Dennis Timar has gotten hooked on padel. This is his story about his learning curve in the game. Maybe he will become a true padelnerd? The Tennis Enthusiast’s road to becoming a Padelnerd Welcome back to my route to becoming a fully qualified Padelnerd. Okay, so I have got my bat and I am getting a lot of hours under my belt. I watched the Barcelona World Padel Tour men’s final yesterday, and it didn’t disappoint. Juan Lebrón and Ale Galán are unbeatable at the moment. Quite literally. No one can even touch the guys. The good news for some …
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Many players have transitioned from tennis to padel. What makes the sport so exciting and will Dennis make the journey from tennis to padel? Tennis to Padel The tennis enthusiast’s road to becoming a… padel enthusiast?! Well, yes, I am a devoted tennis player. So much so that I even have a tennis court tattooed on my forearm. But hey, padel is supposed to be fun, right? Well, fun it is… indeed it is. I started as any tennis player with good volleys, somewhat acceptable overheads (although when I say this, in tennis, my overheads are as good as any), …
Many tennis fans also play padel and pickleball. So here is Richard Bancroft with a Dunlop Aero Star Pro Padel Racket Review. Dunlop Aero Star Pro Padel Racket Review Summary This racket is for the advanced and professional player that likes an attacking game. The diamond shape provides a larger sweet spot generating a good amount of power through all shots, especially on the smash. I found it easy to kick-smash the ball out of the court. The technology in the racket meant it also had good maneuverability despite it being a heavy racket. The rough surface helped generate good …
Padel is the fastest growing sport in Europe and many tennis players try it. Here is a padel bat review of the HEAD Alpha Pro. The HEAD Alpha Pro padel bat is for advanced players and is used by World Padel Tour star Sanyo Gutierres. It’s a versatile bat, but offering more power than most padel bats for beginners to intermediate players. You can check out the HEAD Alpha Pro padel bat at Tennis Warehouse Europe padel section. Specifications The HEAD Alpha Pro padel bat has composition including power foam to make it more comfortable. Like with HEAD tennis racquets, …
Padel is one of those emerging sports that have recently started growing in countries like Spain, India, the USA, China, and the whole of Asia. Over the last two decades, over 100 million players have been on the field. Although padel has not been considered an Olympic sport, there are many significant lovers of the game, like the best-ever football player Messi. Today, padel has become the newly-emerging sport in the gaming industry, offering various simple rules and techniques. Learning how to play padel is not tricky, and it’s also easier to play compared to tennis, badminton, and squash. If …
If you’ve played tennis next to a padel event, you start asking yourself the question: Is padel daycare for adults? Because when you need like a “boombox” or a Bluetooth speaker as I guess they call it these days, to create a “vibe”, it feels more like daycare than sport. But maybe I’m just a jealous tennis player because padel is getting a lot of hype in Europe these days! And I have played padel a few times and it’s not bad. It’s not nearly as fun, engaging or complex as tennis, but it’s great as a social fitness activity. …
This is perhaps not what you want to see on a site called Tennisnerd. But in my recent trip to Marbella I played padel for the first time. I played padel for the first time thanks to Irakli from the brand Nordic Dots, I had the chance to test a few of their padel racquets and do an hour of singles padel. I know padel is mainly played in the doubles format, but it gave me an idea of the sport and how padel racquets differ. In many parts of Europe, padel is becoming increasingly popular. Tennis Warehouse Europe has …
Many of my tennis friends are also playing padel. Meanwhile, I have never tried it. Can you learn anything from playing padel? I mean, can you learn anything related to tennis from playing padel? What are your thoughts? Have you tried padel? What do you think about it and how does it compare to tennis? Padel has been around in countries like Argentina and Spain for a long time. But a few years ago the bug hit Sweden and now it’s spreading faster than a certain virus. I focus my sporting attention on tennis and find the obsession with padel …
Padel is quickly becoming an extremely popular sport around the globe, courts are popping up absolutely everywhere to try to satisfy the huge demand from players that have been bitten by the Padel Bug. From being a sport with a broad popularity only in Spanish-speaking countries, it is now becoming a full-blown success all over Europe. It has actually got quite a few things going for it, for example it is not very demanding physically. Skills are more dependent on technique and tactics, rather than strength, so anyone can learn how to play regardless of age – you can even …
The relatively new sport padel tennis is taking the world by storm. It looks like a mix of squash and tennis. But what is padel tennis? Padel tennis is growing every year. You have probably seen the courts. The size is a third of a tennis court and the walls are made of glass. The ball can bounce on any wall but can only hit the ground once before being returned. Similar to tennis. The padel racquet is short, stringless but with holes on the surface. You use a low compression tennis ball and always serve underarm (Kyrgios might like …