The racket does not make the player!

It's back to school, taking over tournaments, good resolutions and often snowshoeing ...

Today, brands are investing in padel, which seems to be the new Eldorado of racket sports sales.

The ranges are great for everyone. And yet, the fashion effect and marketing are leading us to the rackets of the champions.

Who has not dreamed of spiking like Fernando Belasteguin or Paquito Navatro:

of driver like Sanyo Gutiérrez or Pablo Lima:

But there ! It's not because you buy your racket that you get so good ...

Many players overestimate themselves and invest in snowshoes often very expensive and too demanding because they are too precise and do not accept the errors of framing.

And if we asked some figures!

The prices of a Hack or a Delta Pro are more or less 250 €, a big budget!

Do they really make them better?

While a good quality racket for an intermediate/advanced player is roughly €100/120. Padel teachers would be well advised to promote these intermediate/advanced rackets and sell the €130/150 difference in hours of lessons. Padel.

When you play a match, you do not work the scales necessary for the implementation of effective gestures and investments. And yes ! The lessons of a teacher make the game evolve, but not the price of the equipment.

No champion is at his level without training and rehearsals, so we can say that the racket does not make the player.

CQFD and Good padel

Frédéric RICHEME

Fred Richeme is one of the padel players in the Toulouse and Pau region. This referee is passionate about padel. And he offers you his opinions on the life of padel in France.

4 comments on “The racket does not make the player!"

On the other hand, it is very complicated to find a suitable racquet because it is difficult to try and therefore to know whether a racquet is rather hard or soft and balanced more or less in the lead. In addition, it is often the lottery with the weight of the rackets which means that you may have tried and liked a racket and no longer appreciate the one you buy because it weighs 20g more or less!

Yes yes but if we can have both !!
The equipment remains very important as in all sports for example I played with a Dunlop at 140 euros but which lacked power. I switched after advice to the Vertex Bullpadel it is day and night even at my level and it allowed me to progress.
And then a good stuff lasts longer !!

Franck Binisti says:
15 September 2018 22 to 49 h min
Hello Pitoun, Of course, this is more of an opinion. Your testimony shows that this article may be true in some cases and false in other cases. 🙂
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Frédéric RICHEME says:
16 September 2018 12 to 30 h min
You confirm my words, especially when we know you and we know that you took lessons with Philippe Dales.
A good racket yes, but with good movements… 😉
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