OK I haven’t posted about Yonex before but I noticed these when I was out visiting my folks in Colorado this summer. Yonex usually markets themselves to badminton players but these are court shoes that work for squash too. This is called the Yonex SHB 102 Ltd. Wow what a name. I’m not in love […]
Bob Callahan, Princeton Squash — Hall of Fame Induction
Bob Callahan, my Princeton squash coach, is being inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame on Wednesday, October 12th at the US Open squash tournament. I’ll be there. From the press release, which is posted at DSR: Callahan’s induction ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 10th on the main court immediately following the […]
How Can You Call It the “US Open” If It’s Closed to Some Players?
According to the Pro Squash Tour, 17-year-old US junior Dylan Murray was forced to resign from their tour in order to enter the US Open squash tournament, which is sanctioned by the competing PSA World Tour. So they call the tournament the “US Open”, but actually it’s not open. It’s closed to PST players. US […]
Adidas Opticourt Volleyball 8.5
These are called the Adidas Opticourt “Volleyball 8.5” shoes. Which is quite a mouthful. But they are nice-looking non-marking court shoes, which means they’d be great for squash too. Buy (US): amazon.com See also a slightly different shoe as world by Daryl Selby, called simply the Adidas Opticourt.
James Willstrop Racket
Here’s the James Willstrop racket for 2015. It’s called the Prince Pro Beast 750: Here’s James using it in the 2015 Swedish Open: Photo by Sofia Tapola ∞ Word on the street was he would be using the Prince Pro Tour 850: But I never saw him using it in any tournaments. They did, however, […]
Asics Gel Beyond
These shoes are called Asics Gel Beyond. Update: these were all replaced by the Asics Gel Beyond 4 Here’s one version. These might actually be the “Asics Gel Beyond 2” but I’m not sure: Here’s the same design but in blue: Abdullah Al Tamimi was wearing these at the 2013 Qatar Classic: Photo by Steve […]
Australian Open Squash 2012
The 2012 Australian Open concluded today with Ramy Ashour and Nicol David each successfully defending their titles. Ramy beat fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad 3-0 in the finals and Aussie Cameron Pilley in four games in the semis. Omar overcame an injured Tom Richards in the other semifinal. Meanwhile, Nicol David overcame Laura Massaro in a […]
Prince Renegade
Here are the Prince Renegade squash shoes. I think Mathieu Castagnet was wearing these: Over in the States they have this blue guy, called the Renegade LS. The LS stands for Lightspeed. There’s another shoe that looks pretty cool called the Prince Renegade 2 LS. This is marketed as a tennis shoe but it has […]
Adipower Stabil XJ (Junior Squash Shoe)
This is called the Adidas Adipower Stabil XJ. It’s a junior squash shoes version of the Adipower Stabil 10.
US Open Squash
The US Open squash 2012 tournament is coming up October 4th through 12th in my home city of Philadelphia. I’ve bought my ticket and I’ll be there on Wednesday, October 10th to watch the quarterfinals. I’m looking forward to watching the squash and catching up with others in the squash community. You can check out […]
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