HEAD BOLT 2026 Padel Racket – 350g Red/Black

No, they are different sports and the equipment is not interchangeable. Padel is played on an enclosed 20 by 10 metre court with glass walls that are in play, using a solid perforated racket and a depressurised tennis-type ball. Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized open court with a flat unperforated paddle and a rigid plastic ball with holes in it. A padel racket is too heavy for pickleball and a pickleball paddle cannot play a wall.

Round rackets put the sweet spot low and central, near your hand: the most control, the most forgiveness, the least power. Diamond rackets put it high near the tip: maximum power on a smash, a small sweet spot, and unforgiving of a mishit. Teardrop sits between the two and is where most players should be. Start round or teardrop and move to diamond only when your contact point is reliable.

Yes. HEAD build the Bolt in their initiation range - a teardrop shape with an enlarged sweet spot, a fibreglass face and a soft Power Foam core. Fibreglass flexes more than carbon, which forgives an off-centre hit and is kinder on the arm. Carbon faces are stiffer, more precise and considerably less forgiving.

Innegra is a high-performance polypropylene fibre woven into the frame. It is exceptionally good at absorbing impact energy, so it damps vibration and improves durability against the frame knocks a padel racket takes against the glass and the cage.

Yes. The EVA or foam core of a padel racket softens as it warms, so the same racket plays livelier and softer on a hot Dar afternoon than it would in a European winter. That is not a fault. What does damage it is sustained extreme heat - never leave a racket in a parked car boot, where interior temperatures will permanently deform the core.

Use the wrist cord every single point - a dropped racket against a glass wall is how frames crack. Keep it in a cover, out of direct sun and never in a car boot. Check the bumper strip periodically; it is a consumable and replacing it is far cheaper than replacing the frame.

Most padel rackets sit between 355 and 375 g and the range is narrower than it sounds. Lighter is more manoeuvrable at the net; heavier gives more on a smash and absorbs the ball better. Within that range, comfort matters more than the number.

Yes. We deliver across Dar es Salaam and send nationwide to Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Dodoma, Zanzibar and beyond by courier. Call or WhatsApp us if you need a same-day drop in the city.