How to Precisely Add Effects on Your Deadly Padel Hits
Have you ever seen those tricks done by players on padel on screen and asked yourself, “Hey, I wanna do that too”. Well don’t worry, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about making spins on your padel shot so stay tuned!
One of the essential aspects of padel is how you go about your hits. You can execute every shot in different ways.
What’s important is that you understand the advantages of each effect in different shots. This will make you a better player, so buckle up because this will be quite the ride.
When we produce a padel strike, we must keep in mind that the same shot may be completed in a variety of ways, such as:
1. Flatspin
2. Backspin
3. Topspin
4. Slice
Do we really have to learn about the different effects in shots?
These minor differences will advance your playing style miles above others, so hone your technique well.
Let’s start off with the flat shot in padel
This is the first stroke taught while playing padel tennis since it is the simplest to perform and provides the most control over the ball.
The stroke is executed by moving the racket back and forth straight forward, with the racket perpendicular to the ground and the point of contact immediately behind the ball.
It is usually used when we need to hit a lob, when “blocking” fastballs, in-wall shots, volleys, and solid forward shots to try to win the point (there are also different types of paddle shots).
It does not present too much difficulty for the opponent’s defense because the rebound on the ground and the walls is entirely predictable and high.
Here’s a video on a flat spin in tennis that you can apply to your padel game. Remember that the feel of the actual movement will be different because the padel racket is solid, but the concept of the flat spin is generally the same.
Add a little flair with the backspin
The backspin stroke starts with a backward movement of the racket. Get ready with an aim at a little higher than where you’re going to hit the ball and strike the bottom part of it.
It is the most often utilized spin in padel because when the ball bounces on the ground, it does not leap much, making it more difficult to attack for our opponents and causing more “damage” since it rises very little.
However, if your opponent is near the net and ready to volley, it is better to make flat strokes (which have more incredible speed) or with a bit of topspin (which facilitates the balls bounce to the feet).
Backspin is considerably more successful when the ball bounces at the opponent’s court and immediately after in one of the walls. Backspin is a stroke that does not have much speed, so the opponent has a little more time to reach the ball.
It is often utilized in the serve, volley, specific strokes, and among the most accomplished players in-wall shots and approach shots.
Now that we already know the backspin, get ready for the twin attack: topspin
This effect is achieved by moving upwards, striking the top of the ball, and finishing above. The feeling is similar to wanting to “raise or brush” the ball.
We must create a motion such that the ball falls at the opponent’s foot or is lifted with force to the opponent’s body.
This effect gives the ball a lot of speed, which may sometimes work against us since after bouncing on the ground, it will “jump,” and if it strikes one of the walls, the ball will rise highly high, aiding the opponent’s counterattack.
Advanced players may utilize it in certain ground shots and the shot to win the point by moving the ball off the court from the side or to make it pass far over the net, leaving the opponent unable to react.
Last but not the least, we have the padel slice
In padel, there are two SLICE shots:
1. The BACKHAND SLICE is comparable to a backspin stroke. The shot’s focus is placed on the brush movement behind and beneath the ball to produce a much more backspin ball.
2. The second slice shot in padel has its name in padel, THE VIBORA, where the emphasis of this shot is to create a side spinning ball, but professionals can make it in different situations. This shot aims to create the sidespin to make a difficult ball to”rea” for our opponents, especially when bounced in the walls, the best moment to create the slice is when the ball comes from high.
