If we ask a tennis ball and padel ball side by side, hard to see the difference: same fluorescent yellow color, even size , even felt texture. However, their behavior in the field is radically different, and it all starts with one key point: pressure.

This pressure that changes everything!

The padel balls they have a lower pressure (4,6 to 5,2 kg) compared to the tennis balls (8,165 kg). This low pressure therefore generates less bounce et less speed. Where a tennis ball fuses and accelerates, the padel ball remains more docile, offering a better control. It is this low pressure that allows the long tactical exchanges and spectacular defenses against the windows.

With an ambitious vision about to tennis ball on padel court, it would be anarchy: the exchanges would be too fast, uncontrollable.

Difference in pressure between a tennis ball and a padel ball

Bounce and speed

La low pressure of padel balls is not limited to their softness. It also affects their rebound, which remains lower et more stable, facilitating the sequences and volleys. In comparison, a tennis ball bounces upper et part faster, perfect for big courts, but unmanageable on a padel court.

Why this difference?

It is not due to chance. Each ball is designed to adapt to its sport : tennis balls favor the speed and power South of large lots, while the padel balls promote the control and tactic on the closed grounds.

Two balls, two worlds

Don't be fooled by their appearance. Behind this identical yellow felt, it is actually about two balls designed for two completely different sports. Every pitch his ball, and at each ball, his style of play.

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