As an active member of Shropshire Squash Club or someone looking to join a club in Shrewsbury, whether you are an experienced player or a newer player, you probably are developing a strategy for how to beat your opponents. When we have our Squash 101 sessions each month (Next one on Friday 10th May with mixed ability players, females and those looking to enjoy social squash), we have a lot of players taking the first steps to understand the game at the start of their journey which can take you a long way.
A good start to forming your strategy and helping you become a better player is to
Build your game around good length.
Hitting a good length carries a number of benefits. If done successfully, we can put our opponent under pressure and get a good position on the T looking to take the initiative in the rally. A strong length which is in the corner probably limits an opponent to only being able to hit a boast (using the side and front wall or even back wall) or a weak shot to the front. When we have achieved this strong length, we can quickly move forward into the front corners without danger that our opponent can exploit our far forward position with a shot to the back.
You can go a long way with this strategy and with good lengths, you can mitigate the danger that a tricky opponent who plays a number of different shots can pose to you by limiting the number of corners they can hit the ball in.