Padel Physics: Stroke Precision for Winners
Did you know that changing the velocity, direction, or accuracy of a shot mainly depends on hitting the ball sooner in the stroke, creating a forward impact, or later in the stroke, producing a back impact?
Nosebleed terms, right? It’s pretty easy if you get the entire picture, don’t worry, we’ll draw it for you, so sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
First, let’s talk about why it is essential to know if you’re hitting the ball, right?
Striking the ball at a harmful impact point regularly may lead to elbow and shoulder pain and discomfort, leading to damage.
But you can’t really avoid high-impact straining moves in this business. In padel, for example, overhead motions like smashes and trays are essential in winning the game.
The smash requires a high-velocity joint rotation to strike the ball at maximal speed and many lumbar extension stances to be successful.
Here is where you need to be careful:
When striking the ball in a backward stance, this posture may significantly increase the risk of injury in the padel.
Racket sports like padel feature four action stages for stroke types: racket preparation, acceleration, impact point, and follow-through.
The kinetic chain idea of motion cannot be overlooked while analyzing the creation of high energy in padel strokes and their role in the injury. During a padel stroke, kinetic chains explain the path and direction of energy flow.
Musculoskeletal joints such as the knee, shoulder, and elbow, which are involved during the hit, are integrated into the task of absorbing, generating, and transmitting energy from one joint to another, completing a cycle of power from the ground to the ball at impact with the padel racket.
When energy transmission across joints is not coordinated correctly, particularly at the ball contact point, effective functioning of this mechanism is critical to prevent overloading damage.
The successful utilization of joint biomechanics varies depending on the degree of expertise of the player
Highly trained athletes have been demonstrated to be more effective at adjusting the kinetic chain to lessen impact forces delivered to the upper extremity joints.
As a result, the lack of effective technique among recreational padel players typically leads to an excessive and uncoordinated application of strength, which leads to joint overload and an increased risk of injury rather than boosting ball speed.
As a result, establishing an effective stroke technique at one’s formative and recreational phases may help to reduce the pressures exerted on bodily joints, lowering the chance of injury.
Evidence suggests that frequent padel practitioners have a significant health-related quality of life advantages.
Key takeaways:
Padel’s key feature is that the ball may bounce off the side and back walls, resulting in a faster game pace and more frequent actions while maintaining the same physical intensity as related racket sports.
Padel has several advantages over other racket sports that make it a powerful tool for health promotion. The fact that it does not require high technical skills to begin practicing, the long duration of rallies increases people’s enjoyment. It can be played outside, and the equipment is inexpensive.
