Blog
Insights on padel technology, equipment, court guides, and the growing US padel industry.
Insights on padel technology, equipment, court guides, and the growing US padel industry.
The Pro Padel League opens its 2026 season July 9–12 at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom. Here's what the PPL is, how to get tickets, who to watch, the new PPL II division, and where the season goes next.
Everything you need to know about the NPL — America's largest amateur padel team league. Learn how the USA National Team League works, from city stage to nationals.
Find the best padel shoes for 2026 — expert picks for grip, cushioning, and stability on artificial turf courts.
Louisiana has exactly two padel courts, and both sit inside a Metairie bowling alley. New Orleans Padel Club is building four more at the corner of First and Tchoupitoulas — the state's first venue where padel is the main event. Here is what is planned, and why the opening date is still unconfirmed.
Padel Browser lists four padel clubs in Tennessee, and only two of them are in Nashville. The Arena Club brings indoor courts to Chattanooga's Southside this October, while Vitesse Padel is already open in Gray. Here is the full state map, including the Knoxville and Memphis gap.
Montana has no padel court the public can book — but Bozeman Classic Pickleball Club is adding one indoor padel court to its planned new facility. The target date has moved to June 2027, and the scope is smaller than early reporting suggested. Here is what is confirmed.
US players searching for padel racket grip size get handed tennis charts — the wrong scale entirely. Here is what L1, L2 and L3 actually mean in padel, three ways to measure at home, and what happened when we checked 304 rackets across three retailers for a grip-size option.
Padel is longer rallies with half the rest of tennis — and often three hours of social play, not one. Here's how to eat and drink around it: pre-match meals, how much to drink per hour, when you need electrolytes, grazing through an Americano, and what to do about the post-match beer.
Padel frames meet glass, fencing and turf as a matter of routine, and a $9 protector is the cheapest insurance you can buy. We checked what US retailers actually stock in September 2026, what a protector really prevents, and the weight-and-balance trade-off nobody else mentions.
In padel you can't have a bad attitude privately — your partner is ten feet away and your mood is one of their playing conditions. Here's what to say after an error, how to handle the golden point and being targeted, and how to stay switched on for a full session.
Padel rackets die quietly - the foam core compresses long before anything cracks. Here is the real lifespan by play frequency, the six signs your racket is finished, and what replacement actually costs at US retailers right now.
LA's padel coverage stops at the Westside, but the South Bay has quietly become the region's second padel cluster. Here is every court in Torrance, Carson and San Pedro, which ones you can actually book, and what changes when six waterfront courts open at West Harbor.