Tag: Prevention of Padel injuries

Most Common Injuries of Padel: How to Prevent and Treat them

Many people have taken racket sports such as padel as a hobby as it is quite enjoyable and takes only a short time to learn.

Regardless of what new sports you’ve picked up, your joints will take a moment to get the hang of it.

The important thing is to practice!

Before you start rubbing elbows with professional athletes, expect a high number of padel injuries on your experience tally sheet!

However, padel is not an intimidating event. We’ve written this article to help you manage the most frequent injuries in padel tennis.

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X-Grip Padel vs. Hesacore: Which Is Better?

Less vibrations. Better control. Superior comfort. All true for the padel player that tries the Bullpadel Hesacore Tour Grip. Image source: BullpadelSport on YouTube.

Great grips changes the entire padel game. You may not think much of it, but the wrong grip will throw you off guard, decrease power, and make you prone to error.

Whether you are an amateur or professional, using a grip is an added help for a better game. The most known ones are X-Grip and Hesacore grip. The question is, which one should you use?

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What is a padel overgrip, and when should I change grip?

Different types and colors of a Padel Overgrip. Image source: The Padel Magazine.

One thing that newbie padel players neglect but top players highly value is the overgrip. You can have all the skills needed, but an ineffective and old overgrip will throw you off.

The overgrip, which you wrap around the racket handle, ensures you have extra grip, proper handling, and better sweat absorption.

That said, you must change padel overgrip regularly. But how often is “regular”?

Well, it depends on multiple factors. We’ll elaborate more below.

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