Smart Squash [Paperback]

Austin M. Francis (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Pr (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558213414
• ISBN-13: 978-1558213418
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Racket Sports > Squash

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for hardball players learning softball., December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Smart Squash (Paperback)

I think this would be a very useful book for someone who started with hardball and wanted to change over to play softball. As someone who started with softball, however, I was a little disappointed. I have also read Jahangir Kahn's "Go Play Squash" and I thought that book had much better descriptions of the technical aspects of the softball game. For me, too much of Francis' book focused on overcoming hardball habits that I don't have. But the book did contain many useful quotes from professionals about tactics and mental preparation.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for Beginners and Intermediate Players, April 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Smart Squash (Paperback)

Very good book. Explains the basics and gives some more advanced tips.
The only bad comment I have is that it speaks a little too much of differences between hard ball and soft ball squash.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginner/Intermediate., March 2, 2001

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This review is from: Smart Squash (Paperback)

I had been toiling in low-level/beginner squash for a year until I bought and read this book. My game saw huge gains after reading this book. Many ideas, basic shots and strategies are summed up in simple, succinct points. I can not compare this book to other squash instructional books as this is the first that I read but for me the proof is in the pudding. I credit this book with being a major factor in breaking me out of the beginner game and propelling me into the ranks of competitive squash. I was playing hack-ball beforehand and afterwards had a far better understanding of basic stroke, hitting for length and basic strategy. The 8 drills that are detailed are good, my only complaint being that they could have included a few more. Bottom line: Invaluable resource for beginners.