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Squash Diary is an inspiring, true story about one man's amazing recovery from a near fatal car accident through his passion for the game of squash. ... Read more

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It is impossible to play any sport to one's maximum potential without being fit: what is often overlooked, however, is that different sports demand different kinds of fitness. This new Ward Lock Series dovetails with the present "Play The Game" and "Ahead Of The Game" titles to ensure that the reader follows the right training programme to improve performance. All authors for the series are suited to the task, as professional coaches and fitness experts. Photographs of professionals in action illustrate the importance of physical preparation. The exercises themselves are varied and designed to avoid injury or boredom. ... Read more

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Head to the court and learn to hit that winning kill shot in no time at all! Racquetball Fundamentals will have you playing and competing while you master the basics of the game.

You’ll learn shot techniques for the forehand, backhand, serve, return of serve, passing shot, side-wall shot, and kill shot. You will also become more competitive with instruction on shot selection, court positioning, and footwork. Soon you’ll be winning your share of matches as you employ those techniques with the tactics taught for both singles and doubles play.

More than 75 drills and games will speed your learning and improve your performance. You’ll also gain a greater understanding of the game’s rules, scoring, etiquette, and safety.

Racquetball Fundamentals is a better way to learn the basics in less time. Use it now and get a step--and point--ahead of your next opponent. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Basic concepts
It seems to be a really good book, specially for beginners who are worried about how to grasp the racquet, where to put the feet on the field, where to stand in order to be able to reply the ball. If you want to begin with "school" read this book to have a nice style at playing.

Not Recommended
I'm an advanced intermediate player with 16 years' experience but due to a lack of players in my area I often find myself playingopponents with beginner-level skills. Because unsolicited advice on the court is not always welcome or easily absorbed, I'd like to have a good book on fundamentals to suggest or loan to my friends. This isn't it. It's wildly scattered, rambling, and self-contradictory, with poor diagrams and useless photos. It jumps right in with drive-serve lessons without talking about fundamentals of grip, posture, body position, shot mechanics or footwork. The most common mistakes of beginners (apart from failure to get back to center court) are not strenuously identified and singled out for concentrated attention: watch your opponent make his/her shot; do not chase the ball, let it come to you; do not hit anything bound for the back wall at higher than waist-height - let it go to the back wall; the ceiling shot (hitting it and returning it) is the most important shot in the game at this level; always face the side wall when making a shot; aim your shot with your feet and body; hit drives and kills from knee-ankle height, etc. These are mentioned in passing (no pun intended) at random places and for sure there are bits and pieces of good advice (like the purpose of a return is to move the server from center court) scattered throughout the book, but they're buried in so much drivel, contradiction, and occasional downright misinformation that a beginner would never be able to tell what's important at their level and what's not. Mr. Winterton may be a fine player and coach in person, and his dropping names of top-level players may be impressive, but giving this book to a beginner would be doing them a genuine disservice.

Nothing Special
This book can often be confusing or long winded to get across points that should be simplistic.It will give you a couple beginning techniques, but did not provide the "best practice" advise I was looking for.

Great Book
I am a beginner at the sport and this book offers great insight and instruction on each aspect of the game.

Good entry level book
This book does a good job teaching the fundamentals and my game has improved since reading it. My only gripe is that I would have liked to have seen more diagrams in the book (particularly the chapters on serves and returns) rather than photos of players, in the book. Overall, good book for the money. ... Read more

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Dicky Rutnagar begins his story of the Khans early this century in Pakistan, at the Peshawar squash academy headed by Abdul Hashim Khan. With the legendary Hashim Khan leading the way, the Khans of Pakistan have been a dominant presence in world squash for half a century, widening the dimensions of the game, influencing its philosophy and technique, and stimulating its growth as an international sport. ... Read more

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Informative: A must read
I have been a squash player/enthusiast for the past 10 years, but did not know some of the details about the Khan family and their domination in this game. If you are a squash fanatic, then you must read this to get to know the history of the game.

A gem..
A wonderful book indeed. Gave me some information that even I did'nt know about and I have been an Squash enthusiast for the last 20 years. Gave me an insight into the lives of these super stars. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! WISPA world rankings is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments. The rankings are produced monthly. Players competing in WISPA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The monthly rankings (issued on the 1st of the month) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds. ... Read more

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Memoirs of a Douchebag chronicles the adventures of John Box as he spends a year traveling around Japan, teaching English, and discovering himself, nightly. Through this life-changing journey, John comes to such revelations as: he hates working, and kids, and food that makes liver spots drenched in mucous seem like creme brulee. Further, through this inter-cultural experience, John learns some important life-lessons like how different Japanese are from Americans ? and how similar. Total mind-hump, right? Plus, he?ll feel you up! ... Read more

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Full Disclosure
I purchased the book and it's well worth it.How fortunate that John Box chose to share his memoirs, for it would have been shameful to keep them a SECRET.This guy is talented, creative and hilarious.

Much funnier than I thought it'd be
I bought this thinking it would be a waste of 4 dollars, but it was actually really good! I literally laughed out loud at least 7 or 8 times (one time milk came out my nose, I'm not kidding...).
The writing style is very easy to read, and because I used to live there myself, I can tell you it's probably the most realistic and honest look into Japanese life you will find. Very funny stuff, definitely worth a read if you're at all interested in Japanese life or culture.

Vida Guerra is hot!
This book is funny. Lemme put it this way: If I had a choice between reading this book again or having sex with Vida Guerra, I'd read this book again.
No wait. I'd have sex with Vida Guerra.
I'd definitely have sex with Vida Guerra.

Also, I would like to add a review of Mr. Jonothan Wyvill, Reviewer #1.
He is a turd.

It's pretty damn funny
Unlike Ex-pat Superhero Jonothan (Reviewer #1), I've actually read this book and I think it's pretty damn funny.

Granted, if traveling to Japan to purchase used high-school girl's panties out of vending machines qualifies as going to Japan for the wrong reasons, then Jonothan has a point. But I think it's pretty evident from the title of the book that John Box did not go to Japan for the right reasons, whatever those are.

If you like reading juvenile comedies by future convicts, then this is the book for you.

what a fool
STOP THE PRESS!ONLY JOHN BOX WOULD REVIEW HIS OWN BOOK. DUMB YANK
I have no intention of reading this book as the man is a moron. Having read his interview in a recent Japanese magazine he clearly came to Japan for the wrong reasons and would be surprised if he has even kissed a girl let alone do the things he suggests in his interview. Hopefully this will be his only book and will be featured in a bargain bin near you soon. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sport in Manchester and especially football are an important part of the city's culture. Many first class sporting facilities were built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, including the Manchester Velodrome, the City of Manchester Stadium, the National Squash Centre and the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Manchester is a successful sporting city with many famous sporting people heralding from the city as well as from the surrounding area of Greater Manchester. Manchester has competed twice to host the Olympic Games, being beaten fourth to Atlanta in 1996 and third to Sydney in 2000. After both defeats, the British Olympic Association decided that London was only British city that would give England a better chance of hosting an Olympic Games. ... Read more

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If you thought squash was a game for public schoolboys and middle-aged businessmen, think again. This book exposes the gritty reality of professional squash, as seen through the eyes of world champion Peter Nicol. Peter Nicol is an extraordinary athlete with a collection of titles including the World Open, British Open, World Super Series and a Commonwealth Games gold medal. He is also charming, intelligent and articulate - a sponsor's dream, with fierce determination to dominate the game for as long as he can. And since his collapse at the British Open Final in 1999 due to food poisoning, Nicol has sought to make himself fitter than ever. This book provides an insight into Nicol's climb to the top of one of today's most physically demanding sports. He reveals the secrets of his training routines and his contempt for rival players who waste their talent. He describes the great triumphs and the outstanding matches of his astonishing career, while reflecting on the tragedies and despair that have helped focus his ambition. Shockingly, Nicol reveals that seven of the world's top ten squash players take drugs.He also discusses the sexual habits of those on the world tour and how women players often turn to lesbianism to escape their predatory male counterparts. These are issues in squash which have never been discussed, revealing a dark underbelly of one of the world's toughest sports. ... Read more

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This guide outlines beginning through advanced skills and strategies and presents practice drills for each level. ... Read more

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Hogan does it again!
Nearly a decade after changing how the world thinks about racquetball, Marty Hogan has teamed up Ed Turner to revolutionize the sport once again. Learning the physical skills needed for success on and off the court is one thing, but somehow Hogan continues to transcend the sport itself. The strategies laid out in this book will help you win on the racquetball court, while also giving you the strategies needed to find peace and balance. ... Read more

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To find out what a delightful game lawn tennis is, read the 65-page eBook, “Lawn Tennis Explained.” As its name suggests, the eBook explains the rules of lawn tennis in a very simple and interesting manner. Through this amazing book, you can not only learn how to play this fascinating game, but also to improve your techniques. The book is a must read for all who are interested in lawn tennis.

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