Saturday, January 30, 2010

squashgodfathers friday funny...posted on a saturday

The benefit of being part of a team, is that you dont have to take all the blame!!


A guy trudges into the kitchen and flops down into a chair, " you look shagged out love, tough day at the office?" his wife asks. "Tough is and understatement." he replies. "What was the problem honey?"
"The bloody computor shat itself and we had to think for ourselves."

Monday, January 25, 2010

squashgodfathers racquet review HARROW BREEZE




HARROW BREEZE SQUASH RACKET
The Breeze, One of Harrow's new high performance racquets.
String Tension: 27-32 lbs
Balance: 380mm/even balance Weight: 145g(strung)

Other wise known as The Purple People Eater
This is the squashgodfathers current racquet, and I love it. Nice even balance with a built nick finder !!!

squashracquetsforsale.com have it in stock although think it looks a bit purple, what do they know...

good squashing

squashgodfather

Saturday, January 23, 2010

squashgodfathers news flash

Well it looks like the squashgodfather will have to start training up...it has just been announced that the 2010 Australian Open, in Canberra, has been added to the Super Series calender.
It is schedualed for August...I wont need that long to sharpen up!!!



good squashing....hi to Jordan and Myles

squashgodfather

Friday, January 22, 2010

squashgodfathers friday funny

A man sits down at the bar and orders a martini. Befire drinking it he removes the olive and carefully puts it in a jar. He then orders another one and does the same thing. After an hour , by which tinme he was pissed as a parrott from martinis, and his jar full of olives, he staggers out of the bar.
"Well," remarks a customer, that was bloody unusual!"
" what was strange about that" asked the barman. " His wife had sent him out to get a jar of olives. "

boom boom

squashgodfather

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

squashgodfathers favourite shots #1

Throughout my illustrious squash career, there is a motto that I live and die by, "don't take 2 shots, if you can finish it in 1"
My favourite shot number 1, is the forehand smash cross court nick
Over the years this has become one of the most feared returns of serve in Perth.
How it works: opponent serves a lob serve to my forehand, I do a cross court over head smash into the back hand front nick (the nick is where the wall and floor meet)
Always ends up in a rolling dead nick,impossible for my opponent to hit,
thus winning the rally in 1 hit...perfect


good squashing

squashgodfather

Monday, January 18, 2010

squashgodfather reviews Prince O3 Black






Prince 03 Speedport Black Squash Racquet
The flagship of the new Prince O3 Speedport squash racket range and used by English National Champion and World No. 5 James Willstrop





* Head size:470cm2

* Frame weight: 135g

* Frame balance: 375mm

* Beam width: 17 / 18 / 22.5mm

* String pattern: 16 x 16

I have persaonlly used this racquet and can give it a big thumbs up, but then again I am a nick machine!!!

see if you can screw those guys at squashracquetsforsale.com on a deal.


good squashing

squashgodfather

Friday, January 15, 2010

squashgodfathers friday funny

squashgodfather say, "man who walks with hands in pocket, feels cocky all day"






good squashing

squashgodfather

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

squashgodfathers opinion re point a rally (PAR) V hand in hand out (HIHO)

Debate has been raging lately over the change of scoring system, from HIHO to PAR.
Well from my point of view, (is there any other) as I am now old, slow and not as fit as I was in my youth, I prefer the PAR. This is beacuase I am no longer able to grind out matches and wear my oponent into submission, and have to rely on my brilliant shot making and outright winning nicks to finish a match quickly...quicker the better.

2010 is all about rapid (just ask my wife) as is the case in IPL cricket, short and sharp. With PAR there is no long, point less rallies..they are all worth a point. It also makes for much more exciting shot play.

I was recently playing one of the States top juniors in a match under the HIHO scoring system, we had about 10 HIHI's and after 10 minutes it was still love all...and I was buggered..game over.

PAR here we come

good squashing

squashgodfather

Friday, January 8, 2010

squashgodfathers friday funny...apart from the one about the tennis

Husband and wife are sitting on the couch, when the wife looks up from the paper she is reading and says, " honey listen to this, a man has traded his wife for season tickets to the football. You would'nt do that to me, would you dear? "No sweetheart,
thats crazy.....the seasons half finished !!!boom boom




good weekend

squashgodfather

squashgodfather speaks the truth

This is a true story that happened last monday 4th jan 2010. My squash partner was teamed up to play with Pat Cash in the pr-oam of the Hopman cup tennis, this was because his employer was one of the sponsors of the event.
He has had a bad groin injury for the past 6 months, and has not been able to play squash without the benefit of 2 bounces (whilst I take only take one).
Anyway despite his bad groin and lack of movement and fitness, him and Pat Cash were able to win the pro-am........

What this shows in glaring terms, is that you have to be so much fitter and stronger to play squash than tennis.

Too true says the squashgodfather

squashgodfather says "squash gets ya fit fast"

Forbes Magazine has rated squash as the "healthiest sport."

Squash has been rated as the top sport in a survey of the 'Ten Healthiest Sports' published by respected US business and investment magazine Forbes.

Writer Neal Santelmann explains that "each of these sporting activities is a great way to get you fit--and keep you there."

Ratings were based upon consultations with fitness experts - coaches, personal trainers, competitors and exercise physiologists - as well as "a dash of personal experience". The four basic physiological components of fitness were rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent," 4 being "darn good," 3 being "good," 2 being "not bad" and 1 being "nothing special."

The survey quantified calorie burn (in parentheses) based upon the energy expenditure of a 190-pound person over 30 minutes and is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being 450+ calories, 4 being 400-450 calories, 3 being 350-400 calories, 2 being 300-350 calories and 1 being 250-300 calories.

The magazine points out that "Calorie burn rates are from the American College of Sports Medicine; whenever possible, we selected the rate for "moderate" or similar intensity."

Scores were tallied to arrive at an individual rating for each sport. "Of course," added Santelmann, "physiological benefits, injury risks and calorie burn can vary widely depending upon the technique, vigour, care and enthusiasm with which you pursue the sport."

Squash - scored an overall score of 22.5, ahead of Rowing with 22.0 - reads: "The preferred game of Wall Street has convenience on its side, as 30 minutes on the squash court provides an impressive cardio respiratory workout. Extended rallies and almost constant running builds muscular strength and endurance in the lower body, while lunges, twists and turns increase flexibility in the back and abdomen. "For people just getting into the game, it's almost too much to sustain, but once you get there, squash is tremendous," says Paul Assaiante, head coach of the five-time defending national intercollegiate champion men's squash team at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Assaiante recommends a regimen of yoga, sprinting and distance running for preparation.

The ten sports highlighted in the Forbes survey (in final rating order) were: Squash, Rowing, Rock Climbing, Swimming, Cross-Country Skiing, Basketball, Cycling, Running, Modern Pentathlon and Boxing.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

squashgodfather gives this 5 horse heads

squashgodfather talks racquets....head 115 CT

HEAD 115 CT
Features:Corrugated Technology - new shaft design that optimizes power. Corrugated rails are incorporated into the shaft of the racket creating up to 12% more stiffness than a conventional squash racket design. The Corrugated Technology provides superior torsion, bending and handling for optimum power in every shot.HEADSIZE: 500 sq. cm. WEIGHT: 115 grams BALANCE (unstrung): 370 mm BEAM: 20 mmOur test results: Head 115 CT squash racket was a pleasure to hit with. Head 115 CT features the shaft construction that makes this squash racket very stiff and stable. I found Head 115 CT squash racket balanced toward the head, yet the racket felt light, true to it's spec weight.Power was plentiful, control and touch for Head 115 CT squash racket was what you would expect from the racket of that weight - very good.
check it out at squashracquetsforsale.com ..... and see if they are as cheap as they say !!!
good squashing
squashgodfather

Saturday, January 2, 2010

squashgodfathers friday funny

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Two squash players were talking at the bar after their game. "guess what!"
said one. "I got a new Prince O3 speedport black racquet for my wife."
The other guy nodded: "Great swap!"

Hee hee
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