Let's Talk Squash - SUSPENDED

swiftfoot · Prolific Contributor Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 81

Here's a link to you tube footage of jahangir vs Talbott

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL9ucrnNnTI

HACKER · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject:

On a separate note, what happened to Jansher's so called someback??!!

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

A "Jansher" topic and "Z" with nothing to say.... it's a miracle!!!
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bendi36 · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:07 am Post subject:

LEAVE BRITNEY AND Z ALONE!!
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Z · Prolific Contributor Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 85

LOL thanx bendi n btw i have already posted a response to this in an earlier thread & adrian, u r always a treat (although way past ur expiration date n u ain't 'taste'-y anymore).... cheers

1of42 · Newbie Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 7

...I suspect Z doesn't quite understand the sarcasm in bendi's post.

Z · Prolific Contributor Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 85

i do n hence the 'LOL'

bendi36 · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:34 am Post subject:

I suspect 1 of 42 is an idiot because I like Z and it wasn't sarcasm. He reminds me of goku from dragon ball Z and everyone picks on him cos he likes Jansher. Well I like goku!
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GOB · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:42 am Post subject:

why is this thread titled "jansher" when the clip is of Jahangir

Z · Prolific Contributor Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 85

excellent question

Paul_SW_London · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 82

How long ago was that?

The court looks smaller, the service line looks higher and I've never seen those arched service boxes.
When did service boxes change to a square? I started squash around 1986 so I'm guessing this was early eighties?
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Calsquasher · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

Yes that would be in the period from 83-86' when Jahangir decided to conquer the hardball circuit as well. Wikipedia states he played 13 hardball tournaments during that time and won 12 of them, beating Talbott 10 of 11 times. I think I read somewhere that Jahangir once won the British Open and then flew immediately overnight to the States to play the first round of a hardball event in the morning. That's how determined he was to conquer the hardball circuit as well.

Talbott, by the way, is now the women's coach at Stanford University, not very far from my club. He still lays claim to being the greatest American player of all time.

Z · Prolific Contributor Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 85

Paul, that's a hardball squash court my friend and it still is the same if u go and play on a hardball singles court

Paul_SW_London · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 82

Z · Prolific Contributor Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 85

It is interesting to have a hit on it, till u get back to a softball singles court and realize wat a difference 2 and a half feet can make (the hardball singles court is 2 and a half feet narrower than a softball singless court, plus the hardball singles court's tin height is 17 inches, whereas the norm around the world for all softball singles squash courts is 19 inches, although the pros use the 17 inch tin, confused? Yeah I just slipped myself a sedative as well), but in all in all quite interesting.

P.S : they use a different (bouncier) ball for hardball singles