Using Pickleball without stalling Padel progress?

I play both- I vastly prefer Padel but court time is expensive and hard to find here as well as opposed to pickleball which is everywhere in my city. As others have said very little carries over between the sports. I am far better at pickleball than Padel right now simply driven by how much I play both. Things from pickleball the help Padel: volleys, fast hands at the net, overhead put aways. Padel has so many strokes that just don’t have a place in pickleball like slices, huge lobs, flat (non spin) volleys, and multiple types of overheads. My advice is treat the games as different sports and practice the core concepts of each every time you get on the court or switch between them. Clinics and coaching in both sports can help you understand the differences and what you should be doing explicitly differently. There are a lot of pickleball haters on this subreddit but it is a very fun, and very strategic and hard game when you get to the 4.0+ level and can be very rewarding and a great exercise. Most people who hate on PB have never and will never play it at a high level. Not everyone has the court availability or the money to play padel regularly and I like to be active play racquet sports multiple days of a week so pickleball scratches that itch for me. Ultimately play what makes you happy and have fun doing it, that is what matters.

I think in terms of mindset, you have to think that both sport is very different ie. basketball to baseball. The only thing you can practice on both is your hand eye coordination, footwork and shot timing. Dont carry anything else into pb or padel. I used to play both and moved forward after serving in pickleball 😅 so now i just play each sport like how its supposed to be played

I play both (and a bunch of other racket sports since padel is expensive to play in my region). Pickleball is mostly on the lower priority for me in terms of favorites Not much in terms of ground strokes carry over in both games, probably overhead shots but that's it (this is due to the different physics of the paddle and ball) Split step timing and coverage positioning (since it's mostly doubles) are the things that carry over in both games

Both very different games but I am in a similar situation like you where pickleball is much cheaper than padel. Only thing I would say you can someone practice is your touches and slices which I found using a whole lot more.

Going to play pickelball after you played padel is opposite of progress

Just focus on movement, placement, anticipation, reaction and everything but the shots. Or at least use same grip, and try do some padel shots anyways, even if it's not the best in the situation. Pickleball is like a garden entertainment thing i play with 8-12 year olds just for fun mostly.

I play both. The biggest thing that carries over between the sports is footwork. Being able to split step at the right time, and learning to anticipate where the ball is going to go, etc. Technique wise, there isn't much. Drives are essentially non-existent in Padel. Lobs don't really work that well in Pickleball. Overheads are somewhat transferable, but overheads in PB are finishing shots 95% of the time, whereas Padel they are mostly setup or defensive shots depending on the situation. Chiquitas and drops are different in that the touch requires between both sports is quite different, but working on a topspin drop in PB will help you will your soft stuff in padel. Fitness, of course. When you play PB, try and be very active. Move your feet a lot.

Don't overthink it and enjoy. If you do that, and look back after a year, you will undoubtedly improve in both.

It’s hard to improve at both simultaneously once you’re past the beginner stage. They are similar enough to interfere. I’d suggest prioritising one or the other each quarter, for example playing 80% pickleball and 20% padel. That will help you move along nicely.

I don’t think you can develop some technique or train some shots which are equally good for both sports. So prioritize just one But you can work on the mental side of the game, unforced errors %, footwork, coordination and touch. These skills are transferable

High-level strokes are quite different given the valley of topspin vs slice, main commonality will be quick hands and reactions at the net and chiquitas will be helped by dinking. If you want to use pickleball mostly as practice for padel, though, you can play one-handed backhand and continental grip on forehand and rely mostly on flattish drives with a little flicked topspin. In that case, I would say backcourt low play will transfer over quite well. I think slicing (non-drop) volleys in pickleball would be too a bridge too far, but if you rely mostly on flat punched valleys rather than rolls and flicks, it will also carry over solidly. As a 5.0 tennis player volleys are my weakness, but as a 4.2 padel player, volleys are by far my strength (and they are still mostly tennis volleys, without much effort to slice).

Pickleball is a good game to play for the elderly, infirm or parents engaging with small children. That's just my take on it.