Dunlop Pick Up Tube

On Dunlop's UK range page the product is a telescopic ball collector tube, listed in the Slinger padel line, and the one line of description is that it is a lightweight tool that makes collecting balls quick. That is all we could confirm. We could not open the full page, so length, material, colour and a ball count are unknown to us.

Our listing calls it a ball pick up tube without the word telescopic. We think it is the same item, but we have not been able to prove it, so check before you order if collapsed length matters for your bag.

A longer alternative with a stated capacity is the Vibor-A ball pick up tube.

Capacity is the number that separates a good tube from a fiddly one, and other brands publish it. Tennis Warehouse Europe lists the Oxdog tube at up to 16 padel balls and the adidas Speed RX at up to 24. The Toolz pick up tube is listed at 16 balls and 104 cm.

Dunlop gives no figure, so treat any number you read elsewhere for this tube as unconfirmed. If you want a published capacity, the Toolz is the plain choice, and the Bullpadel pick up tube and Nox pickup tube are the two other brand tubes we list.

A tube clears a court faster than hands do, and it saves your back if you hit a lot of serves. It does not keep balls fresh: once a can is open the pressure falls whether the balls sit in a tube or not, so store them in a ball pressuriser afterwards. If you are stocking up for practice, our padel ball range and the cheaper coaching option in the Dunlop Team balls are the natural pairing.

More small kit that makes sessions easier is on the padel accessories page.

Anyone who needs to know the tube's length or capacity before buying, and players who only ever open one can at a time and can pick up three balls by hand. If your next purchase is a racket, start with our guide to choosing a padel racket.