Switching It Up: The Secret to Great Padel Volley
Do you think you can volley well without changing your grip?
It is common for professional volleys to be performed without any rotation of the grip between the thumb and fingers.
Typically, the racquet grip is aligned with your palm’s lifeline while playing a forehand volley.
Grip movement on the backhand volley is a little more perpendicular when you push your racquet hand out from your backhand side (as if staring at the face of your wristwatch). Rackets are easily moved to your side when you use your left hand.
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A minor shift in grip allows for an open and laid-back racquet face and a straightforward motion to hit the ball, which is what we mean when we say the racquet butt is pointing towards it.
The most effective manner to strike the ball is instinctively adopted by the player via practice, this is where you’ll get comfy with grip rotation
The finest forehand volleys are made by striking the ball across the body, rather than forward. At contact, the racquet face is slightly open, and the downward action is brief and strong. A one-inch punch is what I call it. The angle of the racquet determines the placement’s direction and depth.
On groundstrokes, it’s ideal to go low and hit up, while on volleys, it’s better to get low and hit down. You should swing your racquet down as if it were heading to the net’s bottom, but with a short, chopping shot.
In order to emulate the professionals on the backhand, you should advance your butt across your body, as if you were elbowing someone out of the way, with the butt of your racquet in front of your body. Right-handed forehanders should hold their left hand palm-up in front of their abdomen as if stopping the racquet in front of their belly.
