I wouldn't recommend a beginner to use a squash racquet at this stage. Learn to use a badminton racquet with correct technique before moving onto such training. You dont want to risk injury at such an important time.
i am obsolutely agree with u......
this is my opinion:
1. use only one racket for playing and practicing. if u try to practice with a heavier racket at home, then u will have a lot of problem when playing. for example, u will always hit the bird with the edge of your racket during game play. you know why? because your playing(good) racket swing faster, and the timing in your brain is stunk to the previous one. therefore, never try to change your racket or has two different racket for playing.
2. learn how to hold the racket properly. most beginers like to hold the racket in the way that they feel good with .. this is wrong..if u do it, u will never be good .u can check out the pictures for holding a racket.
3. the swing: foorwork+swing=good shot. for footwork u can check the video in google. but the swing is hard, because u have to swing the racket in a proper way in order to hit the bird well..
4. how to swing: for clear and smash. (1). this is very improtant..learn how to hold and hang your rakcet before a shot( smash and clear). the pose is sort of like u are holding a spear and ready to throw it, except your arm and the tip of your racket is pointing to the upper front. in this way, give u a lot of power for hitting a shot. (2). if u watch the smash clearly in the video from the back of the smasher. u can see the tip of their racket pointing FROM THE TOP TO THE LEFT AND THEN RETURN TO THE TOP. it go counterclockwise...when the tip of the racket return pointing to the TOP(pointing up),THAT'S THE TIME IT SHOULD HITTING THE BIRD . pointing more to the front , that's a smash, pointing more to the top, that's a clear. now u understand me? let me give u a picture. let's say that u are holding a stick and try to hit an object with your stick. the object is high and over your head. if u wanna break the object u will swing your stick with all the power u got. but guess what ? if you watch your arm and the stick during the movement, the stick go from the right to the center, because the ovject is in the center position. u know what?? this is wrong in badminton, even though most beginer smash the bird in this way, and they will never improve..they can never smash the bird in a "BOOB" sound... Badminton require Wrist action... and the wrist movement making the tip of your racket pointing from the top to the left and then return to the top(hiting the bird).
5. top-left-top??? ----- before swing your racket, u prepare yourself by hanging the it, that's pointing to the top(actually upper front).... pull your wrist back(when all the way back, the tip of the racket should be pointing left)........finally, u use all the power to hit the bird. when your racket get contact with the bird, that should be point up.....
practice it at home, and look at your arm and your racket infront of the mirror....
) and cuz i get stronger and stronger i get a lot of edges ... but im noob too ... but i think it will help me (maybe i cant see it right now but) im using an at250 so i really need wrist power recently my game is getting better (just before i stopped cuz i was afraid of serious injury)