A Squash Players Perspective On Padel

Hey guys

My previous post was about a Tennis players perspective on Padel. This post will be about a Squash players perspective.

I cannot say from any of my own experience what the difference is because I have never played Squash. I have spoken with an ex provincial Squash player and she also has a very long and strong history when it comes to Squash, she is now a very regular Padel player and gave me her perspective on how the 2 sports differ.

There are a lot of benefits for Padel players who have a Squash background. Squash players tend to read the angles off the back wall and side wall better than most Tennis players could. Most Squash players would find coming up to the net to be a bit of an adjustment, even though Squash players do volleying and smashing, the rules are different. That is when being a Tennis player is beneficial, because we are used to coming to the net, therefore it comes a little bit more naturally.

Lots of Squash players get injuries in their elbows, shoulders and even their knees. Padel is good for this because, you don’t do as much bending as you would do in Squash, therefore the chances of injuries lessens a little bit, I am not saying that Padel players don’t get injured, we are just comparing the injuries. The equipment in Squash also differs quite a lot, the rackets and balls are lighter in Squash, so getting used to the heavier equipment is also an adjustment.

Even though she still loves Squash, she doesn’t play it anymore and I understand where she is coming from because even though I still love Tennis, I no longer play it anymore.

Thank you for reading my post, please let me know what you think.

Bye xx