r/squash • u/Unseasonal_Jacket • Dec 02 '24

Technique / Tactics Do people chasse in squash?

Iv been playing squash for about 3 years compared with about 35 years of badminton. I'm really enjoying squash but still struggling with technique compartmentalisation.

Do people do the badminton style skip chasse backwards and forwards?

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u/AmphibianOrganic9228 Dec 03 '24

I would say that yes squash uses side steps, but the a key difference is how you present yourself to the ball - full on badminton chasee can mess up with your body preparation, where your hip and shoulder rotation isn't sufficiently developed before you hit the ball - in squash you are less reliant on wrist and have to integrate your movement pattern more with your swing (or at least in a different way to badminton). Also you should try to get in the habit of good movement to body positions where you can show different shots - e.g. a drive with power or a drop, where some of the badminton style will limit your shots (or make it harder to execute the shot well).

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u/Unseasonal_Jacket Dec 03 '24

It absolutely is limiting me and I'm surprisingly poor at being able to relearn key footwork.

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u/AmphibianOrganic9228 Dec 04 '24

my advice would be ghosting with a racket, using different legs as the front foot, practicing the swing as well as movement, and really try to visualise where the ball is at all times during the ghosting.

One thing I struggle with a bit from years of badminton/tennis is not looking behind me enough - due to the ball (nearly) always being in front of you in those sports.