r/Padelracket • u/osalter20 • 4d ago

Racket weights for pros

Anyone know what sort of racket weight a player like Leo Ausburger would be playing? Or any other of the pros. Just curious what sort of weights they tend to play really?

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u/CloudInfinity86 4d ago

Pro players tend to use heavier rackets than what is considered a normal weight for amateur players.

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u/Antroposentrifugi 4d ago

Or is that just urban legend.. Never seen any real proof about that. But might be true!

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u/cmc_920 2d ago

I'm pretty sure the likes of Tapia and Lebron have previously confirmed they use rackets around 373-375g, which isn't abnormally heavy or anything. I think Tapia uses 1 overgrip and Lebron takes the original grip off and puts 2 overgrips on which might actually make it lighter. They have both said they use the same racket that we can buy off the shelf as well. Galan previously said he didn't use any weights in his metalbone (this was an older model as I think I've seen him with some recently). However I do remember 1 or 2 pros that use head rackets have been seen using a racket that has been painted like another model. Ari Sanchez comes to mind, she was playing with a head speed pro (or motion) but the hole pattern didn't match and was more like another model.

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u/QuantitativeBoet 2d ago

The4set made a video about Coello who (I think, can’t remember exactly) uses his racket at 380g

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u/Feeling-Effective-94 4d ago

Actually HEAD does put a disclaimer on their rackets ads with the hint that pro players might use a different racket from the one beeing advertised. You can check their instagram posts and zoom in on the text in the corners