If you already play in a Babolat racket, the shoe range is the obvious next question – and it’s easy to miss, because Babolat’s padel shoe line sits well behind the racket range on most UK retailer sites. It shouldn’t. Babolat has been building padel-specific footwear with Michelin for over two decades, and the current lineup covers both ends of the court: a shoe built for players who attack, and one built for players who hold the back of the court and need support to do it.
We covered Babolat’s padel rackets in detail already. This is the shoe half of that picture.
Babolat’s two shoe lines, and who they suit
Babolat’s padel shoe range splits into two clear identities: Premura for speed and lightness, Movea for stability and support.
The Premura 3 is the lighter, faster shoe. Babolat builds it around agility and quick direction changes, which makes it the pick for players who spend most of a rally moving forward to the net or covering ground laterally to chase a ball into the corner. It’s available in men’s and women’s fit, RRP £135, and it’s also the shoe behind Babolat’s Juan Lebrón partnership – the Premura 3 Lebron colourway (RRP £145) is built on the same platform, badged for the brand’s highest-profile padel signing. Lebrón, a former world number 1, gives the range credibility with attacking players in the same way he does for Babolat’s Viper racket series.
The Movea 2 takes the opposite brief. It’s built with more structure through the midfoot and a firmer platform, aimed at players who hold position at the back of the court and need their shoe to absorb repeated hard stops rather than help them accelerate. RRP £115 for men, with a women’s equivalent in the Sensa (RRP £110) and budget Sensa Rise (RRP £80). If your game is built on patience and positioning rather than sprinting to the net, Movea and Sensa are the more sensible fit.
There’s also the Jet Viva (RRP £95), a mid-tier general-purpose option that sits between the two identities – less specialised than either the Premura or Movea, useful if you’re not sure yet which style of play describes you.
The Michelin sole, and why it matters
Babolat’s padel shoes use a Michelin-developed rubber compound across every model, the product of a partnership between the two French companies that dates back to 2003.
It’s an unusual pairing for a racket-sports brand – a tyre manufacturer supplying the rubber compound. Michelin’s rubber science, refined over two decades of joint development, is built to balance grip and durability against the specific demands of padel footwork: short, repeated lateral cuts on an abrasive sand-dressed surface that wears soles down fast. The outsoles use a herringbone tread pattern with studs adapted to sand-infilled artificial turf, which is what the overwhelming majority of UK padel courts are built with.
The practical upshot: Babolat’s grip holds up over a full season of twice-weekly sessions in a way cheaper court shoes often don’t. It’s the single strongest reason to pay Babolat’s prices over a budget alternative.
How they compare to Adidas and ASICS
Babolat’s range plays a similar game to Adidas and ASICS – dedicated padel-specific construction rather than a repurposed tennis shoe – but the identity is different.
Adidas splits its range by cushioning tier (Crazyquick Boost’s Boost midsole versus the firmer Crazyquick LS), while ASICS leans on GEL cushioning aimed at players managing knee or heel load over long sessions. Babolat’s split is by playing style: Premura for players who move first, Movea for players who hold ground. It’s worth thinking about your own game, and not just your budget, when choosing between the three brands.
On price, Babolat sits close to Adidas’s Crazyquick Boost (£125.99) and comfortably above ASICS’s entry models. None of the three is the budget option; all three are aimed at players who play regularly enough that shoe quality shows up in their games.
UK pricing across the range
| Model | UK price (RRP) | Built for |
|---|---|---|
| Premura 3 (men’s/women’s) | £135.00 | Attacking players who move first |
| Premura 3 Lebron | £145.00 | Lebrón’s signature colourway, same platform as Premura 3 |
| Movea 2 (men’s) | £115.00 | Defensive players who hold position |
| Sensa (women’s) | £110.00 | Women’s equivalent of Movea 2 |
| Sensa Rise (women’s) | £80.00 | Budget defensive-style option |
| Jet Viva | £95.00 | General-purpose, mid-tier |
RRPs as listed on babolat.com/gb. In practice, discounting is heavy and consistent across UK retailers – it’s common to find Premura 3 and Movea 2 colourways at 20-50% below RRP, particularly on older colourways being cleared for newer stock. Always check current price across two or three stockists before buying at RRP.
Where to buy in the UK
Babolat’s padel shoes are widely stocked across UK specialist retailers, and prices vary more than the racket range does.
- Babolat UK direct (babolat.com/gb) – full current range at RRP, first place new colourways land
- All Things Padel (allthingspadel.co.uk) – wide stock across men’s, women’s, and junior sizes, frequent discounting
- Padel Shack (padelshack.com) – broad Babolat footwear range including Sensa and Jet Ritma women’s lines
- PDH Sports (pdhsports.com) – consistently discounted stock across most current models
Stock on specific colourways and sizes moves fast – several Premura and Jet Premura colourways were sold out at the time of writing across multiple retailers, so if you’ve settled on a specific model, check availability before committing to a size.
Is Babolat the right shoe brand for you?
If you already play with a Babolat racket, the shoe range is a natural extension – matched brand identity, backed by a real technical case in the Michelin sole partnership. If you’re choosing shoes independently of your racket, the decision comes down to playing style: Premura if you’re the player sprinting to the net and covering the width of the court, Movea or Sensa if you’re the one holding the back line and want a shoe built to absorb repeated hard stops.
Either way, check what matters in a padel shoe before you buy, and see our full UK padel shoes guide for how Babolat’s range sits against the wider market.