I started playing padel around 2 years ago. And with most of my hobbies I like to deep dive into equipment, gear and other accessories so of course I did with padel as well. Reading articles and blogs, watching youtube reviews and browsing web shops.
What I don't get til this day is all the random numbers that manufacturers, webshops and content creators come up with to describe (and sell) the rackets:
Control: 87
Power: 95
Sweetspot: 90
I mean what do those numbers even mean and where to they come from? I think as long as there is no general testing method that is the same for all rackets those numbers are just made up fantasy numbers that sound cool.
How do you even measure the amount of control a racket has? Or power?
There's still important things that can be measured such as the weight and the balance. Also you can tell if a racket is hard or soft but that is also semi-subjective.
For the future I would like for all shops/manufacturers to list the balance of a racket in CM for better comparison. Also there could be a method for measuring the hardness/stiffness of the face of the racket by measuring the deflection after applying a certain load to the center of the racket.
What's your take?