Difference between FH Slice and Squash Shot?

[lordmanji]

whenever i see fed play, announcers talk about him hitting a squash shot when in trouble. but for the life of me, it just looks like a fh slice albeit without much bite and skip into the court, that is floatier. but still, the stroke looks basically the same. anyone care to enlighten me on the difference?

 

[Mahboob Khan]

Yes, it is more of a FH slice!

 

[Bagumbawalla]

Yes, it is a variation of the forehand slice, but a normal slice might be a long fluid stroke, the "squash shot" is more of a "chop" where you hack down through the ball (often somewhat wristy) with a very slightly open racket face and float the ball back deep in order to give yourself time to get back in place.

A more normal forehand slice- just like a backhand slice- will be a harder ball that clears the net by only a foot or so and is used for other reasons than the squash shot.

Other kinds of slice include the drop shot and the "chip".

 

[Rickson]

whenever i see fed play, announcers talk about him hitting a squash shot when in trouble. but for the life of me, it just looks like a fh slice albeit without much bite and skip into the court, that is floatier. but still, the stroke looks basically the same. anyone care to enlighten me on the difference?

A squash shot is basically a forehand slice from a defensive position.