What a 1.5 does
- Plays a straightforward ball off the back glass
- Serves steadily and returns most serves
- Goes to the net now and then, usually at the wrong moment
What a 1.5 does not do yet
- Recover to position after hitting
- Keep out of the partner's half of the court
- Choose between a lob and a drive: whatever comes out, comes out
What to work on next
Drop the habits that cost free points: standing still after the shot, rushing the net behind a weak ball, hitting hard when the ball is low. The eight mistakes every padel beginner makes.
On the other scales
The converter files 1.5 under Beginner: you can rally; most points still end on errors. That reads as MATCHi 3 and LTA 2.0; Padel Mates uses the same 0 to 7 numbers as Playtomic. None of it is official, and the bands hold to about half a point. Convert any number.
How the number moves
New players swing: until the reliability figure next to your level passes about 85 percent, two bad evenings can take half a point off. Play, enter every result, and let it settle. More than ten unforced errors in a set puts a player at 2.5 or under. The long version is in padel levels explained.
Test it
In Padel: The Game a 1.5 meets the 1000 PELO pair, Nadia and Tom (improver). They lob and wait and miss a few. Take the net and hold it.
The daily Scenario is filed by level, and the beginner ones are the fair test at 1.5. One from the bank: