What is the drop and how does it affect the paddle player?

The drop is the difference in height between the area where the heel rests and the area where the forefoot will rest. It is that heel that we could talk about is the drop that the shoe is going to offer us. It is very important that when the patient, well the player in this case, supports we have to take into account where the center of gravity of his body is going to fall. If it is a foot, for example, that has a metatarsal paddle, that is to say, the anterior area of the forefoot is lower, when the patient rests, if he wears a very flat shoe, for example, it will move backwards.

So we always have to take into account how low the foot is lowered so that we can adjust it to the drop that it needs. Another issue that is also important is to understand what gestures that person is going to do when wearing that shoe, which in this case in padel, what they are going to do is propel themselves forward. Therefore, you will always need that little help to make your center of gravity from a comfortable point of the foot to be able to pull forward. It is very important to choose the right drop for your foot and your sport.