Fencing in a squash court

[crquack]

Demise of two clubs and proliferation of tools in the garage has forced my wife and me to look for an alternative fencing venue. Imagine my surprise when I came to the first sports facility and was offered the use of their squash court!

We went for the first time today and oh, what joy! To be able to use footwork rather than bladework to get out of a tight corner, not to mention that avoiding the mitre saw while fleching was becoming a bit of a bore...

Kudos to the government employee who did not freak out at the sight of "swords" and used her common sense!

[joralemon]

My son learned to fence on a squash court before switching to a proper club!

[ATL Fencer]

Our club fences in a gym and sometimes and aerobics room. When I fenced at a real club for the first time it was a dream! ^.^

But Congrats on finding a better place!

[Greybeard]

Teaches you not to go off the strip forward or backward I would imagine.

[downunder]

I would think size would be an issue as squash courts are less than 10 metres long.

Obviously better than a garage.... but not ideal for training either. Better than nothing I guess.

[stillchris]

I would think size would be an issue as squash courts are less than 10 metres long.

Obviously better than a garage.... but not ideal for training either. Better than nothing I guess.

I think that would be a good guess, if you enjoy fencing.

[Greybeard]

I was being funny, not so much

[Greg]

They work. Nice wood floor. A bit short, but useable.

[counterattack]

I dunno. The club at Carnegie Mellon got forced out of its nice room in 1995-ish and we moved into the handball courts. It was a major factor in my barely fencing again until after college. Perhaps your courts are nicer than ours were. Ours were stuffy, smelly, too short, hard on the knees, we couldn't mark them in any way, there were no powers outlets. I suppose it beat having to fence outside in the "30 degrees but somehow still raining" that is typical in the 'Burgh. In fact, never mind. Congrats on your new digs! Any upgrade is good. Enjoy!

[telkanuru]

My club trained several national champions in a school lunch room that was about 6 feet two short for proper strips.

Whatever works!

[MyrddinsPrecint]

My club trained several national champions in a school lunch room that was about 6 feet two short for proper strips.

Whatever works!

You'd think that you'd just approximate with 6' in a post of this nature, and wouldn't specify the two inches.

[Greybeard]

So do you fence around the squash or do you squish them? I bet that helps working on balance.

[sabreur]

A regulation handball court is 40 feet long, which is more than long enough to fence on.

A regulation squash court (hardball or International) is 32 feet long, which is a little short.

[crquack]

Apologies and correction: It is in fact a racquetball court. One of the walls can be moved.

Still, if you are use to making like Errol Flynn and fighting with your back to the wall, even a squash court is an improvement.