Dummies guide to squash balls

Depending on whether you are a beginner, intermediate or professional squash player, you will need a specific sort of squash ball. There is a huge range specifically made balls for different abilities.
There are 7 sorts of squash ball. They are between 39.5 and 40.5 mm in diameter, and have a mass of 23 to 25 grams. They are hollow and made form a rubber compound that is then glued together and buffed with a matte finish. The balls are different because you need different balls depending on the temperature and the atmospheric conditions(to make the ball bounce higher). It also depends on how experienced the player is. More experienced players use balls with less bounce which are slower.
The squash balls are distinguishable by their small coloured dot. This indicates how bouncy the ball is, and the speed.
• Double yellow - extra super slow - very low bounce - for experienced players
• Yellow - super slow - low bounce – for advanced players
• White – slow – low bounce – for advanced/ intermediate players
• Green – slow/extra super slow – very low – for high altitude
• Orange – extra super slow – very low speed – for high altitude
• No dots or red – medium – average bounce – recreational
• Blue – fast – very high bounce – for beginners/juniors

The double-yellow dot ball, was introduced in 2000, this is currently the competition standard, replacing the earlier yellow-dot ball. There is also an orange dot ball, which is even less bouncy than the double yellow dot ball, this is intended for use at high altitude.
Hopefully this will help you choose the best ball for you.