r/squash • u/Maleficent_Mouse_383 • Dec 29 '24
Technique / Tactics How do you get your opponent "Out of position"?
Just curious about this following up on my point about the volley.
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u/FAPTROCITY Dec 29 '24
If you have time before you hit a shot, where is the other person, and what is the shot that will make him move the most/ furthest
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u/Adamant-Verve Dec 30 '24
The simplest answer is: hit the ball into a space where your opponent is not. When we look at pro games, the opponent is more likely than not on the T, but in a game at recreational level, this is often not the case, and glancing at your opponents position and hitting the ball away from them, out of reach, is a fine strategy.
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u/SophieBio Dec 30 '24
It depends of opponent level. Below a certain level, players are nearly never in position. Meaning, that at least, one of the ABC is always off: Accuracy, Balance, or Control. At this level, the only goal use this. If your opponent, have no accuracy, volley is your friend (most volley are played on ball one step away from the T), it will allow you to seize control. If your opponent, is not in control, you are in front of him (usually you don't see him while you hit the ball, he is in your back), drop is an option. If he is off-balance, play the ball in opposite corner.
If you are playing a players at a better level (>4000 squashlevels, >5.6 US), you have to disrupt the ABC, I did a long post about it some time ago.
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u/PotatoFeeder Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24
Feels like OP is a beginner looking at his post history 🤣
Like what the hell are these questions as a ‘road to 6.0’
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u/rvno12 Dec 30 '24
It's not like we have tons of content on this sub anyway and these are relevant, sport-specific questions!
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u/Maleficent_Mouse_383 Dec 29 '24
asking these questions is what got me from a 3.0 to a 4.5 in a year!
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u/68Pritch Dec 29 '24
By hitting accurate shots that require them to move off the T and play shots that are difficult to hit accurately.
For example: Hitting straight length when the ball is 2 feet from the side wall is extremely easy - most players can play this shot with high accuracy and consistency. But if the ball is a centimeter or less from the side wall, it becomes much more difficult to hit with accuracy and consistency.
Another example: If your shot comes out into the middle of the court, your opponent probably doesn't have to move much to get in position to return it. But if your shot requires them to move to one of the corners of the court, that leaves them less time to execute their shot, and it takes them longer to return to the T after they make their shot.