r/padel

Je suis droitier et je joue de la main droite. Mon partenaire me reproche souvent de ne pas être assez agressif. Il arrive fréquemment en tournoi que mes adversaires me renvoient les balles, car je me contente de les renvoyer. Je fais des vibras, des chiquitas, des body shots, des lobs, etc. J'ai l'impression que mon rôle se limite à mettre une balle de plus dans le jeu pour permettre à mon partenaire de gauche de conclure le point. De ce fait, j'ai un jeu sûr, avec peu de fautes, mais qui offre certainement des opportunités à mes adversaires. En quelque sorte, je ne les inquiète pas. Auriez-vous des conseils ? Un avis ?

I understand we rotate and hit the ball, when hitting flat, do you guys make way when the ball comes to guys body

The US has the PPL (Pro Padel League) bringing over monsters like Tapia, Coello, Chingotto and a bunch of the world’s elite talent… but when do we realistically see an American-born player crack the Top 25 in the world?

Feels like the sport is exploding here faster than ever, but the gap between the US and Spain/Argentina is still massive - especially with how early those guys start and how deep the competition is overseas.

Do you think we’re still 10–15 years away from seeing a true American contender at the highest level? Or is there a young US player right now that people in the scene believe could eventually make that jump in the next 5–10 years?

Curious what people think:

• Is the talent pipeline finally developing in the US?
• Will college tennis athletes transition into padel at a high enough level?
• Does the PPL actually help create American stars, or is it mostly just growing the audience?
• And who are the top US prospects everyone should already know about?

Would love to hear from people closer to the junior / academy scene too.

I’m working on a padel court directory/filter idea and trying to understand which details actually help players choose where to book.

Some filters seem less useful because they are basically universal or too vague:

• Racket rental: most clubs seem to offer this
• Beginner friendly: usually depends more on who you play with than the club itself

The things that seem more useful are court-specific or club-specific issues, for example:

• Indoor ceiling height: can you actually lob properly?
• Sun glare on outdoor courts
• Wind exposure
• Poor lighting
• Noisy surroundings
• Leaking roofs in winter
• Court condition: bald spots, uneven sand, bad drainage, dead bounce
• Sand type: especially sand that sticks badly to shoes
• Balls getting lost because of weak/low side netting
• Cancellation policy when weather makes courts unplayable
• Level matching for tournaments and open games
• Safety rules, like enforcing racket wrist straps
• Coaching/community: active coaches, regular events, good match organization

When you choose where to book, what are the top things you actually care about?

Also curious: what “small” court or club detail has ruined a game for you before?

I’m curious how loyal people are to playing padel at a specific court in their hometown.

For example, if the court you want to play at is booked at your preferred time, would you consider going to a different court if it were in the same vicinity and available?

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I keep having some troubles with unforced errors. I'm not sure when to push or when to keep building the pressure on the rivals, and end up doing lots of mistakes because of this.

These are stats for my last 3 matches and 53 unforced errors seems too much.

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Edit: some context. I started playing like 6 months ago, left handed. I’m a level 2 on Playtomic. I usually play with same level or lower levels. I also go to some public classes in Madrid. Here’s is where I realize I usually make more unforced errors than the other players, most of them trying to attack and push to the net.

While playing, I either make a great point or fumble terribly, no middle ground there. As I usually play with lower levels, there are more spaces to attack but I don’t seem to get consistent on those attacks

A couple of times per game I happen to take advantage

on a rally and get a ridiculously easy ball to finish usually

at the net, even with lots of time for preparing the shot...

and I still screw it all hitting the net or the glass and

ending up loosing the point. And then I think what

happened? It was such an obviously unscrewable easy

ball and I lost the point...

Does any one have some sort of a mental trick to prevent these?

Hello! I’ll be in Manila for about 3 months for vacation. I want to continue playing padel. Can you guys recommend courts or clubs I can join?

First time paying padel I instantly became hooked like most of us and put down my tennis racket ever since

I have free access daily to my community courts so I can play as much as my body can reasonably handle

My routine:

-Play 2-3/week 2hr matches, constantly rotating players/partners

-Train 2-3/week with my wife specific padel shots like most important shots bandeja/vibora/bajada

-Weight training 2-3x/week on off days and walk 1hr on non padel days (I was doing this before anyway)

-Watch YouTube tutorials videos every day and pro matches like while I work

-Joined every local club, played in higher tiers and watched movement and shots of better players

-Got all advanced guys numbers and created a 50+ padel group where I fill my own matches weekly

-Record yourself and compare technique against videos

From int to advance:

1. Aside from technique- Biggest difference in advanced is consistency, placement, positioning and tactics. Most non advanced do not understand how the game tactically should be played.

2. Using glass in defense to slow and save every ball as well. The glass is your friend. Your not advanced unless you can use the glass and retrieve near winners like smashes

3. Smashes only work if they can't be retrieved so don't even attempt unless your going to tap out or bring it high over.

4. Focus on hitting more precise then harder. My biggest difference from tennis I have to remind myself "TRANQUILO". The better I've gotten the more precise I play and set up the next shot then try to hit winners like tennis

5. Slower precise serve is better than fast error prone one

"PADEL IS A GAME OF WHO MAKES MORE ERRORS NOT WINNERS" someone told me and it's so true

Racket:

Recently, I switched from a head heavy soft core carbon wilson blade pro v2 had too much trampoline to a 355g headlight control racket firm core wilson ultra pro v2 with 0 trampolime

When I switched rackets at first was difficult with 0 rebound and mishits but now I've adjusted and my game has taken off considerably more as i can exactly control the ball with the pace I add to it like perfect lobs, chiqiuitas etc

My bag

• 2 sets of towel/clothing/arm/head bands, rotating every set while.the other dries with a fan. -Gallon of ice water with teaspoon of salt. -Banana on set changeover. No cramping since... -Tourna grip or felt style (recently changed to felt and 0 slipping when soaked)

Live in a hot country so a must. My body physically was giving out on some matches before this.

No I never got coaching and I even played against and beat some actual coaches recently which suprised me how quickly I've advanced

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Hi everyone,

I'm going on holidays next week to marbella and I dont think I can go 10 days without a game of padel. My question is, whats the best way to join a couple of pickup games as someone who only speaks english? Appreciate any and all advice.

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It seems like he hasn’t been himself lately, barely any smashes, many unforced errors and just a lack of his usual magic.

This post has nothing to do with the results on court, just looks like a very diff player compared to 5-6 mo ago… what do you think?

I saw Tapia using the 4on grip spray during the finals. I have never ever used a product like that before. Is it good? Does it work? Is it necessary?

I just watched the highlights on YouTube. Galan and Chingotto just dismantled Coello and Tapia. I was completely stunned to be honest. Never thought I would see the latter pair defeated so comprehensively like that. Chingotto's viboras have definitely become more of a weapon,especially against Coello. And at the net I see Galan being far more decisive and aggressive in his play. Added to this G and C have been able to neutralise Coello's smash .

Hey everyone,

Like everyone here, I'm obsessed with the sport. I really want to get into content creation and work my way into the padel infrastructure (looking at a coach cert as well).

Just wanted to ask what kind of padel content that you guys consume? I see a lot of training videos and meme accounts but I was thinking of a more cinematic style of content.

Still very early and still figuring things out but it would be great to connect with everyone here!

A bit about me:

25 years old, born and raised in the UK. Left 4 years ago to travel, now in Indonesia, Bali. Started playing padel 6 months ago and fell in love with the sport.

Also wondering if anyone here has any experience with content creation?