Squash .vs. Racquetball

[shropshire 0]

Squash is bigger here in the U.K (I'm currently playing 3 or 4 times a week plus a lesson) - it's improving my general fitness level loads....
How does it rate againts R/B? I've played a bit, on a squash court (no ceiling) but didn't rate it as much (it didn't seem to have as much finesse)..

Gives us your opinions/thoughts please...

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[Sen.Blutarsky 0]

The main advantage here in the states is that you seldom have to wait in a queue for access to a squash court whereas the racquet ball courts are almost always booked in advance. In comparison racquet ball play involves more power strokes and squash requires greater finesse and strategy IMO. I've played squash since ~1983 and prefer it to racquet ball, however, I keep a racquet for the latter sport in my locker just in case I am asked to play. Both games are excellent means to relieve stress.

You guys still play blue and yellow dots over there? In Chicago we're mostly white dotters.


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[shropshire 0]

Cheers mate ... we tend to play with double yellow.

Could you please explain the main differences of the game play?

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[Sen.Blutarsky 0]

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Could you please explain the main differences of the game play?

Google ought to provide you with all the answers you seek, and with pictures to boot


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[shropshire 0]

Ta

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[shropshire 0]

sorry... thanks for your input... maybe we can have a game one day.

Kindest Regards,

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[kelpdiver 2]

I've only played racquetball. Squash appears to be a slower moving, lower to the ground game. I prefer the power game, and I'm not great at bending the knees, so I think I'd suffer in squash.

[shropshire 0]

Thanks... it doesn't seem slow when I'm having my arse kicked by some youngster
So, it seems like a different sort of game all round... I'll give it another go some time..... We've still got a couple of USAF bases near us so I'll chat someone up for a game, if I hear the accent at the DZ.....

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[BillyVance 34]

I've always liked racquetball, as long as it was played in an enclosed court. You get to bash the ball as hard as you want. Loads of fun... Used to play it a lot, then I moved and now there's nobody to play with and the nearest court is miles away... oh well...

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[NEcrewDOG 0]

I don't think I've ever played squash. I absolutely love playing r-ball though.

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[skydiverek 58]

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You guys still play blue and yellow dots over there? In Chicago we're mostly white dotters.

Could you list ALL ball colors/dots and corresponding speed/experience levels for each?

[Stumpy 256]

Super slow - Yellow Dot
Slow - White Dot or Green Dot
Medium - Red Dot
Fast - Blue Dot

Experience level wise - the slower the ball the more experience needed generally. World championships are played with double yellow.

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[Stumpy 256]

Incidentally - has anyone ever played rackets?

Thats a scary game!!! Rare though - i only got the chance to play it once.

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[ReBirth 0]

Half my office plays Squash. Haven't gotten around to taking it up yet. Have a coupon for a free lesson at my gym. Maybe I'll give it a shot next week. Nice think is my gym is downstairs in our building. 3/4 of our office belongs. We have a biweekly 4 on 4 (sometimes 5 on 5) half court basketball game at lunch.

As a matter of fact...headed down now. Cya.

[shropshire 0]

or the Dunlop system...

Pro - double yellow dot
Competition -single yellow dot (for club players and/or cool courts)
Progress (for intermediate players)
Beginner - blue color and slightly oversized

see..clicky for dunlop details..


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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[kallend 1,649]

I've played both; I think squash is more difficult.

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[skydiverek 58]

Thanks for the "ball" answers . I played both games, too, and think that while racquatball requires more force, squash is more technical and requires more finese.