Padel Guides
There is a moment every club player knows. A lob floats up over your left shoulder, deep, and you have about half a second to decide. Back off and let it bounce, or try to do something with it. Most...
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Almost every social padel game is a mismatch. Someone has been playing for three years, someone else started in March, and the four of you are on court together because that is who was free on Thursday night. It works...
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You have seen it on a stream. The net player crouches, tucks a hand behind their back, flashes a finger or two, then the serve goes in. It looks like a code because it is one. Most club players file...
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The first time I saw someone run out of a padel court, through the gate, and flick the ball back over the net, I assumed they had made it up. It looked like cheating. It is not. It is one...
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Padel rackets do not come in grip sizes. You buy the frame, it turns up with one handle, and that same handle goes out to a six foot four player and to someone with hands half the size. People arriving...
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