Golf & Squash by Nick-At-Will It's
strange that so many “golfers” seem to have enough leisure time to go
out onto the driving range (for hours) just to drive balls, (not “play”
9 or 18 holes) while “squash-players” claim they don't have enough time
to go into an air-conditioned squash-court and practice their
shot-making skills. Why is this so!? All one needs is themselves, a
ball and a squash-racket!
In both golf and squash...(and many other sports), “perfect practice
makes perfect.” If you're able to do a quality solo self-practice in
squash, you get a great workout without the need of a partner. Why
don't more squash-players do this!? Is it that “playing” the game is
just too much fun? Perhaps that's the answer!
Let's face it, by solo-practicing, a player can learn to refine their
strokes and bring great consistency to their game without having to
rely on someone (or a machine) to feed them the ball.
When watching any professional male and/or female squash-player, one
can immediately see that they're able to hit the ball straight up and
down the walls accurately, many, many times in a row consistently!
Should the ability to do this be reserved for the professional
squash-player only? We think not!
Not only are the pros able to hit the ball with great length and pace,
but also play drops and volley-drops with accuracy, making very few
errors. They're also able to hit cross-courts with consistent width.
Believe it or not, although it does take a certain amount of
self-discipline, you can do it too!
Of course the pros spend many hours working with their coaches, but
proficiency in their game also occurs because of spending hours on the
court alone hitting the ball over and over again, refining whatever
shot(s) they're working on, which eventually becomes an automatic
response...or conditioned reflex, not requiring a conscious
thought-process when playing. There are a multitude of solo-drills one
can do to help improve your squash game!
