The Padelmine padel blog
Practical guides, comparisons and tips for choosing your racket, looking after your equipment and improving your game. Written by players, updated every season.
The essential guides
How to choose a racketHow to choose a padel racket: the complete guideShape, weight, balance, materials and level: everything you need to get it right first time.Read guide →
Learn padelPadel levels: table from 1 to 7Find out your real level and which type of racket suits it.Read guide →
Learn padelPadel for beginnersBasic rules, gear and tips for your first matches.Read guide →Latest articles
Nox shoe size guide
EU, UK, US and centimetre conversion chart to get the right size for your Nox padel shoes.
How to choose a padel racket: the complete guide to getting it right first time
Shape, weight, balance, stiffness and materials: everything you need to know to choose the perfect padel racket for your level and your style of play.
Padel levels: table from 1 to 7 and which racket to use at each one
Find out which padel level you are, what you need to move up to the next one and which racket suits you at each stage.
Types of sole in padel shoes: herringbone, omni and mixed
Herringbone, omni, mixed or smooth: which sole grips best on each type of court and how to choose your padel shoes.
Premier Padel: how the professional padel tour works
What Premier Padel is, what types of tournament it has, how the FIP ranking works and how it relates to the FIP Tour. A clear, up-to-date guide.
12 keys to improve at padel
Technique, tactics, fitness and gear: the tips that will help you level up fastest.
Fibreglass or carbon: which padel racket should you choose?
What each material offers, what 3K, 12K and 18K mean and which option suits your level and your arm.
Foam or EVA rubber: differences in the core of a padel racket
The core is the heart of the racket: this is how ball output, control and comfort change between foam and EVA rubber.
Padel, tennis, pickleball, squash and badminton: the differences
Court, equipment, rules and difficulty: how padel compares with other racket sports.
How to put an overgrip on a padel racket, step by step
Six steps to fit an overgrip like a pro, how often to change it and how to adjust the handle thickness.
Padel dictionary: the terms you should know
Bandeja, víbora, por 3, golden point, balance… The padel glossary with the most common terms explained simply.
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