Sqash racket Vs Powerball

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  1. Simone_olivelli

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    If you should take for your training only a thing between a squash racket and powerball, what do you buy?
     
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    Buy the powerball, and then use a racket head cover instead of the squash racket :D
     
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    Buy both. Both are relatively inexpensive. :D
     
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    How much does they cost? About?
     
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    $30USD each (or less for the squash racket).
     
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    But what is the difference between all kind of powerball?
    Is good the kind cheaper?
     
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    I have both (also a trainign racket)...and I must say I prefer the squash-rackets but these things might turn your vieuw:

    -a squashign racket doesn't train your entire wrist
    -you can't train your other wrist with a squasher

    -But a squashing racket specifically targets your "badminton muscles"
    -a squash racket trains for what badmiton strokes are: short and fast. Where powerballs train your wrist "stamina" if you will

    not only that, but a squashracket is a great warmup-tool for matches. But pwoerballing for playing makes my wrist unrelaxed and my grip tight...

    all that said..I now sue a 160grams badmintonracket. I can actually play with it (and get some feel out of it) and do defense-drills..great tool. wrist-strength it already improving.
     
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    And between a trainging badminton racket (160gr) and a squash racket?
     
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    depends...do you want to spend $30...or $80?
     
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    If you don't think to the cost...?

    Anyway I can buy training badminton racket at 60euro.
     
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    I like my training racket better...but heck, that's personal...
     
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    What kind of exercises do you do with training racket?
    Only defensive shot?
     
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    everything...I start with some slow clears...do some midcourt-driving/smash defending/fast-paced stuff, and some relaxed smashes myself...
     
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    the powerball is pretty nuts, and u cant hurt urself using it
     
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    Yeah, if you drop it on your foot. :p
     
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    Could anyone recommend a few relatively cheap training rackets that I could buy at just about most sport stores? Thanks. And do you guys string it at the same tension as your other rackets?
     
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    Just get a heavy steel racket "P.E. Racket" for $9.99. You cannot string it too high though. I tried 25lbs. and the racket was warped. :p
     
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