Racketball / Squash - Anyone play?

[interstellar]

I played Squash as a youngster but havent for nearly 30 years and am approaching 50 now and want to take it up again, I am done with running and park run!!

I am going to join a local club which is still going but whats changed in that time period?

I have a decent level of fitness but am not sure if I should play squash or learn racketball or both?

Whats the trainer/shoe situation these days, will my Nikes or something similar cut it or do I need to get some squash shoes before I even go for my taster session?

Edited by interstellar on Monday 18th September 19:43

[Lotobear]

I used to love playing squash but haven't done it for over 20 years now. I would not take it back up as the old bloke I now am even though I'm fit an healthy and a keen cyclist.

I think the advice is, certainly for someone coming back to it at your age, to see your GP first for an assessment.

[McGee_22]

When I lived in Kyiv my wife found a gym that had a squash court and then taught me to play. 25 years later we’re still playing - we’ve only ever really played each other although a few years ago I played each week against another school Dad who was a decent amateur rugby player. He hit the ball so hard he would go through racquet strings in about six months and a ball in about two months.

[interstellar]

Lotobear said:

I used to love playing squash but haven't done it for over 20 years now. I would not take it back up as the old bloke I now am even though I'm fit an healthy and a keen cyclist.

I think the advice is, certainly for someone coming back to it at your age, to see your GP first for an assessment.

Thanks for your concern but I am pretty fit through park run and mountain biking every week so will be ok fitness wise.

[interstellar]

no one currently play racket ball or know about the shoes of today?

[Fullook]

Just to clarify the questions you're asking a bunch of internet strangers:

1. which sport you should choose between squash and racketball?

2. whether your local club has any specific requirements for what shoes to wear on their courts.

The context you have provided is that your levels of fitness are sufficiently elevated that any would be internet advisers don't need to take that into consideration, and that your current sports shoes are Nikes.

Am I on track so far?

If you can confirm my understanding of the above points, I would be very happy to offer you some advice.

[interstellar]

Fullook said:

Just to clarify the questions you're asking a bunch of internet strangers:

1. which sport you should choose between squash and racketball?

2. whether your local club has any specific requirements for what shoes to wear on their courts.

The context you have provided is that your levels of fitness are sufficiently elevated that any would be internet advisers don't need to take that into consideration, and that your current sports shoes are Nikes.

Am I on track so far?

If you can confirm my understanding of the above points, I would be very happy to offer you some advice.

Thanks for the sarcasm but yes you are correct in what I have written apart from the fact its not my local clubs rules on squash court shoes its all clubs. I was simply asking if the trainers of these days (others are available apart from Nikes) work or whether a specific "squash shoe" is still necessary.

As to whether Racketball or Squash, I was wanting to hear anyones views on which they prefer and why?

I didnt realise I had worded it and it made it complicated.

[witko999]

I play squash.

Get yourself a racket and some squash trainers from somewhere like sports direct. They're only £30 or so. Your regular trainers might be allowed but they should have non marking soles and make sure they fit properly, because the rapid darting movements of squash will leave you with horrendous blisters if they're a bit loose. Better to just get some proper ones.

I've never played racketball.