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Buying guides, technical explanations and player feedback. Everything we wish we had read before choosing a padel racket.

Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, standing at a club reception desk, a white membership card in one hand and a black and red SCUD racket in the other, in front of a large window overlooking floodlit padel courts at dusk
LatestGuides

FFT padel licence: 2027 prices, types and how to get one

Padel licence 2027 in France: €33 at a club, €51 online without a club, €4 to try. What it covers, how to get it on Ten'Up, and the medical rules.

13 min read
Where to start

Three reads
to choose well.

If you only read three, read these, in this order: from the first question to the racket that suits you. 22 min read

  1. Step 1 · 7 minHow to Choose a Padel Racket: Shape, Weight, BalanceRead the article
  2. Step 2 · 9 minTeardrop vs diamond vs round padel racket: which shape?Read the article
  3. Step 3 · 6 minPadel racket control vs power: which one for your game?Read the article

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Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, on the left half of an indoor padel court, winding up a smash with his black and red racket, free arm stretched towards the ball, while his partner, blurred, stands on the right in the foreground
Guides

Padel racket for the left-side player: how to choose

Padel racket for the left-side player: the role of the backhand side, shape, balance, stiffness and weight, how it differs from the right, and left-handers.

16 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, holds his black and red racket at the bottom of the handle in a continental grip, frame edge towards the camera and wrist strap on, pointing at his grip, against a dark red background
Technique

How to Hold a Padel Racket: The Continental Grip

How to hold a padel racket: the continental grip step by step, the other grips, hand position, grip pressure, the wrist strap and the mistakes to avoid.

18 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, in a defensive stance at the back of an indoor court at night, black racket in hand, a ball bouncing off the glass beside him
Technique

Playing off the glass in padel: wall returns and defence

Playing off the glass in padel: the rules, reading the ball, footwork, back and side glass, double walls, the contra-wall and drills to defend better.

18 min
Padel player from behind facing a misty glass court, SCUD Black Impact B3 in hand
Guides

How to find a padel court near you in France: the guide

Where to play padel in France: the official census of courts, the booking apps, off-peak slots, whether you need a licence, and how to find partners.

6 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, padel racket and notepad in hand, on an old tennis court under construction where the glass walls of a padel court are going up
Culture

Tennis courts turned into padel courts: why clubs do it

Two tennis courts, four padel courts, three times the potential revenue: the economics of conversions, their limits and the lesson from Sweden.

12 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, holds a tennis racket in one hand and a padel racket in the other, against a red background
Guides

Padel or tennis: which should you choose? The full comparison

Court, rules, price per player, learning curve, fitness, atmosphere: padel and tennis compared point by point to help you choose the sport that suits you.

13 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, refereeing in the middle of a court split in two, tennis clay on one side and blue padel turf on the other
Culture

Will padel kill tennis? The 2026 figures

Padel is booming, Djokovic is worried, courts are being converted. Yet tennis is breaking records. Seven rounds, official figures only, one verdict.

15 min
Evening padel lesson on a blue court: a coach demonstrates a volley to two players, balls scattered on the ground
Technique

Learning padel: the complete guide to improving your game

Rules, gear, warm-up, shots, doubles play, first tournaments: the complete path to learning padel, step by step, with links to all our guides.

8 min
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Culture

Padel culture: history, numbers and great figures

Born in Acapulco, played at Roland-Garros: the history of padel, its numbers, its legends, its big events and what sets it apart from tennis.

6 min
Illustration: Coach SCUD, the brand's gorilla, leaning against the white wall of a small flower-lined court overlooking Acapulco Bay at sunset
Culture

History of padel: from an Acapulco garden to Roland-Garros

Who invented padel, and why the walls? From Corcuera in Acapulco in 1969 to the 2026 Paris Major: the complete history of padel, backed by sources.

15 min
Padel player seen from behind on an indoor court lit up at night, illuminated towers visible through the glass in a warm haze
News

Kuwait Major 2026: dates, stakes and favourites

From 26 to 31 October, Kuwait hosts one of the last two Majors of 2026: dates, points, favourites, the race to the Finals and where to watch it in France.

6 min
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