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Seven questions, one sole, three shoes to try on
Which padel shoes should you buy?
The sole decides whether you slide or stop; the build decides whether your ankles and knees thank you in the third set. Answer seven questions and get the sole for your court, what to look for in the shoe, and three padel shoe families that fit, none of them paid to be here.
- What do you mostly play on?Look at your feet after a match: sand in the socks means sand-filled turf.
- How wide are your feet?
- Your arches
- Your weight
- Ankles and knees
- Your game
- How often do you play?
Your shoes
For the training off court
Padel is played in padel shoes. The runs, the intervals and the gym work that keep you on court for a third set are done in running shoes, and BIKILA, a running specialist in Spain, stocks them from Asics, Brooks, Hoka, Saucony, New Balance and Mizuno, with delivery across the EU.
Running shoes, men Running shoes, women Asics
BIKILA does not sell padel shoes; for those, use the finder above. The links pay this site a small commission.
The three soles
Herringbone (espiga). The padel sole: a zigzag pattern that bites into sand-filled artificial grass and lets you slide a little on purpose. Right for most courts.
Omni. Small studs or pimples, a middle way for courts with little sand, indoor courts, and players who also play tennis on hard courts.
Clay. A deep, full herringbone for loose surfaces; on padel courts with a lot of loose sand it grips where a shallow sole skates.
Never play padel in running shoes: they are built to go forward, and padel is side to side. A running shoe's soft, high heel is how ankles get turned on the first lunge. More in the shoes guide.