Head Padel Pro S+ Balls, 3-Ball Tube

Head created the original Padel Pro S for the World Padel Tour, as a faster option for players who wanted more speed, and the Padel Pro and Pro S were the tour balls until the tour ended in 2023. In 2024 Head replaced them with the Pro+ and the Pro S+, with a new core built to hold its pressure for longer and a felt developed only for padel. If you search for 'Head Padel Pro S', the Pro S+ is the ball you'll find on the shelves now.

The other half of the pair is the Head Pro+, which Head describes as the thinner-walled control ball. Same price band, different job.

Cold air and damp courts slow a padel ball down, and UK courts are at sea level and cool for most of the year. Brand guidance for those conditions points at the firmer, livelier versions, which in Head's range means the Pro S+. Head's own copy says the ball is easier to smash out of the court, which tells you how lively it is meant to be.

In summer, or on fast indoor courts, the ball can feel quick. That is when control players reach for the Pro+ instead, and it's why many keen players keep a tube of each.

A fresh tube per match is normal for competitive players; social groups stretch one over two or three sessions. If you play weekly, the Pro S+ bipack or the Pro S+ dozen saves reordering, and sealed tubes keep until you open them. Once a tube is open, a ball pressuriser such as the Head X4 pump slows the drop-off between sessions.

If you mostly play indoors on a fast court and value placement over pace, the Pro S+ may feel too lively; the Pro+ is the better fit. Beginners who want slower rallies will also find the Head One easier. For a cheap lively can on a slow court, the adidas-branded Pro Bounce can is sold for the same job, though with far less published detail.

A firm ball suits attackers: the Head Speed Pro and the Coello Motion both get the most from its bounce. Every ball we stock is on the padel balls page, the full padel racket range is there for the rest, a tube fits the side pocket of most bags on the padel bag page, and our guide to choosing a padel racket explains which racket suits a fast ball.