Second Set · New Zealand
The balls are dead by the second set.
One adjustable tube keeps padel balls at 11 psi between games. Set the gauge, seal the lid, play the same balls next week. Tennis balls too, at 14.
See the pressuriser · $49.00
- One adjustable-pressure tube with a built-in gauge
- Holds one can of three padel balls
- Gauge reads 8 to 14 psi
- Holds tennis balls too. They are the same size.
- Set to about 11 psi for padel, or 14 for tennis
- Ships from Auckland, NZ Post tracked
Why your balls go dead
A can is a pressuriser you can only open once.
A padel ball leaves the factory with air at about 11 psi inside it, sealed in a can at the same pressure so nothing moves. The can opens, the pressure outside drops to nothing, and the air starts working its way out through the rubber. Slowly. It never stops. Played or not, the ball you opened three weeks ago is not the ball you opened. Tennis balls do the same, from about 14. A pressuriser is a can you can close again.
- Why do padel balls go dead?
- A ball is a rubber shell with pressurised air inside. Rubber is not perfectly airtight, so once the can is open the air works its way out. The ball gets softer and bounces lower. Playing speeds it up. Sitting in the bag does not stop it.
- How long do balls last once the can is open?
- It varies with the ball, the weather and how hard you hit. Most players notice the drop within a couple of weeks. By a month the difference is obvious.
- What does a ball pressuriser do?
- It is a tube you seal with the balls inside and bring up to the pressure the balls hold, about 11 psi for padel, or 14 if you are storing tennis balls. With the same pressure inside and out, the air has nowhere to go, so the balls stay where they were when you put them in.