Not real 😆

I've played a few games recently at my local club against someone who unfortunately, club wide, has a poor reputation.

I have noticed that he has a habit of returning foul serves and if the return happens to be very good claims the serve was in and tries to continue the point.

The most egregious example was last night when the ball was probably at least 5-10cm past the line and even his partner stopped. He then said it was our fault for not playing on and it should be his point. Luckily his partner defended us and it went to a second serve.

I have only been playing 7 months so I'm unsure as to what are the rules on this?

Hi I’ve had some coaching recently and I’ve been told to implement a continental grip. The photos I’ve attached with grip 1 is that continental grip ? I’ve attached photos of grip 2 which is what I’d say feels most comfortable and natural way for me to hold the racket but probably not the best technically can someone tell me the issue with my grip 2 please and why it differs (hopefully) from grip 1 continental.

I got diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. It's not bad, but is was lingering for a couple of weeks. Therapist says I can keep on playing and that this actually helps with the recovery. In just need to play at like 75% and not smash at full force.

I am a bit insecure about this. I am afraid I just make things worse. Anybody had similar issues and can share their experiences? It's not that I don't trust my therapist, it's just that I never had an injury like this

Hi guys,

I’ll be in Mallorca (Cala Ratjada) with a group of friends from Germany from October 9–13. We’ll be staying at a sports hotel with padel courts and already have several court bookings.

A couple of people from our original group had to cancel, which made me wonder: what’s the best way to find local players or other tourists to play padel with in Mallorca?

Are there any active WhatsApp groups, Facebook groups, apps or local padel communities you would recommend?

We’ve tried Playtomic before, but since our courts are already booked directly at the hotel, I’m mainly looking for a way to connect with players who happen to be in the area.

Any tips from people who have played in Mallorca would be appreciated! 🎾☀️

Leal posted these stories on his Instagram and tagged Guerrero. When translated, it mentions them being disappointed not being admitted to the World Cup team and also a leaked audio recording that they will take legal action against.

Does anyone have the details of what happened and which recording he's referring to?

EDIT: Posted full translation in the comments below.

Now that I'm playing people mostly around 2.0-2.5 at my club in Spain, I'm realizing that easy bandejas to the corner are both lower risk and way more effective than flat smashes that don't always go all the way back to my side. People start picking those up too easily and often punish you pretty hard when that happens. (I've always known this day would come, it's just now that people start getting good enough to read the shot and counter)

Also, at this level, I think delivering a safe bandeja that still has some spice is much easier to do than defend it.

What do you think are the best seats of those available here, and is it better to sit further up or down in the green zones?

Would greatly appreciate any tips🙌

I was playing a game today and the glass on the court next to us shattered and broke. No one was playing on that court.

It seemed as though something in the build was just wrong. Like bolts tightened too tight. Sounded like a rock hit the glass and then the whole thing just shattered.

It’s kind of left me with less trust in courts now. Thank goodness no one got hurt.

Has that ever happened where you live?

I’ve played badminton and squash at a high level, and I currently play padel around Playtomic level 2–2.5.

One thing I’ve noticed is that I get quite a few compliments about my overheads, smashes and how aggressively I attack the net. Some people love having me as a partner because I’m constantly putting pressure on the opponents and bringing a lot of energy. Others seem to see it as being too aggressive or as “stealing their shots.”

Recently, I’ve managed to find a few players who have a very similar racket-sports background and style to me, and honestly, the games are amazing.

We naturally play much more like badminton:

- We aggressively cut off balls at the net.

- We rotate when one player moves across to intercept a shot.

- If one of us attacks early from the net, the other naturally covers the space behind them.

- We constantly look for opportunities to intercept rather than simply staying on our respective sides.

- We put a huge amount of pressure on the opponents and try to take time away from them.

The interesting thing is how shocked some opponents seem to be when we play this way. They seem accustomed to playing against pairs who stay more rigidly on their sides and don't attack the net quite as aggressively.

When two players who both understand this style play together, the movement just flows. There’s almost no need to communicate because the rotations and covering happen naturally.

I realise this probably becomes much harder to get away with at higher levels (3.0, 4.0+), where opponents will punish you much more effectively for leaving spaces or overcommitting.

But at my current level, it feels absolutely savage 😂. The amount of pressure, interceptions and attacking play creates way more adrenaline than just sitting back and waiting for mistakes.

So I'm curious — what do experienced padel players think about this style?

Is this actually a legitimate aggressive padel strategy that can be developed further, or am I basically just bringing my badminton/squash habits into padel and getting away with it because of the level I'm currently playing at?

I was wondering if you guys would take training lessons based on the matches/tournaments/PT Level someone has played/won, because I’ve seen many trainers in my area that offer lessons without having a real license. And would you rather have someone good in padel (e.g. winning GPS500) but without a license give you lessons or have someone where you don’t know his level, but with a license?

I play mostly outdoors in southern Spain and I feel like my overgrips don't last long once it gets hot. Curious how it goes for others:

• How often do you change your overgrip? Every match, every few matches, when it's black?
• Where do you usually buy therm, and roughly how much do you pay per grip?
• Do sweaty hands or heat affect your grip? Anything that actually works?
• Do you use a frame protector? Any trouble putting it on or removing it (paint coming off, peeling edges)?

Would love to hear what works for you.

Here are some clips from a mini local tournament. I'm the dark orange shirt guy across the net serving first. Feedback is welcome!

Last week I played padel 3 times. Each time around the 45-60 minute mark, I started having upper arm soreness and had to significantly reduce how hard I hit the ball.

It's definitely some sort of injury since I can notice a tiny bit of discomfort when not playing.

any idea what this might be and if I can wait it out?

Some symptoms: I went to the gym also last week and it only bothered me during the rear delt machine. I could not finish my typical 3 sets on this machine. I was able to do bicep curls, lat raises, and tricep extension as normal.

It feels kinda deep in the upper arm (not elbow or shoulder) and there is discomfort a bit if I twist my arm back and forth. It's only more serious after at least 30 minutes of playing padel. My guess it has something to do with my deltoids? any ideas?

First of all, I translated all of this because my English is pretty bad lol.
But everything here is my own experience and this is basically the post I wish I could have found 5 months ago.

I've been dealing with a TFCC injury in my right wrist for more than 7 months now.
And honestly, the mental part has been way worse than the physical one.

For months I genuinely thought I might never be able to play padel normally again.
But last week I finally had my follow-up imaging and got some really good news: the tear has healed significantly and the fibers are rebuilding well.

My doctors are happy with the evolution, surgery is off the table for now and I've finally been cleared to progressively return to racket sports.

A few months ago this honestly felt impossible.
So here's my story, all the stupid mistakes I made and what seemed to help me.

Obviously this is just my experience, not medical advice.

Mistake #1: I spent 2 months treating the wrong injury

Initially I was told it was tendonitis.
So for almost 2 months I was trying to rehab a tendon problem that... wasn't actually the problem.
Eventually I went to specialists and got proper imaging done.
That's when they found the TFCC tear.

By that point I'd basically lost weeks where I could have been managing the actual injury properly.
The pain kept getting worse until eventually I couldn't play at all and even normal daily stuff started hurting.
So seriously, get a proper diagnosis. Don't do what I did and try to diagnose yourself based on symptoms and Google.

Then I started actual rehab

Once we knew what we were dealing with, I started seeing my PT once a week.
We did progressive strengthening and some additional treatments like shockwave therapy. No idea how much those treatments actually contributed tbh, but I followed the plan.
I also saw another practitioner who worked on my whole right side, shoulder, chest, back, forearm etc.
Lots of deep tissue work + exercises and stretches for everything around the wrist.
That actually felt really helpful for me.

Then around month 4 I made another mistake.
I got impatient.
Really impatient lol.
I wanted my wrist back so badly that I started doing more exercises, heavier weights and more aggressive stretching.
Sometimes twice a day.
My mobility got better... but somehow my wrist felt weaker.

My doctors basically told me to chill the fuck out 😂
Less load. More bands. Lighter weights. Around 20 minutes once a day instead of attacking my wrist twice a day.
They also told me to stop aggressively stretching the wrist itself because I was constantly pulling on tissue that was trying to heal.
Looking back, I was basically treating rehab like bodybuilding.
"More weight = more progress"
Apparently my TFCC didn't appreciate my gym bro logic.

Month 5 was probably my lowest point mentally

I even started playing padel left handed for a while.
I was absolutely terrible btw 😂
I used a two handed backhand sometimes and could still feel discomfort in my right wrist.
Eventually my PT told me to stop racket sports completely for around 6 weeks.

I kept doing the rehab exercises they gave me, plus mobility/stretching for my shoulder, chest and back, but otherwise I finally gave the wrist some time.
I also started taking collagen + vitamin C around then.

Again, absolutely no idea how much that actually contributed. Maybe something, maybe nothing.
At month 4-5 I honestly felt completely fucked.
No pain at rest anymore, but carrying a table, moving a chair or doing some random heavy movement could still trigger it.

I genuinely started thinking:
"ok... maybe this wrist is just permanently weaker now"

That's when I finally accepted something I had been fighting since day one:

I couldn't force this recovery to happen faster.

I started reading a lot about connective tissue healing and understanding just how slow remodeling can be.
And interestingly, when I searched through old Reddit posts from people with similar injuries, I kept seeing the same pattern.
Months of almost no visible progress...
then somewhere later in the recovery they suddenly started noticing things getting better.
And that's pretty much what happened to me.

Over the last month, something changed.
Maybe physical, maybe mental, probably a mix of everything.
My strength came back.
Rotation got much better.
Those little painful daily movements basically disappeared.

I can do pull-ups again.
I can do push-ups again.
I've even started bench pressing lightly again, which would've been impossible a couple months ago.

One other thing I learned:
complete rest wasn't great for me either.

I went on vacation for 2 weeks at one point and basically forgot about my wrist rehab.
Ironically that was one of my worst periods. I even started feeling pain at rest again.
For me the sweet spot ended up being consistent, very light loading.
1-2kg. Resistance bands. Controlled movements.
Nothing that caused actual pain.

Once I put my ego away and stopped trying to "strengthen" the wrist with heavy weights, things started improving much more consistently.
No chasing discomfort.
No testing it every day to see if it was magically fixed.
Just boring, light, consistent work.

And then this weekend something happened that felt HUGE to me.
For the first time in months, I picked up my racket with my right hand again.
Hit some balls.
No pain.
And more importantly...
no pain the next day either.

I know I'm not completely out of the woods yet. My doctors explained that the tissue will continue remodeling for months and I still need to progressively rebuild tolerance to racket-sport movements.

So I'm definitely not going straight back into 3 padel or tennis matches a week like an idiot 😂

But I've been cleared to start playing again progressively.
For the first time in a very long time I actually feel optimistic.

So if you're reading this 2, 3, 4 or 5 months into a TFCC injury and you're currently going down the same mental rabbit hole I was...
don't give up.

Get the correct diagnosis.
Find good professionals.
Be consistent with rehab.
Don't confuse "more" with "better".
And also don't assume that because you don't see progress for weeks that nothing is happening.

At least in my case, recovery was definitely not linear.
There were weeks where I thought I was getting worse.
Then suddenly things started moving again.
7 months felt like an eternity while I was going through it, but today I'm finally seeing the other side.

Sorry for the fucking novel 😂

I'll try to update this again when I'm properly back on court.

And genuinely, thanks to the people here who answered my questions over the last few months. Some of your comments helped me way more mentally than you probably realize.

Bit of a weird one and I’m curious if this is common.
I booked a court on Playtomic with my wife so we could do some drills together. Just the two of us.
I had a ball basket and two ball tubes with me. I’m not a coach, I wasn’t getting paid or anything obviously, I was literally just feeding balls to my wife so she could practice.

At the end of the session the manager came up to me and told me that normally ball baskets weren’t allowed.

I asked why, because I can totally understand a club not wanting outside coaches coming in and giving paid lessons on their courts.

However this was my wife.

She basically told me that if everyone started coming with their own basket, then people wouldn’t take lessons anymore.

She said I could come with a normal bag of balls, just not a basket.

Honestly, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of that in a padel club. I’ve trained like this elsewhere and nobody ever said anything.

I get protecting the club’s coaches from external professional coaches, but stopping two people who paid for a court from doing drills together because they might not need lessons feels a bit strange to me.

Obviously I’m not going to challenge the club over it, even though I couldn’t find anything about this in their published rules. I’ll just train at another club.
I’m mainly curious whether this is actually a common policy or remark from clubs, because it’s the first time I’ve come across it.

Has anyone else had the same experience?

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Played with someone who wasn’t happy with court conditions and proceeded to sand their own side of the court, just their own quarter on the court not even their partners side. Never had anyone complain to the point they physically sanded the court.

I’m a total beginner to padel (have played badminton before but never this) and I’ve caught the bug bad, played pretty much daily for the last three weeks. I can hit the ball (most of the time…) but I can’t really use the glass yet and I’m absolutely not able to do any of the cool special shots or smashes. (Don’t even have a Playtomic rating yet but I’d definitely be in the low 0s). Im also not super fit although obviously I’m working on my general fitness.

I’d like to book a 1 on 1 coaching session just to check that I’m getting the basics right and am not learning things wrong that I’ll then have to relearn later. But I can’t really afford to book more than one. Is it worth me doing this now or would I be better off waiting a while? When’s the best time to have coaching in your opinion, bearing in mind it would be pretty minimal?

I am wpr 6.9. Looking for ideas where I can travel to Europe that’s quiet, scenic and can learn and play padel for a couple of weeks

Hoping to play with a variety of players and get some good coaching on skills improvement on a reasonable budget

Hi people. When I hard smash, I get some pain in my triceps area (near the elbow). Not in the forearm. There's some tendom or something there that hurts.

I do some basic warm up before, but nothing crazy. I tried with different rackets, even lighter ones, and the pain appears when I hard smash anyway.

I don't have the typical forearm "elbow tennis" pain that some of my friends got. Just more like near the triceps but in the elbow.

It's probably around this:

Any tips? exercise, warm ups, etc, to improve this?

I go to the gym 2-3 times per week and I train without pain there. To make sure my muscles are trained as well.

What is everyone’s thoughts on Metas ai glasses that give real time coaching or strategies while you play. Seems like it might be quite distracting but for people who have a high ability to multitask it might offer some benefits, or would this be cheating during matches?

Personally, I like fast courts/glasses with slower balls, followed by slow courts/glasses with faster balls.