Most Popular Padel Accessories
By: Melle | Last update: 15 February 2022
In principle you don’t need that much to play padel. Still, there are actually many accessories that can help you in your game and make it more comfortable. The basis is the racket and a sports outfit. What is most important is that you feel comfortable with your racket and can move nicely in your sports clothing. Still, it is always nice to have accessories that make your racket unique, for example. Or make sure you can hit a little harder or train better.
Racket accessories
As I mentioned a bit earlier, your accessories can really help your game. Or it provides better material, for example a protection tape, you stick this tape on the top of your padel racket. It happens quite often that your racket hits the ground or the glass/fence. To ensure that your racket lasts longer, you can stick it on your racket. You have them in different sizes and colors so you can make your racket completely your own.
grip
You have different grips that can be placed on a racket, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. From research and reviews we can conclude that the heacore grips are one of the better padel grips on the market. They are grips with a hexagonal honeycomb pattern. These can improve the comfort and precision in your game. These grips can also be very nice for people who are prone to injuries.
Overgrips are also becoming more and more popular. The standard racket handles are relatively small. For people with large hands this can feel annoying and reduce your playing level. By applying the overgrips over the original handle, you can make your handle as thick as you want. So you decide for yourself what is nice and you can also adjust it so that the grip you have completely suits your size. You can do this independently on your racket, on the internet you will find many instructions on how to do this best.
weights
You have small weights that you can stick on the racket. Are you looking for more speed and power in your padel racket? Then stick a weight on the top of your racket.
Are you looking for more precision and control? Stick the weight by the handle. These weights can be removed so it’s nice to see if these small adjustments make your padel game better
outfit
shoes
While paddling you move a lot and you need to be able to turn quickly and take off quickly to the front or back. Your shoes play a big role in this. The fit of the shoe and the sole of the shoe are therefore important to prevent unnecessary injuries. Many people think that tennis and padel shoes are the same, but this is not the case. The biggest difference is in the grip of the shoe. The deeper grooves will provide more grip. The pattern in the sole is also different and has different properties. So buy shoes that are suitable for padel if you are going to paddle intensively.
What should you pay attention to when you buy padel shoes? In fact, the most important thing is that you choose shoes that have a lot of shock absorption. You will have to absorb a lot of shocks while paddelling. Good padel shoes provide shock absorption and therefore less stress on your joints.
Differences in sole material:
the pebble or gravel sole is designed with a herringbone pattern. These soles have deep zigzag lines, which provide more grip.
You can recognize the omni sole by the dots on the sole. This sole is often a bit thinner and slightly more comfortable than the pebble or gravel sole.
The mixed sole is a combination of the 2 types above. This sole can have both the patterns. These are shoes that are becoming more and more popular!
clothing
When buying padel clothing, it is always wise to choose comfort. Choose clothes in which you feel comfortable. It is good to choose a shirt that wicks sweat. This is especially nice if you are indoors so that you can keep smelling fresh on the track.
Also make sure you have clothes for outside. Not all padel courts are indoors so make sure you have something warm for the colder days and something airy for the summer.
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