The effects of different stiffnesses and coefficient of drag on the performance of a Padel racket

Abstract

The sport of padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. As the sport has evolved there have been more and more innovations in the equipment of Padel. One of the most important was moving from wooden paddles to ones made of fiber glass and carbon fiber. As such a prototype racket was designed and manufactured for this study through experiments to obtain data on existing commercially available rackets, a specific design was proposed and created. The prototype created is then compared to the other rackets in the same way that the original properties were measured. Although this racket needs to continue to be iterated on, the potential of a viable competitive racket is promising.