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About Rob Chabot
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Expertise
Racquetball. Know all the rules, etiquette, etc. Am familiar with equipment and am active on the applicable newsgroups when I have time. I can be of service to players up to the "advanced" level. Have been playing since the mid 1980s. NOTE: I cannot answer questions on "what kind of racquet should I get?" This is like asking "what kind of dog or car should I get?" There are so many factors I do not know where to begin - how long have you been playing, do you prefer a top heavy or frame heavy racquet, how often do you plan on playing, etc. I recommend you find a pro shop that allows you to "demo" (borrow) racquets. You can usually borrow racquets for one to three days. A borrowing fee may be involved - and if you end up buying the racquet from that shop, it will usually credit you the loaner fees you have already paid against the purchase price of the racquet.

Experience
Won the Ohio State University Intramurals tournament ("A" Division) six out of six times entered.
   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Rob Chabot 
In Category  Squash & Racquetball

SubjectDate Asked

Rule interpretation4/9/2008
  Q: I regularly play someone who is raising questions about the (d) Moving into the Ball. Moves in the ...
  A: There are three rules in play here according to the scenario you describe - one is a replay and the ...
Racquetball speed4/2/2008
  Q: How fast can the pro's hit a racquetball? I have heard S. Royster (US Open TV coverage) say the ball ...
  A: Interesting question. Before answering your question, I did some light searching on the web, ...
Racquetball - Doubles touching racqets2/6/2008
  Q: During a recent doubles match, the opponents both attempted to return a shot and touched racquets. ...
  A: A "double hit" only occurs if one of the doubles player (player1) hits the ball and then, AFTER the ...
Racquetball - Doubles touching racqets2/5/2008
  Q: During a recent doubles match, the opponents both attempted to return a shot and touched racquets. ...
  A: This is a legal return. This has happened about four or five times over the past 20 years when I've ...
Racquetball1/26/2008
  Q: Re: Rule 2.1- Is the ball in play when it hits the area above the glass portion of the rear wall ...
  A: This question is very similar to the one I answered not that long ago. I'll reprint my reply here ...
hitting the back wall1/11/2008
  Q: When the ball hits the back wall above twelve feet is it a dead ball
  A: I've never heard of that before. I've played in a variety of courts in the past 20+ years. Courts ...
ambidextrousness12/9/2007
  Q: I'm a newer racquetball player with the "blessing" (or curse, in my opinion) of being ambidextrous. ...
  A: I've never been asked this question - this is a new one for me. I've reviewed the rules of the USRA ...
Squash - One foot over the front line.6/5/2007
  Q: I know your allowed one or two feet inside the serving square box, however my colleague always has ...
  A: Although my area of expertise is racquetball - I happen to know the answer to this Q! Your opponent ...
Switching hands4/24/2007
  Q: I play in a friendly league and 1 of the players does not have a string attached to his racquet. ...
  A: Ian, Good question - your friend's ambidexterity, although admirable, is a moot point because the ...
Racquetball hitting the walls.4/21/2007
  Q: My brother says that on a return the ball can only hit one wall before it must strike the back wall. ...
  A: I'll need you to rephrase the question by giving me an example. Reason - I am not sure I understand ...
racquetball return volley1/30/2007
  Q: Rob - if my opponent hits the ball hard into the front wall and it rebounds high on the back wall ...
  A: Before it hits the floor a second time. In order to be able to hit an offensive shot (as opposed to ...
rules?1/11/2007
  Q: I was just playing raquetball after work. We ran into a new situation we did not know how to call. ...
  A: Andy, Not sure if I understand the scenario - I may need more clarifcation from you if one of my ...
racquetball12/15/2006
  Q: I want to buy my wife a new racquet I dont know what to get. she is about 5 feet 10' 235lbs. has ...
  A: Chris, Racquets are really a personal decision, kind of like buying a car. I prefer small cars that ...
broken strings for a new racket11/16/2006
  Q: I bought a Wilson H 110 squash racket 9 days ago. The racket strings broke when I was playing for ...
  A: Although I haven't played suqash in five years (the place I work is building new state of art courts ...
racquet stringing9/30/2006
  Q: Rob, I have an ektelon 2700 red that continues to break strings. I have had it srung 3x in ...
  A: When strings break frequently, my experience tells me one of two things are going on: 1) The ...
2 Questions6/30/2005
  Q: question 1 During play when the ball hits the back wall and then goes all the way to the front ...
  A: Sorry for the delay - was out of town for two weeks (little access to email) and my allexperts.com ...
Racquetball Rules3/10/2005
  Q: My question regards avoidable and unavoidavle hindrances. When a player is runnign away from the ...
  A: Kyle, Good question. There are several scenarios where a ball hits someone: 1) Player A hits ...
rules of squash and racquetball1/8/2005
  Q: Hola Rob; I am a physical and health education student teacher and need to put together an info ...
  A: Lisa, The basics for each sport are probably as complex or simple as you want them to be - ...
Racquet Selection12/17/2004
  Q: I never thought to hit a ceiling shot and just bring the point back to "nuetral." It is time for ...
  A: Seth, Racquet selection is totally a personal thing. For me, I prefer not to overswing so I can ...
The "Run up" shot12/14/2004
  Q: I don't know the proper terms for this, but I am getting killed on one particular play against my ...
  A: Seth - interesting question. I am trying to visualize your scenario and will attempt to answer ...
Racquetball Ettiquette2/24/2004
  Q: Scenario: Playing doubles my partner is shooting and the opponent on my side of the court and I are ...
  A: Bill, I just played doubles tonight and my memory is still fresh on this issue. :-) YOu don't have ...
Racquetball Racquets3/26/2003
  Q: I used to play back in the late 80's and early 90's and owned an Ektelon Toron, which I actually ...
  A: Wow! You're pretty much describing myself except that my "gap" in playing was late 80s through ...
Let3/15/2002
  Q: Playing 3 man racquetball - Player A against players B & C - all players are on the left side of the ...
  A: Arnold, I always use the term 'avoidable' or 'non-avoidable hinder' instead of "let" so if I refer ...
racquet selection6/30/2001
  Q: I'm an A/B player who has traditionally played with Head racquets (most recently the Ti 175+ XL). ...
  A: This is coincidence - for years, I've played with heavier (e.g. Ektelon) racquets and just recently ...

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