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David Palmer DVD

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David Palmer’s first DVD inspires everyone’s game and passion for squash ...

The first Squash DVD of the three times British Open Champion and one time World Open Champion David Palmer.

Titled THE MAKING OF A WORLD CHAMPION, this DVD leads the viewer through David’s and his coach Shaun Moxham’s favourite training exercises, shows magical match footage and gives insight into the real person behind the squash champion. In other words, a DVD that will inspire everyone’s game.

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The Saudi International 2008

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The Saudi International 2008

* Prize Money of US$250,000. That's not a typo -- a quarter of a million dollars at stake -- making this the richest event ever played in professional squash
* A cool week in the Kingdom suited to daring shot makers & experienced strategists
* As a result of the cool weather rallies and matches were slightly shorter than usual so we reduced dvd prices accordingly.
* Joint production with Saudi TV using 8 broadcast cameras
* Countless original coaching & tour insight features with PSA VIPs and top players (PSA chairman & Saudi promoter Ziad Al-Turki, philosophy insights and coaching tips from Amr, stretching with Thierry, talent search with Ramy & Shahier and more.)
* FX, replays & 3 sounds track options (Commentators ON or OFF English & Arabic)
* Only the best 8 matches were selected for edits from the 15 matches we filmed
* All top 8 players in the world reached the event's last 8 for the quarters.
* Expert commentating featuring Robert "the voice of squash" Edwards & PSA's COO Alex Gough

The Saudi International 2008 - 1. Darwish Vs Matthew
This was Darwish's first career match as world # 1, a position he had reached the previous day with a key victory over the top gun himself. Having chased players ranked higher than him since joining the pro tour in 1999, it will be interesting to see how Karim handles being chased after in the next few months. It's no secret to anyone that Karim is a confidence player; once he gets ahead in game scores very few can ever catch up to him. Tour players may now worry that his confidence will be boosted by his new achievement and that it will carry over their next matches against him. That being said though, confidence can go both ways. Indeed all those who have beaten Karim in recent times will also start believing that they too can now aspire to reach the top spot, if he did it, why not them?

Nick was the first to test him; he was in absolute top form having fully recovered from a shoulder injury that kept off the tour for 9 months in 08. Physically, in demeanour and skill-wise, very little separates these two players. If we had to pick one basic difference between the two it would have to be in the number of winners one manages to hit off straight volleys and ground strokes over the other.

Nick is one of the most consistent players on tour; he will rarely beat himself or give free points away. No doubt he went to Peter Nicol's school of court behaviour in the sense that he's a clean fair player who will rarely show his opponents where he is emotionally in a match, or even after for that matter. Testimony on what a gentleman Nick is was evident at the extraordinary conclusion of his marathon match Vs Willstrop during Windy City Open 06 event. While he might have had a valid reason to blow his top and show discontentment on the referee's last call, he choose the high road and accepted the outcome graciously. But enough of the nice guy lines already, how can we really be sure that he isn't the meanest on the inside just because he doesn't appear to be? OK OK let's admit it, maybe we'd want him to bring that meanness to the surface in his matches a little more. If it's all it takes to get him to the top where he belongs, why not?

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The Saudi International 2008 - 2. Palmer Vs ElHindi
Palmer is making his place in sport's history books every time he steps on court. His resiliency as an athlete is mind boggling. Given his size and weight and that he's now been on tour for 15 years chasing those balls down and covering gazillion miles in the process, it's a wonder how his joints are actually holding up. It's insane in fact; he has to be hurting somewhere, how could he not? But he's not showing any signs that he's not 100% healthy. He's not slowing down a bit and seems as hungry to win and as focused as he was 15 years ago against champions of the past such as Jansher Khan, Peter Nicol and others who hung their rackets an eternity ago it seems.

If we were seeking to find one reason that may explain the secret of his longevity on tour, it may lie in the methodical way he plays the game (read surgical). He takes very little risk playing each ball in perfect balance and in predictable directions for the most part. To his opponents however, it will make little difference that they know where the balls are going before they leave his racket. They'll still struggle to dig them out of corners and will inevitably end up touring the court more times than they care for as a result.

As one of the tour's most talented players in recent years, Wael would draw on his natural gift and strength to take David out of his comfort zone. He had nursed an injury that had slowed him down the previous 2 months and he was 100% healthy again. He had beaten Shabana & Darwish earlier in the year so he stepped on court full of confidence. The night was cool and the ball was relatively dead, consequently typical daring Egyptian shot making would be rewarded. But then so would kill lengths and paceless blocked drops from Dr Palmer, a giant battle that went the distance until one's legs couldn't push any further.

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The Saudi International 2008 - 3. Matthew Vs Ramy
Ramy Ashour is a fascinating character to follow on and off the court. He speaks as fast as he plays and lives his life in high gear. It can't be easy for him to keep up with the expectations that he and others put on him based on the speedy success he's had in the juniors and on the men's tour, but he manages remarkably well. Thanks to a strong family support, his singing hobby (hear him do his thing in the dvd features) and a well balanced outlook on things, he is able to cope with the few injuries he suffered in the last year or two.

Instinctively Ramy likes to attack short at every opportunity but his opponents picked up on that figuratively and literally in the course of 07 & 08. So heading into the last World Open event in Manchester he surprised everyone by resisting his natural instinct to go short and shifted most of his attacks to the back of the court before closing in at the front or adding even more pressure from there. It worked; he walked away from the event World Champion.

However you know what they say about an athlete's instinct, he can try chasing it away but it will naturally creep back until he changes the action desired in conscious manner, hence the challenge. Natural flow of play gets interfered in competition with by one's own conscious thought about something that needs changing in their games, and that unfortunately often leads to over-thinking and paralysis by analysis and counter performance. Once all desired changes get automated in training though, all falls into place eventually.

Leaving this psychobabbles thing aside for a bit because it can surely clutter a mind if you let it, what if Ramy simply carried over his impetuous youthful play from the junior to the seniors and now second guesses his choices?? Maybe in similar ways Tiger Woods did at one point in golf when he decided to re-build his strokes? Regardless though for Ramy, once he decides to let things flow his talent will blossom; if he stays healthy then we can then expect a royal treat for many years to come.

Nick, his opponent tonight has had his share of physical challenges in the last year but he overcame those. His game is not based on tight angled nics or low percentage shots so his decisions on court appeared pre-conditioned and easier to make than that of Ramy. However that being said, they are probably as hard to make as anyone's but he makes it look easy in a cool blooded kind of way.

Speaking of cool, it was a cold night again so the balls had to be struck harder than usual from the front or mid part of the court to reach the back wall, once there it took players an extra step to get behind them to return all with equally good lengths. On this day the strongest of the two players and possibly the best technically had an edge over the other. You be the judge.

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The Saudi International 2008 - 4. Palmer Vs Willstrop
There aren't too many matches played on the men's tour where experience is as visibly determining as it was on this one. It was the last match of the evening and the temperature had dropped a few degrees, taking this factor in consideration it became clear from the early rallies that David had modified his strategy specifically to take advantage of unique weather conditions.

As players we all know that the best time to use a punch-drop and win a rally easily is at the top of a game when the ball is relatively cold, and surely James didn't miss the point here. Knowing how good David is at this game even in the best of conditions, James knew he'd have to keep the balls away from his reach, especially on volleys where he's the best at taking the pace off them.

While James is one of the most amazing ball handler on tour, he's not known to be the hardest striker, something that may have come handy on this night if only to keep the ball a few degrees warmer to take David out of his comfort zone.

Another one of James' quality most admired by his peers and those who have followed his progress over the years is the size of his heart and the effort he puts in every rally he plays. Watching this match and the effort he spent on it is as inspiring as it is heart wrenching, beware.

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The Saudi International 2008 - 5. Darwish Vs Gaultier
Together with Amr, Karim and Gregory are two of the hottest and most consistent players on tour at the moment. While Gregory has kept his ranking within the top 4 since Dec. 06, Karim has stayed within the top 9 since March 07. The night was still cool though a bit warmer than it had been the rest of the week. Since both players are hard hitters the ball got warm fairly quickly early in games so fewer points would be won on dead balls than had been in other matches.

However one very small difference in their basic hitting style may have played a factor on this cool night. While Karim's hard drives and strokes are executed at roughly the same speed, Greg's are more varied on the backhand side. He tends to hold his strikes on that side the "Jonathon Power way" to change the rhythm of rallies and for deception purposes. As a result he needs to "muscle" balls to make sure that they'll reach the back of the court when he chooses to play them deep. A bit of physics here will help understand Greg's particular challenge on this one. A good hold means he will have to strike "a heavier ball" while it's dropping towards the floor than it would be if he hit it at the top of the bounce where it is weightless. As a result more arm strength is needed in the best of conditions, and even more in cooler weather. Adding the consecutive days of play and you get the scope of Greg's issue, just as it was that of his mentor JP on that same stroke 6 years prior... Indeed, when during his matches Vs Peter Nicol in the Super Series Finals 2003, Jonathon Power had to finish a rally using his left hand because he could no longer hold the racket with his right hand from too many consecutive holds.

The crowd was loud in cheering for Karim, but Greg wasn't going to let that get to him as it had Vs Amr in the Saudi 06 final; today was going to be different. Awesome match to the breaking point.

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The Saudi International 2008 - 6. Darwish Vs Shabana
At the start of this match Amr had held the top spot on the World Tour for 33 consecutive months since he succeeded Jonathon Power in April 06. His countryman Karim had had a pretty good run of his own reaching 2 quarters, 5 semis and 5 PSA tour finals in 2008 thus collecting enough ranking points in the process to challenge Amr's reign on the spot. With a victory tonight he would become world's "numero uno".

It wouldn't be easy though because everyone knows that Amr has the uncanny ability to raise his game to another level on big occasions. Amr's # 1 crown had been threatened only once before by Ramy in a match - now Karim would have a shot at it in another. Ironically though, Karim may not have had that chance tonight would Amr not have lost to Ramy in the semis of the World Open two months earlier.

To enjoy this match to its fullest, and to pick up most valuable tips from it if you play the game, we would suggest that you click on Amr's feature section on the dvd for insights his playing philosophy, court position, strike timing, racquet grip and more.

Hats off Amr, thanks for sharing all this with us, you are a true champion. Please show us a little more of that magic again. we have so much more to learn.

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ALL 6 The Saudi International 2008 DVD's (+ 2 Bonus DVD's)
Bonus DVD 1 Gaultier Vs Palmer

Although it was one of the event's greatest match we had to push it down to 7th position and give it away only because one the one sided end-score but for no other reason. The first two games went overtime and to the same player, had they shared the two, it would have been near the top for sure.

Gregory has to be one of the cockiest player on tour, he carries himself as if he was 1-and-a-half times his height and weight. The confidence he exudes on & off the court has to intimidate a few of his opponents and could be worth a point or two per game earned on fear alone, and we haven't yet talked about his arsenal of weapons from all corners of the court.

Despite that David is an intimidating character in his own right for all sorts of reason from size to experience to mental strength and we could go on and on, he has a losing tour match record of 1-5 against Greg. The strange part in this story is that it's identical to his own 5-1 record over James Willstrop who has a 3-2 match record edge over Gregory, go figure! Is it psychological, physical, tactical, or is it much simpler in that they have each other's number?

Great match in the league of the other one we gave away from the ToC 08 event featuring Ramy Vs James, enjoy.

Bonus DVD 2 Shabana Vs Golan

Borja Golan is one of the most improved players on tour in recent months; it shouldn't be any surprise to anyone to see him climb within the top 10 sometime in 09. Watching the way he plays in reminiscent of the Tournament of Champions 94 match we did that featured Brett Martin (then # 2 in the world) Vs the young up and comer Peter Nicol. Already then you could tell Peter had what it took to go far, and similarly now you can tell from watching Golan perform that he's destined to greatness in the sport. How much inspiration does he get from his fellow countryman Nadal we can't be sure, but it has to count for something.

As for Amr well. have we mentioned yet that his friend Jon Power said of him that he was one of the most gifted and skilful player of all times? Looking at his current PSA tour match record I guess we'd have to agree. He has a winning record against every PSA players on the tour but one -- Azlan Iskandar -- to whom he lost one match in 2007 in Toronto. Wow.

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