The catch
The effect
Imagine that the ball has a camera. When preparing to spike, either the impact will be close to the net or far away. Capture the vision of the ball when it is close to the net: it overlooks the opposing field. On the other hand, the further it will be from the net, the less track it will see.
So your effect will have to be different depending on the distance from the net you are; more flat, closer to the opponents and more topspin away from the opponents.
Then it is important to understand that it is not only the power that allows the ball to come out.
The technique, the place of impact on the bottom glass and the place of the rebound close to the net or close to the bottom glass are elements to be highlighted.
Watch out for right-handed people on the right. You can take out the ball by 3 in 2 ways: either parallel by putting topspin effect, or crossed by hitting flat. A topspin crossover smash is unlikely to come out.
The height
Necessarily. As mentioned above, the higher you impact the ball, the easier it will be for you to take it out.
You are tall ? Good for you. Are you shorter? Nothing is lost but you will have to work on the topspin effect and especially the precision so that you hit the mark on each attempt.
Go to work. Take the time to learn the correct technique of the smash, learn to place the ball and above all work on hurting after each stroke. A ball that does not go off the track may end its course against the grid and earn you the point. A point is a point.
Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.