Author: Lucas Sánchez

Lucas Sánchez is the founder of SimplePadel. Born and raised in Spain, Lucas has been living in the US and UK for the last 20 years and currently calls Miami his home. While he’s never played professionally, the dream is still alive.

Lucas loves nothing more than playing (and talking) about padel, and he considers himself lucky to have a wife and family that share his love for the game.

Nox VK10 Aranzazu Osoro Review

Nox VK10 Aranzazu Osoro 2023. Advanced padel racket for woman. Image source: Nox.

If you’re in the market for a padel racket that offers both style and power, the Nox VK10 Aranzazu Osoro is a great option that delivers those in spades.

Made with a carbon frame combined with fiberglass silver components, an HR3 core, a rough surface, and an anti-vibration system, this padel racket: VK10, offers plenty of features to satisfy the discerning player.

Although it has a low balance that may not be ideal for aggressive players, defensive players will find it perfect for their needs. Aranzazu Osoro (Ulrich) plays with this pala on the tour.

Let’s discuss what makes this racket the perfect Premier Padel companion in this Nox VK10 Aranzazu Osoro review.

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Nox ML10 Pro Cup Review

The NOX ML10 Pro Cup Luxury is one of the most iconic rackets because it is used by one of the greatest players of all time in the Premier Padel, Miguel Lamperti.

However, is it the best padel racket in the world today? Which player is the padel racket for? Is it intended for amateurs or professional players?

The Nox ML10 Pro Cup Luxury Series padel racket is the new edition of its legendary predecessor, the ML10 PRO CUP.

Read on for our full test and review.

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Babolat Counter Veron Review

Babolat Veron, the full series. Image source: Babolat.

The Babolat Counter Veron Padel racket offers users more dynamic power because of its durable yet lightweight construction, making it a more maneuverable racket on the court. Suitable for intermediate to advanced players.

The Counter Veron Babolat padel racket may be one of the last items you’ll need to buy, thanks to how ergonomic, aerodynamic, and excellent it is. It’s durable, that’s for sure.

You won’t be replacing it for a long, long time!

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Bullpadel Indiga CTR Review

Bullpadel Indiga CTR 22. A great lightweight alternative to other Bullpadel rackets. Image source: SimplePadel.

The Bullpadel Indiga Control is an ultra-light padel racket designed for amateur and intermediate players who want to improve their level of play.

The Indiga CTR padel racket has everything you want for a starter racket, an ultralight design, a round head shape for maximum control, and a frame that can last you a lifetime.

It has a perfect balance of features, making it a great racket and rivaling some of the best rackets within the price range.

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Cork Padel Light III Review

Cork Padel. A revolutionary way of producing Padel rackets. Made in Portugal. Image source: corkpadel.pt.

The Cork Padel Light III is a balanced padel racket with the right amount of power, control, comfort, handling, and durability.

This cork padel racket is recommended for beginners and advanced players whose physical structure does not allow excessive weights.

This padel racket stands out for its improved comfort and mobility due to its lower balance and reduced weight.

Read on to see if this is the padel racket you need!

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Adidas Adipower Review (Seba Nerone)

Player using the Adidas Adipower 3.1 to attempt a kicksmash out of court. Image source: Padel OnTime.

A padel racket like the Adidas Adipower 3.1 is an elite choice of equipment as it’s specially designed by Seba Nerone (link in Spanish), a retired five-time former world number 1 padel player.

The Adidas Adipower 3.1 is a good padel racket with Spin Blade, Smart Holes Curve, and Dual Exoskeleton technologies, responsible for greater rigidity, maximum comfort, and power.

However, as good as it is for offense, it may be less potent in defense. Yet, it’s not a big deal since the Adipower 3.1 padel racket is for advanced and expert players.

As you read through our review of the Adidas Adipower 3.1 racquet, you’ll learn more about this model, its features, composition, and our first impressions! 

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Highlights from the Global Padel Report (2022)

A few weeks ago, Playtomic and Deloitte (Monitor Deloitte) released a massive 115 pages report labelled Global Padel Report. The report, focuses on the growth of the sport from both a leisure and professional perspective and shows a lot of interesting points.

In the introduction of the report, Martita Ortega and Fernando “Bela” Balasteguin speaks about how they got started with playing padel. Even though the report is labelled as global, the US is hardly mentioned, probably because of its relative growth to pickleball in the US.

In this article, we’ll give you the most important highlights from the report.

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Padel is coming to New York!

Looking for padel courts in NY?

Read our updated guide: Where to Play Padel in New York — 18 clubs and 52 courts across NYC and the Hamptons, with ratings, contacts, hours, and amenities for every venue.

Where to play Padel in NY, US?

Restaurateur Santiago Gomez, co-founder of restaurants Cosme and ATLA signs lease of warehouse in South Williamsburg to create Padel Haus – New York’s first padel club and padel venue.

There’s also signs of The Padel Club NY opening, but no real information in terms of facts as New Yorkers get excited and prepared.

The potential for padel is tremendous

Santiago Gomez

The ever growing sport of padel is finally coming to New York in the US. It seems only right that it’s a man of Mexican origin that is bringing the world of padel to New York back from his home country.

It’s said that Padel as a sport originated in 1969 in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco which is exactly where Santiago Gomez stayed during the covid pandemic to get the idea of bringing padel to NY.

As padel continues to grow, make sure to read our complete coverage of the growth of padel in the US.

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