Star Point: how padel’s new scoring system works
Since 2026, professional padel no longer plays a straight golden point: the Star Point has arrived. What it is, how a game is scored and which other rules change.
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Official padel court dimensions (with all the figures)
Here we answer some of the questions our readers often send us… How big is a padel court? A padel court must be 10 metres wide and 20 metres long. Both halves of the court must be perfectly symmetrical in their dimensions and in the layout of the lines. The lines are 5 cm wide…
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Types of sweet spot on a padel racket
The sweet spot on a padel racket is the optimal point of impact on the ball. In other words, the perfect spot on the racket where you get the most control and power when hitting. Below we describe the different sweet spots of a padel racket: Centred sweet spot: located on the central axis of…
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What are the differences between padel balls and tennis balls?
The differences are not only in the size of the court, the walls or the racket. There are also differences between tennis balls and padel balls. Do you know how they differ? Size If we look at the tennis and padel rules, we can see that the balls have different sizes. The diameter of a…
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Steel Custom padel rackets arrive in Europe
PadelPro365 brings the full range of Steel Custom rackets to Europe: an Argentinian pioneer since 1987 with its own factory.
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Who invented padel and where was it created?
From Enrique Corcuera’s court in Acapulco (1962) to Marbella, Argentina and the World Padel Tour: the history of padel.
