What is a closed bridge padel racket?

A racket without a heart? Yes, they exist. And we're not referring to them being evil rackets. The heart is the part of the padel racket between the "racket head" and the "handle or grip."

Closed Bridge or Heartless Rackets

Being a closed bridge means that the space we are used to seeing in the racket disappears (we will see several examples). More and more brands are opting for some of their models with a closed bridge. Benefits and disadvantages of the "Closed Bridge" The main benefits they provide are:

• Wider sweet spot: by having more contact surface with the ball, the sweet spot is enlarged, giving a feeling of more control and comfort.
• Reduced vibrations: when the bridge of the racket has two tubes, all vibrations come through them. However, when the bridge is closed, the vibrations that reach our hand are much less.
• Fewer breakage problems: From our experience selling these models, the percentage of breakages is quite lower.

As for the disadvantages, the only one that some (not all) professional players have mentioned to us is that, for their taste, it lacks some speed due to greater air resistance. We have barely noticed a difference in this regard.

Examples of Brands with heartless padel rackets.

Here are some examples of rackets that do not have a heart:

• The padel brand Akkeron stands out, as their entire range of rackets have a closed bridge:

Padel Session V Force: https://www.streetpadel.com/padel-session-v-force-p-1550.html Padel Session Android Elite Carbon: https://www.streetpadel.com/padel-session-android-elite-carbon-p-1877.html Padel Session Android: https://www.streetpadel.com/padel-session-android-white-p-1722.html Power Padel 2000: https://www.streetpadel.com/power-padel-2000-p-1733.html