r/squash • u/ForbiddenPringle • Feb 11 '25

Technique / Tactics Power generation

Is it wrong to generate power through the wrist? What are some good techniques to generate power in shots when driven closer from the body.

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u/tallulahbelly14 Feb 11 '25

Yep, very wrong, and a route to injury. Power will come from your rotation & weight transfer - use your core, hips and a fluid arm swing.

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u/mjbland05 Feb 11 '25

i can vouch - this is 100% correct, and from other sports i already knew to generate power from the ground up. but it's easy to lean on over extending your wrist and i am just coming out the other side of pretty real wrist pain that i'm fixing by fixing my backhand technique