Tactics
Make them hit uncomfortably
A player hitting from a bad position gives you the ball you want. These drills cover the targets that take away a swing, playing at the body, high to the backhand and into the feet, plus where to place the bajada and how to block one, so the reply that comes back is one you can attack.
#7Serve placement
#11Cross court ball
#13To forehand or backhand
#25Soft volley placement
#28Volley’s placement
#49Volley’s placement
#157Serve placement
#161Returning from defense
#164Returning a neutral ball
#175Soft volley placement
#178Volley placement
#199Volley placement
Learn the tactics
Walkthroughs on make them hit uncomfortably, showing what to play and why it works.
- How to Attack a Weak Backhand in Padel: Open It FirstHitting straight at their weak backhand rarely works, because they already cover it. Play the middle first, pull them across, then attack the side that opens.
- The Bajada in Padel: What It Is and Where to Play ItThe bajada is the attacking shot off your own back glass, played as the ball drops. What it is, when it is on, and where to aim it depending on where they stand.
- How to Block a Bajada in Padel: Move Closer to the NetStanding three metres back makes their court huge and your block impossible. Step in to about two metres, shrink their angles and you will reach far more of them.