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Anybody Play Squash?

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TheProfitSkier
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Does anyone play this indoor game, like a hard kind of raquetball? My school has 8 indoor courts. good shit
Jan 10 2006 9:04PM
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010
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yeah squash is pretty big at my school. i dont play competitively - i swim - but i play around for fun every now and then. pretty fun
Jan 10 2006 9:08PM
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bigsoxfan
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what is it exactly is it the game with those big curved things that they threw oranges at knoxville in jackass??
Jan 10 2006 10:09PM
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TheProfitSkier
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hahaha
Jan 10 2006 10:09PM
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powderdream
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yea i play mad dope
Jan 10 2006 10:24PM
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powderdream
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no thats (hili) i think...dont know how to spell it...
Jan 10 2006 10:25PM
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spin
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ive squashed once or twice
Jan 10 2006 10:26PM
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duhamelski
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i play it during weight training to procrastinate
Jan 11 2006 1:33AM
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freezed
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jai alai
Jan 11 2006 1:35AM
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word=up
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heck yes, squash is crazy, its so hard. I've tried to play a couple of times but failed miserably
Jan 11 2006 2:05AM
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Anathema
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squash is mad fun, and a great work out to boot
Jan 11 2006 2:20AM
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KeegLove
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i did once but i get scared from the loud noises and the ball moving so fast.
Jan 11 2006 2:23AM
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Norred
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i like smash ball.
Jan 11 2006 9:48AM
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FRZGene
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I play collegiate squash. Its big in the north east - all of the small, good liberal arts schools have teams (trinity, bowdoin, bates, st lawrence, hamilton, etc etc) as well as the Ivys and other schools like franklin and marshall, George washington etc.
Jan 11 2006 11:53AM
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powderdream
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where do you play?
Jan 11 2006 12:30PM
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spen-cer
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ive played a little
Jan 11 2006 4:36PM
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skituner
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squash is the shit
Jan 11 2006 5:08PM
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Ianskismslm
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i used to play it pretty competitivly but i got out of it cause my coach was a asshole
Jan 11 2006 5:27PM
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Capt.Flannel
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St Lawrence? If I decide on that school, I'd be intersted in playing on the team (maybe). How's the competition?
Jul 22 2006 10:26PM
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GnarBurger
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i wish my school played squash. its not big over here but i play it with my friends when i got to the gym
Jul 22 2006 10:43PM
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$westside$
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i play, going to camp in Boston in two weeks...i play at my boarding school in Mass, Groton, its huge here, reall competative
Jul 22 2006 10:48PM
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FRZGene
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I play at St. Lawrence.

I played in prep school at St. Marks (Groton was our rival and always wiped the floor with us). I played 1 on the team at St. Marks and play 6-8 on my team at St. Lawrence now. We finished 19th in the country, if that gives you any bearing on how competitive you would be on the team - to whoever asked about squash at St. Lawrence.

If you have a junior ranking it is easier to figure out. For example, our number 1 played on his junior national team at junior worlds (Zimbabwe), our numbers 2 and 3 played prep squash at Brunswick and Hotchkiss and had junior rankings of 15 and 17 in the country as seniors. I was ranked in the 40s and play 6-8. Should give you some indication.
Jul 22 2006 10:51PM
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Capt.Flannel
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cool, thanks for the reply.
Jul 22 2006 10:54PM
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Gtweaker
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ok well i think ive played something like that..im not sure?is that the one where u throw the tennis ball at the wall and if u catch it off the wall u throw it at the wall to get someeone out and if u dont catch it u have to touvh the wall before someone else throws the ball at the wall first?cas i remember playing that game in grade school.

fill me in please...
Jul 22 2006 11:23PM
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Benzoate
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this game is gay....who wants to hit a ball that cant bou nce good above a line on a wall i can do that with my garage
Jul 22 2006 11:24PM
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Capt.Flannel
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bahahahahahaha no. Squash is played in a court, like racquetball, except there's tin on the bottom of the front wall and the lines on the floor/walls are different. This is a squash racquet:

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here's a picture of a squash court:
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Jul 22 2006 11:32PM
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Capt.Flannel
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can't bounce good? First off, it's Bounce Well, and second, depending on the ball you get and how warmed up it is, it bounces WELL enough to hit.
Jul 22 2006 11:34PM
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Gtweaker
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o alright thanks bro,haha got a little confused....lol
Jul 22 2006 11:43PM
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mmkay577
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i play #2 on my varsity team
Jul 23 2006 10:30AM
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wh@t
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jea i do, well my dad does; but i can play if i really want to.
Jul 23 2006 10:34AM
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brogilvie
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Is good fun big time. Havent played since the spring though. I have a buddy who is going to guatemala in two weeks for the (i cant remember what games) but there in Guatemala for something big.
Jul 23 2006 11:48AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Yeah, squash is actually really intense, I work up such a sweat after 5 minutes of play. My friend really got into it and actually has the goggles and everything.
Jul 23 2006 2:41PM
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Capt.Flannel
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even has the goggles huh? Most clubs won't even let you on the court without goggles/glasses.
Jul 23 2006 2:45PM
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brogilvie
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Haha, getting goggles isn't something that qualifies you as really getting into squash. Thats just something you need. I have goggles, a raquette, a membership at a raquette sports club. Its so fun.
Jul 23 2006 2:45PM
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FRZGene
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8479882574135145946&q=squash
Jul 23 2006 4:04PM
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