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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.
Raleigh's padel scene jumps from 3 courts to 18 in 2026, anchored by North Hills Club today and Swing Racquet + Paddle's 44-acre flagship campus opening in December.
Cube Padel is one of the first US padel brands to operate in two top-tier metros — Chicago and Houston — under one name. Here's what makes the format work, and where the brand is headed next.
Indiana's padel scene is going from zero to three in under a year. NorthPoint Padel is open now in Westfield, Fort Wayne Country Club added the state's first private court in March, and the Mouratoglou Tennis Center opens 8 indoor courts in Noblesville this August.
Padel runs on apps now — but which ones actually matter? Here's the 2026 stack for US players: the one app everyone needs, plus the specialty tools for matchmaking, skill tracking, AI highlights, and tournament play. Pick the two or three that fit how you play.
Nox makes everything from $70 beginner sticks to Agustin Tapia's $400 pro frame. Here's the 2026 lineup sorted by who should actually buy each one — the AT10 Signature, X-Hero, and X-Zero — plus where to find them in the US.
Padel courts are 20m × 10m, end of story — but the walls, ceiling height, and service boxes are what make the game feel completely unlike tennis. Here is every measurement that matters and why it shapes how you play.
Spain's cult padel brand has finally landed in the US. The 2026 Siux lineup — Trilogy, Fenix, Diablo, and Génesis — offers four very different rackets at the premium end of the market. Here's which one fits your game.
Bay Padel — California's biggest padel operator — adds a 6-court outdoor club at Google's San Jose campus and its first LA-area location in Marina del Rey, growing the network to five.
Charleston has one open padel club today and two more on the way. Here's where to play, what's coming, and how padel showed up at the 2026 Credit One Open.
Padel Relations is a global B2B network connecting padel club owners and companies in the US and beyond — combining a year-round online portal with annual in-person events in New York and Barcelona.
The DC-Maryland-Virginia padel cluster keeps filling in. Three new clubs — Padel Social Bethesda, Epic Padel Tysons, and East Potomac Racquet Sports — are slated to open across the DMV between late spring and summer 2026. Here's what's new since our April update.
Maryland's padel scene has quietly become one of the most established in the Mid-Atlantic — 4 open clubs across Baltimore and the DC suburbs, with Padel Social opening in Bethesda this May. Here's the full guide to playing padel in Maryland in 2026.