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A great Racquetball specific conditioning workout.
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Racquetball is the best racquetball specific endurance & conditioning book out there.A friend / racquetball partner told me about this book and it has really been working wonders for me. I'm in much better condition now and stronger overall. ... Read more

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Good entry level book
This book does a good job teaching the fundamentals and my game has improved since reading it. My only gripe is that I would have liked to have seen more diagrams in the book (particularly the chapters on serves and returns) rather than photos of players, in the book. Overall, good book for the money. ... Read more

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Information that is Very Valuable
One has to apply the information that has been read from this book and use it on the racquetball court. The information is very direct, and their is no mystery to it. One of the authors who contributed information on this book [Woody Clouse] emphasizes that one has to practice hitting alot ofballs on the court, lift weights, and run sprints in order to get better asa player-Male or Female.International Racquetball commissioner HankMarcus along with Irt player Jon Ellis give this book a very positiveevaluation. The book has many pictures illustrating situations where onehas too be hitting the ball away from the player, etc. The book has severalchapters that emphasize all the aspects of game-conditioning, nutrition.The book also has several pictures of players who play on the professionaltour. Cliff Swain, Andy Roberts, Mike Ray, Drew Kachtik , and RubenGonzales are some of the player photographs one will see in this book.Ihave to say that my play was really very limited and highly primitive. Ionly knew how toserve the most basic serve in racquetball and that wasthe drive, and that was the only shot I knew since the beginning. I wasvery fortunate that when I was playing the game I purchased this bookduring the time to help improve my play. It has been a couple of monthsnow, and my play is alot better. I can do a Z-serve, a left and right driveserve, and my lob is coming there. I also learned to hit the ball away frommy opponent and not to hit the ball to him or her but away from myopponent. Alot of patience is needed, and alot of practicing if one desiresto improve. So if your a racquetball player who is from Moscow, Russia, orTijuana ,Mexico, or from Houston Texas who wants to be more knowledgeableplaying the game, I highly recommend this book too you.

Not much solid information here.
I was disappointed by the lack of advanced instruction in this book.Winning Racquetball includes precious little information that an intermediate player wouldn't already know.It seems this book is mostlyfiller.I was expecting insight on advanced strategies and how to improveon fundamentals.Instead I found a lot of information on how I should eatand what I should wear.

Superb. This book taught me a lot about the game!
If you gotta have just one book to win in racquetball-- this is it!My friends (after being frustrated with my newfound techniques) were surprised about my transformation... from a novice player to a real good contenderwithin a month.I plan to join tournaments soon and win.Thanks to thisbook. ... Read more

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Likely To Improve Your Game
This book offers a good deal of useful information to the beginner and intermediate racquetball player.Even if you have played racquetball for some time, this book should still offer you some practical advise and strategies to improve your skills.The book is logically organized around 18 "steps to success,"and there are instructions for specific drills to be carried out individually or with a partner to master each step.A number of figures complement the explanations throughout the book, though I wish the author had also included some real-life pictures to better illustrate some of the techniques. I have played racquetball intermittently for many years without much formal instruction, and this book, indeed, improved my game.All and all,this is a good source to read and refer to if you wish to develop as a racquetball player.

Be a better player, if you have not had other instruction.
This book was definitely designed for a beginner to low intermediate player that has not had any organized racquetball training.The six rules to a better game really have helped me, by teaching me winning strategy.The six rules are also not to overwhelming to stay focused on the techniques during my games. Good for Learning and Reference
This book has been a great source of information and has helped to improve my game.The author does a good job of identifying the different aspectsof the game and describes each well.The various shot drills and courtdiagrams are also a great learning tool.Anyone who wants to improve theirracquetball and follows this manual can't help but get better. ... Read more

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Terrific Illustrations!!!
This book has the best illustrations regarding the strategics of the sport I have seen in any racquetball book, new or old...I highly recommend it for the illustrations alone.

Review of physical demonstrations
The actual concept of the strategic goals of this sport is well examplified by excellent pictorial views with sub-title explanations.I recommend this book to anyone desiring a basic and full understanding of the fundamentals of racquetballs strategic concepts, and how to dominate the game strategically, easily demonstrated via the illustrations in this book...Excellently done, even though this book is a bit oudated via today's racquets and a few rules have changed, the fundamentals, and understanding the dominance of controlling the center of the court has not changed.

How To Improve Your Racquetball
AFTER MANY YEARS OF PLAYING RACQUETBALL, I RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS A HOLIDAY GIFT.THIS IS A GREAT BOOK, WITH EXCELLENT DIAGRAMS, AND HAS BEEN EXTREMEMLY HELPFUL IN TEACHING ME TO LOSE MY TENNIS SWING IN MY RACQUETBALL GAME.GREAT STRATEGY HELP AND DIAGRAMS TOO.... ... Read more

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Racquetball Today
Great book for all levels of racquetball players.It has helpful illustrations and stategies to practice.

Best technique
I was having some problems with my technique and found the advice I needed, this book is definitely written by a professional racquetball player and a champ. ... Read more

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Excellent source for Beginer Players
This is a great book for beginner players.The book contains many nice photos and the instructions are simple and straightforward. I started playing racquetball about 3 months ago and has used this book to greatly enhanced my skills which make the game a lot more fun. ... Read more

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