Hi, I am CJ from Orkney,

I have recently returned to playing social badminton after a long lay off and a having a few children. I play social badminton twice a week, The standard is not high with a couple of club standard players and one ex county. In my teens ( a very long time ago, I played a reasonable club standard and the (very) occassional county

I am naturally a mixed double player, preferring to defend and attack the net, however with very few strong male players, I don't really get to play the game I like and am having to learn (at a grand old age) to play differently. My clearance from the back is not bad though my back hand from the back of the court stinks just now. I am still pretty nimble around the court but I am not playing any particularly fast players so I may be deceiving myself a bit there.  My short serve is still and always was my best shot. 

I haven't bought a racquet in a long long time and mine is a bit sad so I will be moving over to the racquet section now to get some advice.

CJ