Squash racquet
A slim strung racquet used to hit the ball against the walls in squash.
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Overview
A squash racquet has a small strung head and a long, thin frame, built for the fast, enclosed game played against walls. The light frame lets players swing quickly in the tight space of the court.
Similar racquets are used in racquetball, though the two sports differ in court, ball and rules. In both, the strung head is used to strike a small rubber ball.
Good to know
- Slim and light for quick swings in a confined court.
- The ball is small, hollow and made of rubber.
- Racquetball uses a related but shorter, distinct racquet.
Where it’s used
Sports that use squash racquet:
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Techniques
- Playing the walls in padelThe skill that separates padel from every other racket sport — reading a rebound off glass, positioning behind the bounce rather than at it, and using your own back wall to attack.
- Bunker ShotThe greenside sand shot where the club enters the sand behind the ball and lifts it out on a cushion of sand.
- The slice in tennisThe underspin stroke that changes a rally's height and pace — how slice keeps the ball low, when it is defensive and when it is an attack, and what it does on different surfaces.
- One-Handed BackhandA backhand groundstroke struck with a single hand on the grip, driving through the ball with a full extension of the hitting arm.
Rules
- LetA call that stops a point and has it replayed without penalty, used across several racket sports.
- Ball in play and the wallsWhat counts as part of the court in padel and how the walls change a rally — which surfaces the ball may use, the order it must use them in, and the returns the rules explicitly permit.
- Three-hit ruleThe volleyball rule that a team may contact the ball at most three times before it must cross the net.
- Two-bounce ruleA pickleball rule requiring both the serve and the return to bounce once before players may hit the ball out of the air.
- Swimming stroke rulesThe technical rules that define how each competitive swimming stroke must be performed and how walls are touched.
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