Pole effect
- Light rackets often exhibit a pole effect
- The pole effect can tire and irritate your wrist
- This happens to many rackets when blocking hard shots, e.g. bajadas, at the net
The pole effect is a negative result of playing with a light racket. When missing the center of the sweet spot with a light racket, the racket often rotates on its axis. This rotation can irritate the player's wrist when it occurs repeatedly.
A racket's center of mass moves up the center of its vertical axis, so when the blocks a hard ball with the side of the racket face of a light racket, they will notice the pole effect.
Roughness
The application of a rough surface on a padel racket's face in order to assist players in generating spin on their shots.