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A player preparing an underarm serve on a padel court at Azoria Padel Club in Uluwatu, Bali

How to Serve in Padel: The Underarm Serve, Explained

The padel serve is always underarm: bounce once, strike below the waist, land it across the diagonal. A clear guide to the rule, the 2026 FIP changes, spin and placement, from Azoria Padel Club in Uluwatu.

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Padel player walking on court past a crowd at a Bali padel club in Uluwatu

Padel Tournaments in Bali: The 2026 Social Season

A guide to padel tournaments in Bali in 2026: the Tatler Padel Series in July, the weekly Americano circuit, and how to play your first one in Uluwatu.

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A padel player in kit on a clifftop court in Uluwatu, Bali

What to Wear for Padel in Bali: Shoes, Kit and the Heat

What to wear for padel in Bali: the shoes that matter, the kit that works in the heat, and how to dress for a clifftop court in Uluwatu.

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Padel doubles match at Azoria Padel Club in Uluwatu

Padel Etiquette: Manners On and Off the Court

The unwritten code of the padel court: arrive early, warm your opponent up, call your own faults, carry your partner, and save the real conversation for the drink after.

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Aerial view of the clifftop pavilion at Azoria, Uluwatu, Bali

A Padel Holiday in Bali: How to Plan the Trip

How to plan a padel holiday in Bali: when to come, where the courts are, what to pack, and how to build the days around the game in Uluwatu.

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Is Padel Good Exercise? What an Hour on Court Does

Is Padel Good Exercise? What an Hour on Court Does

Is padel good exercise? An hour burns 500 to 800 calories at 70 to 80% of max heart rate. What the game trains, and why it rarely feels like training.

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A social padel Americano in play on an enclosed court at Azoria in Uluwatu, Bali

Padel Americano: The Social Format, Explained

What a padel Americano is, how the scoring works, how it differs from a Mexicano, and why it is the most social way to play. A clear guide from Azoria in Uluwatu.

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Padel rally on an enclosed court at Azoria in Uluwatu, Bali

Padel in Bali's Wet Season: How to Play Through the Rain

Can you play padel in the rain? A clear guide to padel in Bali's wet season: when it rains, how to play wet courts safely, and why the game runs all year.

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Padel player raising the racket with the ball on the strings on a clifftop court at Azoria Uluwatu

How to Improve Your Padel in a Week

A week is enough to make a visible jump. Stop hitting harder and fix the dull things instead: court position, the lob, the bandeja, the wall, and soft hands.

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Padel coaching at Azoria Padel Academy in Uluwatu

Padel Lessons and Coaching in Uluwatu: How to Learn the Game Properly

How padel coaching works in Uluwatu: what a first lesson covers, private versus group clinics, what it costs on the Bukit, and how to learn the game properly.

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Padel player in Azoria Padel Club kit holding a racket in Uluwatu

Padel Rules, Explained Simply

Padel rules made simple: doubles, tennis-style scoring, the underarm serve, how the glass walls work, and the 2026 Star Point change, from Azoria in Uluwatu.

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Cold plunge for recovery after padel at Azoria, Uluwatu

Recovery After Padel in Bali: The Hours That Matter

How to recover after padel in Bali: cool down, rehydrate, contrast therapy and gentle mobility. A clifftop guide from Azoria in Uluwatu.

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Padel doubles on an enclosed glass court at Azoria Uluwatu

Padel vs Pickleball: Two Games, Two Tempos

Padel vs pickleball, compared honestly: the court, the walls, the kitchen, the scoring and the feel, and why the Bukit plays the European game first.

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Padel player preparing an overhead bandeja shot in Uluwatu

Padel Shots, Explained: Bandeja, Vibora and Walls

The padel shots that decide a match: the bandeja, the vibora, the chiquita, the lob and the wall, explained simply, with when to play each.

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Padel player ready at the net at Azoria Uluwatu

Padel vs Tennis: The Differences That Matter

Padel vs tennis: the real differences in court, scoring, serve and learning curve, and why the racquet sport built for conversation is winning Bali.

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Overhead padel shot at Azoria Padel Club in Uluwatu, Bali

Padel in Uluwatu: A Clifftop Guide to the Game

Padel in Uluwatu, the clifftop home of the game on the Bukit: how the sport works, when to play, what a good session looks like, and the courts at Azoria.

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Padel court at Azoria Padel Club Uluwatu

Padel for Beginners: How to Start in Uluwatu

Padel is the easiest racquet sport to start and one of the hardest to put down. The rules, the scoring, the kit, and how fast you can play, plus where to learn the game in Uluwatu.

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