Racket Shape
The choice of racket shape is very important for your padel racket.
There are three racket shapes in padel racket: Round, Teardrop, Diamond. Roughly speaking
- light round rackets are more suitable for beginners
- medium-weight teardrop-shaped for all-round and advanced padel players
- heavy diamond shaped for professionals
However, it depends on the player's playing style and the weight and material of the padel racket, so even pro players round rackets.
Read more in the blog WHICH PADEL RACKET IS THE RIGHT ONE?
Subcategories
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Round
Padel Rackets Round - Racket Shape
Round shaped padel rackets have large sweet spot in the centre of the padel racket and low balance.
Round padel rackets achieve:
- better stroke control
- more comfort
- easier playability and manoeuvrability
- safe feel and forgive mistakes
- especially suitable for beginners
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Tear
Padel Racket Tear - Racket Shape
Tear-shaped padel rackets have the sweet spot further up the padel racket face and a medium balance.
Padel rackets tear achieve:
- perfect balance
- balanced balance point
- optimal mix of power and control
- good feel
- suitable especially for allround and tournament players
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Diamond
Diamond Padel Racket - Racket Shape
Diamond-shaped padel rackets have the sweet spot and balance at the top of the padel head.
Daiamant padel rackets achieve:
- more power but less control.
- best acceleration
- powerful strokes
- suitable for tournament and professional players