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Padel comes from Mexico: the city of Puerto de Apulco is generally considered to be its homeland. Puerto de Acapulco. In 1962, "Padel" was invented by Enrique Corcuera. "Padel" is a mixture of tennis, ping-pong and squash. From the first he took the court with a center-stretched net and the principle of scoring, from the second "bottom" serve and rackets (they certainly differ in size and design, but the principle of the game they most resemble a ping-pong), and from the third wall.
Padel court has a size of 10 m x 20 m (ie, each half of the field is a square of 10 x 10 m). Marking of the court - at a distance of 7 m from the net, across the court - the serve line, the center line divides the court into two equal parts, since the classic "Padel" is a game of two against two.
In general, the court layout resembles a tennis court, but there is a significant difference - the presence of transparent walls of height 4 m and the possibility to continue playing the ball after it bounces off the walls. This difference makes the game more dynamic and more interesting, because the rally lasts longer.
Racket for padel in appearance resembles a racket for tennis, but smaller and with a much shorter handle. Here the resemblance to lawn tennis ends, and begins similarities with ping-pong. The surface of the racket is solid, with holes drilled (to reduce weight). The inside of the racket is made of foam (type of foam), and the outer is made of wood or plastic (carbon). Another feature of the racket is the presence of a safety lanyard, which is put on the wrist of the player, so that during the serving or playing the ball racket did not fly away and not hurt your opponent.
To play padel is used ball, the size is identical to the ball for tennis, but with less weight and hardness, softer. Also for the game is allowed and regular tennis ball.
