Padel Guides
There is a common assumption that padel is a young person's game. Walk into any busy padel club on a Tuesday morning, though, and you will find people in their 50s, 60s, and older playing regularly, enjoying themselves, and getting...
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The basics in two minutesPadel is played on an enclosed court — smaller than a tennis court, surrounded by glass walls and metal mesh. You play in pairs (doubles only). The ball can bounce off the walls, which is what...
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A padel racket doesn't need much looking after. But the things that damage them are completely avoidable, and most players only learn them after a £150 frame cracks on a wall edge that a £3 tape would have stopped.Protect the...
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If you've played tennis and you're moving to padel, the racket in your hand is going to feel wrong for about two weeks. Then it'll feel right. But it helps to understand what changed and why — because the two...
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A padel racket doesn't announce when it's worn out. It just quietly stops doing what it used to do. Shots that used to fly start dropping short. The sweet spot feels smaller. Your arm fatigues faster than it should. By...
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