Author Archives: Andy

What are the factors that separate players of similar skill levels? Fitness, speed, style of game, shot selection? Definitely, all those make a difference, but one factor above all others – consistent quality, and consistency quality comes down to composure … Continued

Coaching Blog : Spread your fingers ! This is something that’s hard to believe can affect your shot. Spreading the fingers out on your non-racket hand as you hit the ball help you control your shot. I don’t know why, … Continued

Coaching Blog : The Middle Third I was coaching a few days ago and a pupil said to me their strengths and weaknesses in terms of area of the court. He said that he felt he was good in the … Continued

The Serve The most over-looked shot, but arguably the most important! If you hit a bad serve, you will likely be on the back foot in the rally, and if you hit a really bad serves that goes down or … Continued

A later impact position So, we all know the importance of volleying, and also forcing yourself forwards to the ‘T’ quickly after any drive from the back, all with the aim to take the ball as early as possible (ie. … Continued

To what extent should you cock your wrist in your backswing technique. It’s always good to learn what the pro’s are doing, so let’s have a look…. In the olden days, the days of wooden rackets, people used to have … Continued

Preparation for second half of season: The first half of the squash season is over, with many highlights to look back at. European Individual Championship in Nottingham, World Team’s Championship in Marseille, World Individual Championship in Manchester and many, many … Continued

CHAPTER 3 … from the book ‘PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS‘ by Andy Whipp     FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL   “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan” ELEANOR ROOSEVELT   My aim for … Continued

I’m sure many keen squash fans will have received the squash racket of their dreams for Christmas, which is awesome. But, should you get it restrung immediately or should you continue top use the factory strings which come already in … Continued

Wow – what an awesome event! Hats off to the ElShorbagy’s and to Manchester. Even though the winner might not be a complete surprise given Mohamed ElShorbagy’s form this season (Hong Kong Winner, Qatar Classic Winner, St. Georges Hill Winner, … Continued