Technique & Tips

Playing padel in the rain is possible only when the court is draining, your shoes still grip, and the ball is not turning every rally into a lottery. The smart…

Padel serve technique is not tennis serving with the volume turned down. A legal, useful serve is low, calm and awkward enough to stop the returner attacking your first ball.

The quickest way to improve your match decisions is to stop treating every high ball as a smash. This padel shots guide explains the bandeja, vibora, bajada and the support…

Padel injuries usually come from the same few places: rushing the warm-up, wearing shoes that slide on sanded turf, playing too many games after a quiet week, or trying to…

If your padel game collapses at 30-30, it is rarely because you forgot how to hit the ball. The padel mental game pressure challenge is mostly about choosing a boring,…

Last Saturday at my local club in Guildford, I watched a group of new players take to the padel court for the first time. Within minutes, balls ricocheted off the…

A blustery Saturday morning in London’s Borough High Street: Padel courts at the recently opened centre are packed, rackets zipped out, balls pinging softly as players queue for their league…

Your eight-year-old watched you play padel last weekend and now wants to try. Or maybe you’re looking for a sport the whole family can play together on a Sunday morning,…

You’re pinned at the back of the court, your opponents are both at the net looking smug, and every drive you try gets volleyed back with interest. The smart play…

You’ve played enough padel to know the basics. You can serve, volley, and use the back wall without panicking. But every time you step into a doubles match, something keeps…