Barefoot shoes for padel?
Are there any barefoot shoe enthusiasts that play padel?
Been playing for around 6 months, casually at first, but I've really turned it up over the last couple months.
I wear barefoot shoes exclusively, and you won't catch me wearing anything else!
I've been wearing the Whitin minimalist shoe in near enough everything I do for the past 5 years, including padel. I love them, and I think they're great for padel, but I've noticed the current pair I've been using for padel are not as tight on my feet as when I started. I imagine the materials have stretched out a bit, I assume they were not made for the type of movements and intensity I've been putting them through.
I love them so much and and they're not expensive so I'll end up buying another pair, but I would like to try something else.
I read that padel specific shoes are quite rigid around the toe box, which supposedly helps with sharp lateral pivots. I wondered if that could add to my game. I move pretty well as is, in my current choice of footwear, but I'd really like to see how it feels to play in something more 'suitable'.