[Topspinmo]

More Padel tennis tournament highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoWrV7PqhI

[Papa_lecki]

Wonder how long until padel hits The Villages?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

Wonder how long until padel hits The Villages?

Looks very similar to platform tennis with screens rather than glass walls?

Imagine indoor raises court cost an order of magnitude.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

More Padel tennis tournament highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoWrV7PqhI

Very interesting - thanks!

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Looks very similar to platform tennis with screens rather than glass walls?

Imagine indoor raises court cost an order of magnitude.

The playing surface is different. You play on a solid surface (i.e. concrete) with a turf product on top. Fewer lower body injuries. It’s a little bit harder to learn than Pickle, but easier than tennis.
The entire court inside the glass is in play.
Courts aren’t that expensive.
Honestly, the biggest thing for central florida, is building to hurricane winds, since the back wall is solid glass.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

Wonder how long until padel hits The Villages?

Courts cost too much… takes up too much real estate.

I would like it just for quality warmup back board not junk they have on few tennis courts.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Looks very similar to platform tennis with screens rather than glass walls?

Imagine indoor raises court cost an order of magnitude.

Court much larger. This is pro match, I’m sure there are out door recreation courts? Not that hard keep ball in play due to only out if hit wall before floor surface, not like tennis where you have control depth with spin or touch. Have to be quick, good reflexes, and in excellent shape. So, I doubt it catch in here when it eliminates maybe 80% of population. But didn’t stop getting platform tennis or 3 cushion billiard tables? Actually other than larger court (creating space problems) probably close to same cost of platform tennis courts?

[rsmurano]

Platform tennis is much slower/different than Padel ball. Bouncing off a fence is much slower. In platform, I thought you could hit the ball off the back fence, nope. In Padel or raquetball the back wall is a critical shot. Platform was fun, but pretty slow and coming from a raquetball background, platform tennis wasn’t for me

[JannCarr]

Can't figure out the difference b/c they play so fast.