Serious Squash Presents: The Secrets Of Solo Hitting

[@fkhan98]

Contents 0:00 Intro 1:35 Strainght Drives - 2:42 Overhit Drives - 4:39 Target for tightness - 6:50 Target for Weight of Shot - 9:56 No Sidewall - 11:00 No Sidewall (Half court line) - 12:48 2 Straight 1 Into Sidewall - 14:26 Attacking Drives 1st Bounce Target - 16:05 Attacking Drives 2nd Bounce Target - 18:25 Overhit Drives Looking to Attack - 20:40 Containment Drives - 22:49 Drives Under Pressure 25:40 Midcourt Volleys - 26:32 Forehand to Backhand - 27:22 Figure 8’s - 28:35 Double Figure 8’s - 29:22 Short hitting on the bounce - 30:35 Midcourt Volley Drives - 32:49 1 Corner Drives - 33:55 1 Corner Drives on the Volley - 34:42 Forehand to Backhand 1 Corner Drives - 35:43 Double Forehand to Backhand 1 Corner Drives - 36:00 Sidewall to Sidewall Volleys - 36:50 Double Sidewall to Sidewall Volleys - 37:30 Butterfly 38:10 Short Game - 39:29 Straight Drops of the Bounce - 40:45 Straight Drops of Crosscourts and Boasts - 42:33 Boast, Drop, Drop - 43:00 Counter Drop - 45:45 Attacking from the back - 47:24 Straight Volley Drops - 49:05 Volley Drive, Volley Drive, Volley Drop - 50:09 Figure of 8s and Volley Nicks - 50:53 Volley Drops Through the Middle - 51:43 3 Nicks 53:10 Technical Testing - 54:18 Design your own tests 52:52 Bonus Tips - 55:05 Placement of Targets - 56:50 Blocked vs Variable Practise - 58:08 Watch and Emulate The Best Players - 59:47 Visualisation In Your Solo Practise - 1:01:50 Mix Up Your Practices

[@marcbritton4817]

You're the man

[@007pieta]

I really like the drills and all the advice while demonstrating the drills. What about some 2 and 3 man drills?

[@phildarb]

This is probably the most sensible and realistic video on solo practice I have ever seen (and I've been playing a long time!).

[@tanku2008]

I've literally just taken Squash up at 41. This is the best vid on self drills. I've learnt so much just watching your technique. Thanks 🙏

[@joedimauro2790]

Absolutely necessary exercises for next level squash.

[@jessicachen7609]

I am a beginner. This video is like a all drills bible to me. Thanks for making this!

[@SLDIKJF]

Definitely my favorite video on solo drills!

[@Abdullah-yc8go]

I’ve got a few questions abt the technical testing part of the video. For the straight drops, are you just supposed to do it from the short line or further up. And the target is 2 pieces of paper laid beside the side wall right. And for the serve tests, can you just clarify what the targets mean. I know this video is a few years ago but if anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. Thanks

[@Shabbash]

fantastic video, still on straight drives section - will come back to this many times, thank you :)

Best video I've seen on solo practice. Thanks!

[@azadtube45]

I am just a club player and love my squash playing 2/3 times a week for the last 35 years. Thank you for the Excellent demo showing all the syllabus of squash drills needed to become a better player. I normally spend about an hour doing B/F drives, B/F volleys and boast and drives but this is so comprehensive. Now I can go and do the extra drills and hopefully improve.

[@javiermovile6391]

impresionante la dedicación puesta en este video

[@michaelmitchell8567]

Epic video! Thank you!

[@pawewasiluk3208]

Great video! feel inspired to train :D

[@GIsaacs]

Absolutely awesome 👌

[@paulstaines9205]

Great video, wish I could practice as much as you obviously have. I’ve been playing since I was around 11 years old and love the game and want to improve more but just don’t play enough.

[@RichardDuinmayer]

Thanks for the under pressure drills

[@icanyucatan4733]

Fantastic job with excellent commentary and demonstrations. These routines can be meditative with good repetition, controlled breathing and keeping an eye on the ball. I will persevere to bring both the physical habits and mental state to

[@parixitbhinde]

the bounce of the back wall in the forehand drive is pretty nice. is this done using a blue dot?

[@randallkadish5663]

What kind of squash ball are you hitting?

[@geraldsammut]

What kind of squash ball are you hitting ? Is it a double yellow ?

[@somykt]

are you using double dotted yellow ball. thanks so much.

[@warwid5419]

brah you are way too goodd

[@LilleyDaniel]

Great solo skills vids 👊

[@MsSly66]

whats about the lenght??? (1st excercise..if you hit 1000 times too long straight...hmmm.. you will do that during the game too)) -but best drills overall! congrats

[@johnbascom4523]

The one problem that coaching can't explain and show, from my experience, is how the power is generated in the swing. There is a technique the pros and top players use to do it and it seems a very well kept secret, because not only is it the swing but there is a flick of the wrist at the same time very difficult to explain to execute and to show as well. I think that they my be doing wrist exercises in the gym with weights, but I'm not sure.

[@messigoh6061]

Upper body rotation, hips and weight transfer is prolly the most important. And generating racket head speed from ur backswing. I dont think wrists account for much of the power. But its very useful when the ball is in the backhand three quarter area and when the length is very accurate and fading

[@aaronsutton1992]

Its rotation of the forearm. Easiest way to simulate this is leading with the elbow, or skipping a stone across water. Combine this with weight transfer and rotation of the hips is how to generate effortless power

[@messigoh6061]

@@aaronsutton1992 how do u lead with the forearm on the backhand btw. or are there other technical points to note

[@huntrichardson]

@@messigoh6061 for backhand swing prep turn your shoulder away from the ball as if you were about to throw a frisbee. (Leave space for your racket, arm and a step which you can do right before you hit the ball to add weight to the shot.) Move your racket behind your body by flexing/bending your arm at the elbow. Then pull the handle forward and snap/extend your elbow straight. For more power, while your elbow is bent, raise the racket head, then push it down/pronate the forearm right before you move your elbow forward and rotate your forearm the other way. I call this the "power loop": the racket whips around your non-racket shoulder in a circular movement. Keep your knuckles up. The wrist snaps with a deviating motion, like waving to someone. (Power comes through the wrist, very little from it). Make sure you arm is relaxed when you swing. Tension is a swing killer. Ideally (as I tell my students) "your reach is your swing, and your swing is your reach".

[@michawiktorokonski3246]

Fantastic vid! Are you playing Dunlop Pro ball (double yellow)?

[@Yousifalbayatycpa]

which kind of ball do u use? one dot yellow? two dot yellow? one dot blue?

[@junkmandany]

what type of ball you are using for straight drives? I just can't do that because the ball doesnt have enough speed to hit the back wall and come again near me so I can shot it again.

[@erwinkroschristopher2860]

How many minutes do we have to do?

[@randallkadish5663]

I am amazed that you don't have tennis elbow. I am a pickleball play who wants to learn to play squash, but I am concerned about getting the dreaded tennis elbow.

[@RichardDuinmayer]

Squash is not tennis

[@starstuff11]

If you have a good racket grip, you won't get it. I can say that because my grip sucked earlier...I started getting severe elbow pain and had to quit. I began playing again in 2021 after ~4 years. I worked on getting a better grip/hold of the racket this time around and my game has changed a lot after that!

[@randallkadish5663]

@@starstuff11 please explain. How did you change your grip?

[@starstuff11]

It'd be great to have chapters on this video!

[@fkhan98]

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[@starstuff11]

@@fkhan98 you're a godsend! 😌

[@kimozz8187]

Why aren’t you professional?

[@SeriousSquash]

I wasn't good enough to make a living playing pro

[@SeriousSquash]

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