Today we bring you a video that demonstrates how a tennis ball deforms when struck. Admittedly this video takes a shot of tennis, but we can imagine the same thing on the side of the padel. See how strong and flexible the racquet material should be, and how much the ball deforms.

This video was shot at 6000 photos per second and for service around 220km / h. When you hit, the ball is compressed as it almost disappears. When it comes out of the racket, it is still deformed but very quickly returns to its original shape so as not to disturb the rebound and the game.

As for padel, we didn´t find an identical video, but we can imagine how a bullet crashes on the sieve without strings during very hard hits like smatshs. To withstand so much pressure, racket builders have to use many high-quality materials.

In tennis, the ball deforms only on the strings of the racket. At padel, it also deforms on the windows. The balls must therefore be adapted to different impact surfaces and above all recover their shape very quickly so as not to disturb the game. State-of-the-art technology.

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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