How to play padel? 

It’s 3 decades old?

@@fedyosh4221 padel was invented in the late 60`s, in 1969 precisely in Acapulco by Enrique Corcuera. I start playing it in 1989 in Argentina.

Could you tell me why the rackets are so outrageously expensive compared to squash and tennis rackets? I want to start playing but my jaw dropped when I saw prices.

@@TheLunarnotes I guess since padel is growing all over the world so amazingly fast, padel brands are in their moment, so they have no reason not to rise their prices. Back in the 90´s padel gear was relatively inexpensive compare to tennis for example. That being said there are second brands, that have reasonable prices and they offer good quality: Royal padel, Sidespin, Kombat, Kelme, Kappa, Dufour, Sane, Sola. etc. All of this brands have nice products for amateur and even competitive players. But if you look for top brands like Bullpadel, Nox, Adidas, Head, Wilson, and specially their top of the line models, prices are up to 5 times other raquets (palas o paletas are how they call it in spanish) And believe me in this you can it even tell the difference between a 120 bucks racket from a 300 one until you reach quite a high level. Go for a medium model in a second brand and you will enjoy a lot. Spend your money on padel lessons, and you will be fine. Then may be, you need something that match your needs. But you can not know what you need unless you play well and play a lot. Greetings from Argentina, I hope you find this useful.

@@georginiuss Thanks for your response! I'm booking my first lesson soon, in Stratford, East London, UK's biggest club apparently.

same for me (also the only video about padel I ever watched but it was very clear xD)

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My head is reeling trying to understand the tennis/padel scoring system. Who on earth counts 15-30-40 instead of 1-2-3?

There is a theory that tennis scoring was originally counted using the hands of a clock, hence, 15mins, 30mins, 45mins (which was shortened to 40). Hope that helps

I been watching bits on BT sport lately, I'm good at tennis and squash so would like to try this but not sure best places to play.

or Racquetball.

the server has two opportunities to complete the serve

I think 2nd serve only counts if you hit the net or miss the service lines

I think it might be vice versa. Tennis can be a lot slower than this for elderly. My grandpa plays tennis but doesn’t like the pace of padel

Clearly, you have never played padel nor watched professional players. Padel is much more about tactics and playing at the right speed. Many tennis players that start with padel make A LOT of mistakes by hitting way too hard or with too much slice on the forehand, meaning their balls: 1. Go straight to the wall and lose the point easily 2. Go too hard and give an easy rebound for the opponents to counterattack. I don't think it's easy for tennis players to get used to this.

People who liked this, including you, must have never played padel. It requires crazy reflexes, flexibility, endurance, etc. so no, not at all for retired people.

Point for you.

glass only

@@Chavi27 : Is that correct? As per 01:47 both are possible (glass and wire)

@@browserforu8306 he asked for the situation at 1:30 ... you cannot do this with the fence.... sure, when you receive the ball it can bounce the fence after floor bounce

No this is out and you lose the point must bounce off the ground first

It's allowed

Because it is consider a volley, but it must come with the right height, so you can smash it, it bounces on the opponent court, and can go outside, or even return to your court.

the scoring system is exactly the same as tennis

@@stephen729 which is already too complicated :)

@@lawfulhamster8724 whats complicated about it? :D anybody who even slightly play any sports knows how to count tennis points...

I think tennis and padel tennis should have same scoring system as badminton. 21 individual points to win a set and best of 3 sets. Find tennis annoying where you could win a set in 4 points. Doesn't give yourself enough time to get back into the game.

@@mikecondon93 u need 4 to win a game but 6 games to win a set in tennis. So 24 points

Correct, they explained it wrong.

As far as I know, it has to be doubles.

it can be played in singles

There are two different court sizes. One for doubles and another for singles. The most common one is for doubles.

It can be played in singles, but the court is smaller. I've only ever seen such a court in Spain

My partner and I play Singles at the moment. We only use half of the court and try not to hit the ball to other other side. We're beginners, so we're playing singles until we feel confident enough to play with other people and get used to the scoring system.

I believe it's because the other team wins the point if you do that. Hence, you lost it.

Turn your body sideways when serving

there is no time limit!

But it usually stands around 90 mins

Bro idk what u mean cuz I can hear clearly?

Could have been worse. But thanks to subtitles, you should be fine without sound

Nah u can! Padel fields near me (and i have played on them myself) have single player fields aswell

​@@Toonio-mk5ou I read in another comment that singles fields are smaller? Without ever having seen a Padle field in real life, they already look kinda small? Why would you make it even smaller just to play 1v1?!

It's more dynamic but demands more practice

This game was invented in 1969

Hitting the net (like in tenis) or hitting the glass behind without the ball touching the ground first

Because not everyone play tennis.

There isn't point losing

Your opponent gains a point so in essence you're losing a point to your opponent but it doesn't get deducted from your score.

Either way, a warm-up is always welcome :-)

Animal 😆

Npc comment

Bruh

Do people realize how pathetic they are with those kinds of comments? Man, this western society....

Trust me its not

@@Buggolious I trust myself and my judgement more. Boring! Just like football.

@@tazuosukuro7855 well you do you i guess

@@tazuosukuro7855 if your judgement says football is boring then you are boring, and you are wrong

@@Zneakys Not American football/arm pit football, I meant that soccer you know, the European or global football, actual game that plays ball with feet. American football is very exciting :) Every sport watched live is always more exciting than watched on TV. TV makes every sport a little more boring. Padel could be better live but not on TV. Same with soccer/real football.

it's a far more physical version of tennis. While raw strenght isn't that much necesary as it is in tennis, you jump way more often, you run foward and back more often (even outside of court), and most points are decided on volley, wich means is more intensive on the quick reaction and reflexes. Since the game gives a lot more oportunities to recover, points also tend to be longer, and there are more chances to get back from a mistake in the middle of a point. Just watch any doubles match of tennis the Davis Cup, and compare it to the Padel World Tour, you will see what i mean.

Mad cuz bad

dude calm down you’re a nobody people just want to have fun

More fun than tennis

Any askers?

It is the same as tennis. I think you may be overthinking it. If the ball bounces twice, you lose the point. If the ball hits the net, you lose the point. If the ball hits the opponent's wall before hitting the opponent court (similar to hitting it out in tennis), you lose the point. If you double fault on a serve, you lose the point. The part you're confused about is hitting the grid. If the ball hits the grid after a serve, the server wins the point, not the opponent. It's the same as an ace in tennis.

Watch the video

You can score in this game by: You return the ball to the opponent's side and bounces twice. You return the ball and bounces once in the opponent's side, the ball goes outside the 'cage' and bounces outside. You return the ball and hits any part of the opponent's body. Your opponent fails to return the ball by hitting the net. Your opponent returns the ball but hits the glass/grid before hitting the court. Your opponent hits the ball outside the 'cage' without touching your side of the court first. Your opponent commits a double fault. Your opponent touches the net while the ball is still in play. Things to take into consideration: The ball has to bounce once in your opponent's side to be considered in play, if it goes staight to the glass, grid or even out of the 'cage' the ball is considered out. After the first bounce in your opponent's side, the ball can touch both glass and grid. (serve exception) When you serve, the ball has to hit the court (serve square) first and then it can hit the glass, but never the grid as it would be considered fault. You are able to play a ball that goes outside the 'cage', check the World Padel Tour (WPT) yt channel to see a great demonstration. You can use your own glass to return the ball to the other side but never the grid, you can check this as well on the WPT channel as it hosts the bests talents of the sport. Hope this helps!

​@@safemoonlover619excellent explanation, thank you!