST WAY TO CONCLUDE A MATCH: GREGOIRE MARCHE vs. OLLI TUOMINEN
Oups! Hitting a volley nick is always a pleasure. Finishing a match with a volley nick is always an extra pleasure. Getting your biggest win of your carrier by date with a volley nick makes it even...
View ArticleJUST THE USUAL TOC MAGIC: JAMES WILLSTROP vs. RAMY ASHOUR
You know this blog now for a while, we always try to capture some interesting technical or tactical details based on a rally or two. But sometimes it's just so nice just to keep the mouth open and...
View ArticleBACK FROM THE BRINK OF DEATH - 2013 TOC FINAL: RAMY ASHOUR vs. GREGORY GAULTIER
Okay, we've said it thousands of times already, you get each time the very best of squash for your money at the Tournaments of Champions in New York City / Grand Central Terminal. If you follow us on...
View ArticleROCK AND ROLL SQUASH: RAMY ASHOUR vs. GREGORY GAULTIER IN THE 2013 TOC FINAL
Before this year's event, Nick Matthew said that the TOC is the only tournament where the squash players feel like Rock stars. Well, here you have it, Gregory Gaultier on the drums, Ramy Ashour on the...
View ArticleCAROUSEL SQUASH II.: JONATHAN KEMP vs. MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
A few months back we've aready had a "carousel" rally with Gregory Gaultier and Simon Rosner.and another one with Alister Walker and Chris Simpson. "Carousel rallies" are similar to what we call "Four...
View ArticleTHE EXTRAORDINARY TRIPLE FAKE by JAMES WILLSTROP
Even though considering the whole match, Ramy Ashour created another masterpiece against James Willstrop in the semi-final of the 2013 North American Open, finally it's Willstrop's turn to drive Ramy...
View ArticleRAMY ASHOUR + JAMES WILLSTROP + USA = MASTERPIECES FOR THE AGES
Well, if there had been only that extraordinary triple-fake by James Willstrop at 6:10, matchball down in the fourth game, this match would already feature in the history books. But just two rallies...
View ArticleRETRIEVING MEANS COUNTER-ATTACKING: RAMY ASHOUR vs. TAREK MOMEN
Probably the two most exciting players to watch on the tour, Ramy Ashour and Tarek Momen give us a pretty good example of how the Egyptians conceive the idea of "retrieving". In their eyes, retrieving...
View ArticleSPEED AND FLAIR, SHOW ME ANYBODY MORE FUNNY THAN MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ
We can be really grateful that Miguel Angel Rodriguez has chosen to play squash. Just imagine what football player he could have become for example (and how much money and fame he could earn with...
View ArticleVINTAGE DAVID PALMER DIVE, VINTAGE KARIM DARWISH EXECUTION
Some vintage stuff in vintage quality (unfortunately), but it makes me miss David Palmer and his crazy dives (which were in such interesting opposition with the general discipline and steadiness of his...
View ArticleTHIS IS NOT AN OLYMPIC SPORT? 15 SQUASH RALLIES THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD GET TO...
Some people don't know squash. Some people know squash but think it is not fun to watch on TV. Have a look at the below 15 videos, a selection of the hardest and most fun rallies of the past few years,...
View ArticleMIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ: THE GREAT DAVID PALMER DISCIPLE
It's been now some time that David Palmer started to coach the funniest and quickest guy on the tour, Miguel Angel Rodiriguez. Just a few days ago we had a very similar David Palmer dive here on the...
View ArticleKARIM DARWISH SKILL LIBRARY - LIKE BACK IN THOSE OLD TIMES...
This is a great compilation showing the executional skills of one of the purest and classiest players, at least racket technique-wise speaking. Back in the days when he was world #1 Darwish used to...
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PETER MARSHALL: SHATTERED - BEST SQUASH BOOKS II.
Peter Marshall is a well known name in squash history: a former world #2 (in 1995) and protagonist of a brand-mark double-handed hitting technique. However, his name is not only linked with his...
View ArticleTHE DAVID PALMER EFFECT: STEVEN COPPINGER vs. SIMON ROSNER
One of the best surprises of the last 12 months was the progress that Steven Coppinger has been showing on the PSA World Tour. About two years ago he went down to Florida to start to train with...
View ArticleHUNTING HIGH AND LOW: RAMY ASHOUR vs. CAMERON PILLEY
Obviously when Ramy Ashour is involved in a rally where he has to chase the ball it's always hilarious: such is his agility, speed and most of all, his extraterrestrial interception. But even when it's...
View ArticleUNCLE HISHAM, A LEGEND OF HIS OWN: HISHAM ASHOUR vs. SAURAV GHOSAL
As far as it seams Hisham Ashour retired from the PSA (he played only four matches this year, only won one of them - the one in the clip against Saurav Ghosal - and he's not in the draw of any upcoming...
View ArticleTHE HEAD-TURNING DECEPTION A LA FRANCAISE - by GREGORY GAULTIER AND RAMY ASHOUR
This is a round-up video of the two semi-final matches of the 2013 Netsuit Open in San Francisco. It's worth to watch every second of it but I would like to point out two shots that demonstrate a type...
View ArticleDARYL SELBY GOING TO HEAVEN - QATAR OPEN 2013
If you have never ever beaten a rival that you've been playing against for about 23 years, and then you get a chance to do so by going up 2:0, then again 5:0 in the fifth, and then you go matchball...
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