Padel ball

The padel balls are that great unknown on the padel court, and although they look the same, they are different from those used to play tennis.

Although they look similar, the main difference is that the pressure of the padel balls is 0.06 less atmosphere. This makes the game more regular and slower as the bounce of the ball is less.

For those who don’t know, padel balls are also included in the rules of the Spanish Padel Federation (Federación Española de Pádel) and must meet certain requirements in order to be considered a padel ball.

According to the FEP, the ball must be a rubber sphere with a uniform white or yellow outer surface. This means that these brightly colored balls that are on the market can be used to play with friends, but not for competition, as they would not be regulatory since the colors accepted by the FEP are white or yellow.

The ball must be between 6.35 and 6.67 centimeters in diameter and between 56 and 59.40 grams in weight.

In terms of bounce, the ball should have a bounce between 135 and 147 centimeters when dropped onto a hard surface from a height of about 2.54 meters.

The internal pressure of the ball should be between 4.6 and 5.2 kg per 2.54 square centimeters.

There is one case in which a different type of ball can be used, and that is when playing over 500 meters above sea level. The characteristics are the same, except the bounce has to be more than 121.92 centimeters and less than 135 centimeters.

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