Ok, you are Passionate about the Padel Because your friends have involved you and now you are in front of the fateful moment: You have to buy your first Padel racket!
No fear, for any doubt we are here to help you, with ours Guide to the purchase of a Padel racket.
Obviously, the first if you have never taken one, but this article It can also be useful to the most experienced Poadlists who want to buy a new Padel racket starting from an already "higher" level.
Well, let's start! Indeed, we beat, throwing the ball beyond the net, we start with the guide to choose the Padel racket!

What kind are you?
There first question that you have to make you you have to choose a Padel racket is: what a player are?
To simplify, we use three categories: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
By already answering this question, you can narrow the field for the choice of the Padel racket, and do it like this:

Beginner: you need a light and handy racket, with good control
Intermediate: you need a racket that is balanced and that offers both control and power
Advanced: You need a heavier and more technical racket, designed to maximize power and precision. Because the better, the more you request your tool.

Once the perimeter of the rackets is defined according to the level of play, move on the blades of real Padels, analyzing the Fundamental technical components.

Shape, weight, balance
Of these three elements you will hear often, and you will feel above all on the mouth of the most experienced Padelists. Because, as you have seen, there are hundreds of rackets, with different colors, shapes and weights. And each one has his own why: we try to explain them by dividing them into the three main technical concepts: form, weight and balance.

Let's start with FORM. Here we do not escape, the Padel rackets fall into 3 shapes: round, drip, diamond.
Since this is a guide, and we want to do simple things, let's summarize as Choose the Padel racket based on the shape:

Roundabout: gives better control, it is ideal for beginners.
Tender: gives balance between control and power, it is suitable for those who have already played for a while.
Diamond: gives greater power, it is ideal for those who know how to play or in any case want to improve their performance a lot (on the basis of solid fundamental)

The second element of the racket to keep in mind is the WEIGHT. In this case it is much more difficult to catalog the rackets for the level of game based on weight, so the concept is simpler: a light racket (between 340 and 370 grams) It is more manageable and "easy", it produces less stress on the wrist and on the arm, so it isDonea especially for those who are a beginner or in any case he is learning; A "heavy" racket (between 370 and over 400 g) it is, on the contrary, stuff from expert players: because if on the one hand it gives more power and stability of shooting, on the other hand it is a brick on the wrist and elbow. So, it should be managed!

Finally, the Balance. This is a "hidden" quality of the racket, which you can only understand by taking it in hand.
You can also do it in a very simple way even if you don't mean rackets: she holds the racket with one hand, put it in front of you keeping it perpendicular to the ground (so to speak, you don't have to see the dish but the side of the racket) and "feel it" . Based on how you perceive it, there may be 3 types of balance:

To the handle: do not hear the "heavy" racket on the tip, do not bring your wrist down, but you have a greater perception of lightness. The handle balance gives better control and lower fatigue. So, it is ideal for those who started.
In the center: In this case you have a neutral sensation, greater weight on the wrist, but not exaggerated. The balance in the center gives balance between control and power, it is ideal for both intermediate players and expert players, who perhaps play less attack.
Head: In this case the shovel is very heavy on the tip and tires the wrist a lot. The head balance gives greater power, and is therefore suitable for expert players.

We have reached a point where, if desired, you can already choose your racket. Briefly summarizing:

If you are a beginner: choose a light racket, with the round shape, balanced on the handle
If you are an intermediate: Choose a light racket, with a round or drop shape, balanced in the center
If you are an expert: Choose a heavier racket, with diamond shape, balanced in the head.

Details that make the difference
Hold on, we are almost at the end of this guide on how to choose the Padel racket.
As you have seen, on the market there are many rackets with different prices: It starts from 50-60 euros and reaches over 400 euros.
The reason behind these discrepancies is above all the material. More qualitative material costs more, the scarce material costs less.

But what are these "materials"? Each company calls them its way, but they are basically three.

Fiberglass: cheap, offers a good balance between power and control.
Carbon fiber: more expensive, lighter and resistant, offers greater rigidity and power.
Graphene: innovative material, combination of lightness and resistance. And above all reactivity

Of course, even if we have not specified it, the materials in question refer to the Two faces of the plate of the racket, to the surface that materially affects the ball. The inside of the racket, in general, is made of foam/polyurethane.

To close the theme of materials, it is important to point out that within the same type of material, There are processes that diversify services and costs of the rackets themselves. Example: carbon fiber can be at 10, 12, or 16k, the more high the "k" are, the more rigid and reactive to the stresses.

About the surface of the racket, smooth or rough? Here too it depends on the level and on what we have to do: The smooth surface makes us make more precise blows and gives greater control instantly, The rough surface, on the other hand, allows us to be more creative and give more effects to the ball. In short, stuff from expert Padelists!

Try it, if you can
Reading this guide you should be autonomous in choosing a Padel racket, however the advice we give to everyone is always the same: Consult an expert, express your needs, and only after choosing.

Be your teacher, a Padelist you know and you trust, or one of ours Sportit team sellers, it is important to be guided, not only if you are about to buy is your first racket, but even if you mourn at a quality leap based on performance.
If you choose to buy a racket in one of our stores, or in one of our pro shops, or on ours Sportit.com site We recommend you Try as many rackets as possible And to "stress" even our experts with all the questions you want.

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