Choosing a racquet padel can be compared to choosing a car: we first identify our needs to choose the model that suits us best!

Racket padel and car: two similar purchasing strategies?

At the bend of a club in Spain, four players drink a refreshment after an intense game. One of them, rather a beginner, asks his colleagues: “I can't play with my racquet, I want to change it. What do you think is the best pala on the market? ”. The most experienced of the gang retorts: “A pala is like a car!”

The three friends look at him questioningly, he specifies: “If you're single with no kids and live in the city, you're not going to buy a minivan! Snowshoes are the same, if you start at padel and you're not really in great physical shape, you're not going to buy a rigid, diamond-shaped pala that weighs 380 grams!"

The parallel may seem surprising, but if we leave aside the price difference between a pala and a car, it is ultimately quite logical. Before buying a new racquet, a player must first wondering what type of pala will suit him best, depending on his level, his budget, his qualities and his faults, and the sensations he is looking for. It's a bit the same when you have to buy a new car: if you need an all-terrain vehicle to do the mountain, no need to look at the convertible coupes!

Don't give in to temptation

Here again, the parallel with cars is quite interesting. The great amateurs of beautiful bodies, with strong purchasing power, will sometimes afford several vehicles to have fun, even if they do not have a real use. At padelIt's the same, pala aficionados who can afford it, can buy five or ten different palas and use them as they wish.

But for an average person, who has a budget not to be exceeded, the choice of the pala (or the car) must first respond to rational logic. Not to make a purchase you'll regret, avoid giving in to the temptation of a beautiful painting or a beautiful design! Determining your needs is essential so as not to be mistaken. Then, once you have selected four or five models that meet the criteria you have identified, you can let the design criterion come into play, but never at the expense of the sensations.

“You don't put an F1 in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to drive!”

This is a piece of advice we could give to beginners who are attracted to the palas of certain players in the World Padel Tour. Manufacturers offer models for players who are starting the activity, and they would be wrong to ignore them. The palas for beginners / intermediates, light, flexible, often guarantee you more pleasure when you are still new. Remember that to play like the pros with a stiffer, heavier racquet, or with the weight in mind, you need a sufficient technical and / or physical level, otherwise you risk injury ...

It is obvious that the rackets of champions can make you dream, but it is often wiser to wait a little before offering them, to avoid finding yourself as comfortable as a 4 × 4 in the city center! Also keep in mind that as long as you focus on serious manufacturers, who use quality materials, there is no right or wrong pala, just different rackets, which meet ... different needs. ! Finally, as with cars, it is always better to test a pala before buying it!

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Xan is a fan of padel. But also rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel, he unearths atypical posts or deals with topical subjects. It also gives you some tips to develop your physique for the padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the field of padel !