What a 6.5 does
- Moves the other pair until the gap opens, then closes the point
- Keeps the net against the best club lobs
- Arrives with a plan for the pair they drew
What a 6.5 does not do yet
- Make unforced errors on the big points
- Give up the middle to a pair that has not earned it
- Play a shot without a next one in mind
What to work on next
The percentages. At national level the choices are close, and the Lab's engine note has what thousands of played points say about the smash. Lab note: what a padel engine taught us.
On the other scales
The converter files 6.5 under National: national level: the top of the club scene. That reads as MATCHi 9 and LTA 6.5; Padel Mates uses the same 0 to 7 numbers as Playtomic. None of it is official, and the bands hold to about half a point. Convert any number.
How the number moves
At this end of the scale a win against a weaker pair moves you almost nothing: the level climbs only against pairs at or above it. Under five unforced errors in a set is at least a 4. The long version is in padel levels explained.