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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.
Most padel players plateau not from lack of talent but from a handful of natural-feeling habits. Here are the eight most common padel mistakes beginners make — from tennis-style swings to ignoring the walls and lob — plus the specific fix for each one.
The padel serve is underhand and capped below the waist, so it's never going to be a weapon — but a consistent, well-placed serve wins points and gets you to the net first. This guide covers the rules (including the 2026 one-foot change), the grip and motion, serve types, placement, and drills to groove it.
Padel is one of the most affordable racket sports once you split a court four ways. Here's the full 2026 breakdown — court rentals, open play, memberships, lessons, and gear — with real prices from US clubs and tips to play for less.
Matches test your game; drills build it. Here are the best solo and partner padel drills — from back-glass rallies to bandeja rotations — plus a 20-minute weekly practice plan and a simple way to track your progress.
Padel is coming to Laredo for the first time — and two clubs are opening at once. Deuces Padel Club and Laredo Padel Club will add a combined 14 outdoor courts to South Texas in 2026. Here's what to know and where to play.
Padel in Nevada is small but mighty: P1 Padel's eight courts in Las Vegas are among the largest dedicated facilities in the country, and a new indoor club is opening in Reno. Here's where to play, what it costs, and how to handle desert heat and wind.
Wilmington, North Carolina is getting padel. The Club at Midtown — a new private sports club on the site of the old Holly Tree Racquet Club — will open in September 2026 with three outdoor padel courts alongside pickleball, tennis, and a resort pool. Here's everything we know so far.
365 grams, 18K carbon, EVA Medium — padel spec sheets read like another language. This 2026 buyer's guide breaks down the five variables that actually matter, matches racket types to your level and budget, and points you to where to buy in the US.
Cincinnati is finally getting a padel home of its own. Club Padel will open four regulation outdoor courts at Newtown's Robert James Park in spring 2026, making it Ohio's first facility built solely for the sport. Here's everything we know so far.
Spin is the most over-promised spec in padel. Here is what genuinely creates bite — surface texture, racket shape, and a stiff, fast frame — plus the seven best spin rackets to buy in 2026, from Tapia's Nox AT10 Genius to forgiving, control-friendly round frames.
A shuttered downtown Chandler movie theater is becoming Padeland, an indoor padel club paired with a craft brewery, a wellness lounge, and a coworking floor. Here's what we know about one of Arizona's most ambitious padel projects yet.
Control wins more amateur points than power ever will. These are the best control-oriented padel rackets you can buy in 2026 — round heads, soft cores, and forgiving sweet spots — with US prices and where to buy each one.