Black Crown Ultimate Pro 2.0 Padel Bag

Most two-racket bags make you choose a carry. This one has a removable, adjustable shoulder strap and two padded backpack straps, so you can sling it on a shoulder for the walk from the car and wear it on your back for a bike or a long walk. The padded straps are the main thing that sets it apart from the plain holdall.

Inside, the two rackets sit in the thermal compartment, the shoes go in a ventilated section at the bottom and the main compartments take clothes and accessories. Two smaller side pockets are for a phone, keys and a wallet, which is where you want them when you are changing on a cold court side.

Both listings quote the same 58 x 33 x 29 cm, both hold two rackets, both have a ventilated shoe section and both use a polyurethane outside with a polyester lining. The listed difference is carry and pockets: the Ultimate Pro 2.0 adds backpack straps and two side pockets, while the Black Crown Thunder listings do not mention them.

Choose by how you travel. If you walk or cycle, the straps matter. If the bag lives in a car boot, the cheaper, simpler bag will do. Neither has a published litre capacity or weight.

It suits a club player who carries two rackets, shoes and a change of clothes and likes the option of a backpack. For two to three rackets without straps, see the Black Crown Plus. If you want more room for kit, the Wonder Pro 2.0 is bigger. If you carry three or more rackets, the padel bag range has bigger bags, and the padel accessories page covers the small items that live in the pockets.

Dry the shoe section after every session. A sweaty pair of shoes in a closed polyurethane bag will start to smell by the end of the week, however good the ventilation is.

Rackets first: a racket protector and a fresh overgrip from the padel grips range before they go in. A tube of padel balls fits in the main compartment, and a four-tube Black Crown Pro dozen needs a bit more room, while your padel shoes go in the ventilated section.

If you are still choosing rackets, our guide to choosing a padel racket explains what to look for, and the full padel racket range has the options.