{"id":97,"date":"2023-01-29T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T12:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/padelelite.co.za\/?p=97"},"modified":"2023-01-29T19:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T19:17:03","slug":"care-of-padel-racket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/padelelite.co.za\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Take care of your Padel racket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are many people who buy expensive rackets and within months need to replace it.<\/p>\n

Now this doesn\u2019t mean you haven\u2019t been taking care of it, however there may be certain things you are doing that you aren\u2019t aware can actually hurt your racket\u2026<\/p>\n

This guide will show you how you can maintain your padel racket, and take care of it, allowing you to use it for much longer.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Avoid hitting the ground<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You probably see a lot of players hitting the ball on the ground in order to pick the ball up.<\/p>\n

EVEN the professional players do it, but they don\u2019t have to worry about breaking their racket.<\/p>\n

This can be bad for your padel racket, as you can easily damage the frame and face by catching it on the ground.<\/p>\n

On certain rackets that we sell, we are told that in order to take care of your padel racket, we should advise customers to not do this, as it can easily cause damage.<\/p>\n

It can lead to the frame being damaged with little cracks, and the majority of the cracks come from the frame and they move slowly down into the core of the racket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Racket protector applied correctly<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You racket protector is CRUCIAL in order to take care of your padel racket, the protector needs to be stretched over the top of the racket nice and tight so that it covers the largest amount of the frame that it can.<\/p>\n

Often when you are playing, you are gonna to hit your racket against the walls when you are trying to retrieve a ball.<\/p>\n

Without a racket protector, this can cause the frame to be damaged, this is the strongest part, so if the frame is damaged, then the crack will only get bigger and extend to the core of the racket.<\/p>\n

Spend the time to get it right, if you apply the racket protector wrong and not tight enough then the following can happen:<\/p>\n