TSR Squash

maybe you would like to share your experience of squash?

I had a good game yesterday, played a friendly against the guy who is winning the league above me. He beat me 3-2 in the end, but I felt like it could have gone either way. He was surprised to hear I had only been playing 4 months.

Ah well done! What gear do you play in?

errr shorts and a polo shirt?

Good stuff man. Sorry I didn't reply to your msg, I've been busy with uni revision. Have you had a hit with the racquet yet?

I wish squash was more socially popular, there's a massive rift between squash and tennis. I guess nothing much can be done as squash is an indoors game and tennis is more accessible to beginners. Tennis is better suited as a spectator sport too so people can get involved through watching it live.

I recently bought a Technifibre Carboflex 130 (bit of a mouthful) RRP £100 and I got it for £50 which was a good price. The situation to which I bought the raquet is akin to Mr. Bees i.e. the massive discount. I've only played with once so far, got slightly less good results than my old coach's raquet (which I used to borrow), it'll need some time I guess.

I wish squash was more socially popular, there's a massive rift between squash and tennis. I guess nothing much can be done as squash is an indoors game and tennis is more accessible to beginners. Tennis is better suited as a spectator sport too so people can get involved through watching it live.

Really? Most people - both tennis and squash players - agree that squash is far easier to get into as a beginner. It only takes a couple of lessons/practice sessions before a complete beginner can have a great game full of good 10-12 shot rallys. People can play tennis for years and still never have decent rallys.

Hi all,

first post in this thread.

are any of you at uni/play for uni?

iv got a pair of technifibre suprem calibur 135s strung with supernickxl micro. top top rackets!

asics gel rocket shoes. (shoes most important peice of equiptment)

been playing nearly 4 years now. usually play 3 times a week although got a shin splint on my right leg at the moment which is taking me down to about once a week although might rest it so it fully recovers hopefully.

i love the rackets i use especially with the string combination.

as for a bag... the 3 racket ones are pretty tiny.

most of us at uni have 9s or 12s so you can get everything you need in and they have 2 shoulder straps. the 6s are big enough if your only carrying one racket though.

So would you advise a 6?

Yes its definately handy to have. Like iv got all my kit in there, sports socks, grips, balls etc.

A good website for squash equiptment is pdh sports, they're not always the cheapest but have a good range and good service and some decent offers sometimes.

Oh okay, I will check it out Thanks.

I'm mad today because I couldn't play squash today. I got a new racket and I now have to wait another week to play with it!

Does anybody here play league? Would you say it is worth it?

I have played the last 12 days in a row with mates and today I have to break my streak due to a combination of them not being free and a hangover! I haven't been playing long but I would say I'm an intermediate level, which is nice because when I started I could barely hit the ball