The key to a good forehand is keeping the racquet up. Learn tips for hitting forehand squash shots in this free video from a squash instructor.
Expert: Hill Marks
Bio: Coach Hill has been teaching tennis, squash, racquetball and golf professionally for about ten years.
Duration : 0:1:40
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This guy is a true …
This guy is a true imposter of the game. I have been playing squash for over 20 years and am now in the top level in my country. Not ONCE was i ever told to “slice the ball on my forehand” like this clown does. You are not looking to put spin on the ball, you are looking to either get it deep or kill it, and trust me, you can’t kill the ball when you are slicing it. A closed forehand is the only way to go. And where’s his follow through? Terrible, terrible instructional video.
This guy totally …
This guy totally neglects the essential wrist pronation. Exact same problem with his backhand video. His technique can’t produce power properly, because the wrist doesn’t snap. Either he doesn’t know what he is talking about, or he’s REALLY simplifying for beginners.
mate, he is …
mate, he is exaggerating the angle so people can see.
Not all shots in squash are to kill the ball and hit it as hard as possible… The objective is to keep the ball in play and obtain the T. no one would try to do this when they are going to hit it hard. This shot would be weighted well so that it dies in the corner and forces the opponent to rush at it, resulting in your opponent being out of position.
I am totally …
I am totally confused now. Been playing squash (badly) for 30 yrs and this technique does not look right to me, but he makes a nice contact with the ball and when you look at the pros in slow motion, they do seem to undercut it slightly. Maybe the key is a little undercut without overdoing it.
that is …
that is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too open.
hold the raquet out in front of you with a proper grip. you should only just see the face of the raquet
This is bad tuition …
This is bad tuition. The ‘open face’ is too open. Only in a drop-shot, or lob, (played low down) will this be used.A ‘Drive’ will follow through. I don’t know how old these ‘lessons’ are but this is not how it is taught now.Good Luck !!
OH MY GOD WOW. look …
OH MY GOD WOW. look at the following players: shabana, ramy, gaultier, darwish, willstrop, palmer, lincou….the current top 7 players in the world…none of them swing like this. a CLOSED forehand is far more effective. dont listen to this
If you want …
If you want technique used in the wooden racquet days, this is good. But this technique doesn’t take advantage of the evolutionof the racquet. You cannot possibly drive the ball with this rechnique. Compare what he’s showing to what the pros do. To drive the ball and direct it the follow through is the key, try his technique and hit a cross court listen to the strings and see how weak the cross court is. Again this is technique in the good ole ole days.
Excellent lesson, …
Excellent lesson, and really well presented. Going to put this into practice tonight!