Exactly mine too. Win rallies, hardwork but hand over over poor return of service on my back hand. "Give Space" on back hand return of serve. Got It !!!

@@BubblesPothowariI’ve been mentally pretending that the serve is just a regular shot in a rally and it’s been working a lot better for me. Still hate returning a colder than average ball tho.

Same here..and it is the first shot! So ironic 😂

From my experience, it's best to let those shots come off the back wall, then lower your body a bit and hit the ball from underneath so that it rises up.

It'll still be a volley return, just that you end up physically closer to the line of the ball as you are swinging your racket higher. Your backswing will go down your back to then come up and swing through an arc that goes over your head. Same principles otherwise; smoothness, soft hands and follow through.

That style of serve is typically more difficult to get in and easier to return when it does go in. A full on smash serve will often hit tin or fall short of the service line. On the occasion that it does go in, it is usually not deep enough to give an experienced squash player any difficulty in returning it. The most difficult serves to return are hard deep serves that fall into the back corner and bounce of the back or side wall. This is quite difficult to execute using a tennis style serve because you are driving the ball down so it will never reach the back corner.

@@ejboy9 thx for your answer. but i can easily reach the back wall with a full smash serve, when i play against my friends they could never return them so i play them slower to make it fair.. lol

Hey champ, great question, heard this question many times and usually from tennis players. Simple answer is you're playing in a box, the harder you hit the ball, the more likely it will bounce off a wall and put you in a poor position. Squash is a control game not a power game, develop soft hands and take your game to the next level. Dynamic shot making like hard, medium and soft hitting will frustrate opponents and get you closer to being and all rounded player. Good luck and best regards.

Another reason not mentioned is that tennis style serves require much more effort, for very little gain. When you're deep into a game and your energy is running low, it might be tempting to hit a hard serve and finish a point early, but it's much more likely that you'll either mess up the serve or hand your opponent an easier shot by using the tennis style serve. Instead, you could simply underhand serve the ball deep into the opponent's box without exerting much effort at all. It's just a more efficient way to play. Personally, I felt the same way as you at first, especially cos I'm primarily a tennis player. However, after a lot of experience on the squash court and studying the game a bit, most players are going to find that (sadly) tennis serves aren't generally worth using in squash.

@@AltamishM thanks for your answer ;) i see your point with the energy, but im only 28 years old and im just playing against my friends.. there is enough energy :)

@Kirigaya Kazuto correct! I might add that advanced players hit forehands and back hands with either leg leading from all positions on court. There simply is not enough time to swing your legs around as you say. Especially when pros play at high speed with 17" tins, intercepting 70% of their opponents shots before they reach the back wall

Kinda like what Kirigaya said, I prefer to use "closed" stance for when I have plenty of time to get to the ball, and "open" stance for when I need to get to it more quickly.

You can lead with either foot as long as your hips are momentarily stable as you hit the ball and your shoulders are well-turned prior to hitting

Calling people poor players just for having a different style to you. Amateur mistake.