Squash in the News
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Squash is similar to tennis, except you’ll do a lot of running after that not-so-bouncy ball.
By Nicole Tsong
I WAS NERVOUS about the geometry of squash after a recent run-in with racquetball — but I really should have been more nervous about the relentless sprinting.
I was at PRO Sports Club in Bellevue to learn more about squash. I have played squash before, and remembered feeling more at home there than with racquetball. Both of them use indoor courts, but squash is different, in the best way — it’s a lot more like tennis, which I grew up playing. My teacher, Shabana Khan, calls those two racket sports cousins. Hallelujah.
The squash racket is similar to a tennis racket, only slightly shorter and lighter. The court has boundary lines, unlike racquetball. More importantly, the ball hardly bounces. Why does it matter? See: relentless sprinting.
Khan starts me off with a rally. I have good hand-eye coordination, but I keep forgetting I have to hustle to get to the ball, which doesn’t bounce. I whiff a lot early on.
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