indyfob2008
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Just wondering if there will be a new forum section for Padel in the near future? I know there is a Reddit sub called "r/padel" but I'm just not a huge fan of reddit...
Plans to add a Padel section to the forums?
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konstantinos kalfountzos
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This was from my 3rd time playing Padel. Now, I've played about 6 or 7 times total and I am much more accustomed to using the back glass. I too would like to see a Forum Section about Padel. I plan to be playing Padel twice a month this year.
indyfob2008
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Are you also starting a new journey learning about the padel equipment? I'm new to the sport, and looking for a padel racquet that is a good all-around racquet, and good for players who have a tennis background.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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I've done some research about Padel rackets. Again, it depends on your whereabouts. In Europe there are many options to buy from, whithin Europe or from China. It's the complete opposite situation compared to Pickleball gear, where being in the USA one has much more options.
I have seen that Kuikma has some good entry level padel rackets around 80-100€. I'll see what i can get my hands on this year. First, i have to be sure people won't have issues being on my clips (i can always blur them out).
oak
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We are starting to flesh out our Padel Warehouse learning center and website, feel free to peruse some of our introductory content for this exciting game! https://www.padelwarehouse.com/learning_center/padel/
I would recommend starting off with a round-shaped padel racket in the medium weight range, maybe like 350-360 grams. Personally, I really like the Counter series from Babolat and the Wall Masters from Tecnifibre.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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I'll most probably play Padel this Sunday. Let me know if you're interested seeing footage.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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konstantinos kalfountzos
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Got my first Padel racket today. Maybe, I'll play this weekend.
Bud
Bionic Poster
Lob you opponents then move forward and volley into the corners.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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This is a clip from about a month ago. I've played one more time in which I have to say my level (somehow) had been much higher.
I'm serving MUCH better mixing things up with side spin and depth.
I'm volleying more accurately.
Most importantly (not shown in this clip), I'm always making sure I'm having my ready positing set as early as possible, holding the padel racket upright with my off-hand. This helps a ton timing the incoming pace better and thus being able to place my next ball more accurately.
I'll be recording more matches in the following weeks, as Padel will be in my weekly schedule to try and be playing once a week, mainly on weekends.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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Played 1.5 hours of Padel two weeks ago with my cousin as my partner. That was the best padel I've played so far on all levels.
Today, I played another 1.5+ hours of Padel. Honestly, I didn't feel tired at all. Maybe it was the weather conditions that were excellent for some outdoor activity: overcast and perfect temperature.
My partner was one of my usual tennis hitting partner that plays tennis at a very high level, so volleys and blocks in Padel come very natural to him and executes them much better than me. Where I feel I am better than him and my cousin is the use of the glass, ball placement, returning fast and low serves early and slowing down the pace.
Today, our ""opponents"" were some decent beginners, so the level was not ideal for me, but I took this opportunity to see how much can I limit unforced errors.
Today, I played another 1.5+ hours of Padel. Honestly, I didn't feel tired at all. Maybe it was the weather conditions that were excellent for some outdoor activity: overcast and perfect temperature.
My partner was one of my usual tennis hitting partner that plays tennis at a very high level, so volleys and blocks in Padel come very natural to him and executes them much better than me. Where I feel I am better than him and my cousin is the use of the glass, ball placement, returning fast and low serves early and slowing down the pace.
Today, our ""opponents"" were some decent beginners, so the level was not ideal for me, but I took this opportunity to see how much can I limit unforced errors.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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Played my best "matched" session of Padel today. Had a great time. Lost 1-2. I played a horrible 2nd set, lazy footwork and wrong placement on the court. But, got really locked-in for that final 3rd set and we got it 6-4.
All in all, I'm enjoying Padel much more than Tennis, no question about it. I plan on playing Padel on a more regular basis from now on. Tennis is getting a back seat (already there this past 1.5 years). Tennis will be mostly about hitting groundstrokes and some drilling and most importantly, the availability of free-of-charge municipal courts.
So, not abandoning tennis, but I'm picking Padel over tennis for the fact that I'm just having much more fun playing it, it's something new (like a new classmate), so it's interesting to get to know it even more.
Unfortunately, Pickleball is not a thing here yet. I'll see if I can manage to play Pickleball tomorrow.
All in all, I'm enjoying Padel much more than Tennis, no question about it. I plan on playing Padel on a more regular basis from now on. Tennis is getting a back seat (already there this past 1.5 years). Tennis will be mostly about hitting groundstrokes and some drilling and most importantly, the availability of free-of-charge municipal courts.
So, not abandoning tennis, but I'm picking Padel over tennis for the fact that I'm just having much more fun playing it, it's something new (like a new classmate), so it's interesting to get to know it even more.
Unfortunately, Pickleball is not a thing here yet. I'll see if I can manage to play Pickleball tomorrow.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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Clip from a 5-minute singles drill from yesterday. Played 1.5 hours before that, but the others didn't want to be recorded. I mostly wanted to see if this camera angle is something I could use to record myself, when I cannot record widescreen clips.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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konstantinos kalfountzos
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I was not feeling very well today, but managed to record a bit. Too hot out there, my phone was boiling hot and stopped recording multiple times.
konstantinos kalfountzos
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The "Xiamen Topcarbon" Padel racket, for sure, offers much more "grip" on the ball on the slices. No question about it. It's still quite light at 350grams static weight. I'd like it to be much heavier to see the difference and how much am I able to use a 360+ gram padel racket. For the time being, I'm very happy with it. Definitely a step-up from the "Harlem" racket I used last year. Feels slightly softer and a tad less powerful, but offering more grip on the ball, it gave me confidence to hit with much more acceleration.
The step-up on the grab on the ball was noticed by me right away when serving. I use lots of slice on my serve and missed a lot of my first serves because I had to adjust to the ball swifting much more than before towards the outside on my side-spin serve.
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I've now played about 3+ hours with this padel racket. The rough surface has for sure improved the "grab" on the ball on all slice shots. I have to make some adjustments to my serve, because my ball just swifts too much to the right at the moment. Same motion, same side-spin applied as I did all last year with my previous "Harlem" racket, but the side-spin is obviously more with this racket.
I also like the narrower and sharper shape of the throat when holding the racket especially from the back of the court.
So far, so good. No serious complains about it. I'll share more feedback as weeks go-by and I pile-up a few more hours.
For under 50€ with shipping to Greece included and 1-week-delivery time, it's hard to beat for a beginner like me!
The step-up on the grab on the ball was noticed by me right away when serving. I use lots of slice on my serve and missed a lot of my first serves because I had to adjust to the ball swifting much more than before towards the outside on my side-spin serve.
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I've now played about 3+ hours with this padel racket. The rough surface has for sure improved the "grab" on the ball on all slice shots. I have to make some adjustments to my serve, because my ball just swifts too much to the right at the moment. Same motion, same side-spin applied as I did all last year with my previous "Harlem" racket, but the side-spin is obviously more with this racket.
I also like the narrower and sharper shape of the throat when holding the racket especially from the back of the court.
So far, so good. No serious complains about it. I'll share more feedback as weeks go-by and I pile-up a few more hours.
For under 50€ with shipping to Greece included and 1-week-delivery time, it's hard to beat for a beginner like me!
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