Snowshoeing has a direct influence on your career padelistic. At Padel, unlike other racket sports, you can allow yourself to have several racket grips depending on the type of balls to be played.

This article on snowshoeing is very important because it will give you the right basics. How to correctly grip the racket?

Talk about taking from the beginning

Some players are not more interested in snowshoeing. But without a good grip, you will never be able to progress. Sometimes you have to step back to advance further. We see some players being satisfied with their immediate level, because the padel lets have fun quickly. If that's enough for you, fine.

Snowshoeing is one of the most important things to fix in your first days on the track. It is better for a professional to correct you immediately to avoid bad habits that will be harder to erase later.

What should I take?

Several racket grips exist both in tennis and in padel. Depending on the shots you have to make, you will grab the racket one way or another. For beginner players, we recommend the continental or “hammer” grip which consists of gripping the racket with your second hand by the edge, then placing your “good” hand on the handle. With this grip you can start playing all types of moves.

Once you have mastered the continental grip, you can slide your hand to one side of the shaft to play backhands or to the other side of the shaft to play forehands, defensive throws or throws. Vibora (brush stroke at face height).

Tighten the racket and develop your muscles

When you hit the ball, you realize that the paddle is moving in your hand and that the grip has changed. This is due to not squeezing the handle hard enough.

If you take a look at the forearms of most tennis or tennis players. padel, it is disproportionate to the second. Strengthening your arm to better hold your racquet is important. Simple exercises like squeezing a ball several times will do the trick. Warning: do not spend the whole game squeezing your racket 100%, only do it when you are going to hit the ball. Between each stroke, pick up the racket with your second hand to relieve tension.

The use of grips and overgrips

Problems of bad grip also come with bad grip.

First, adapt the size of your sleeve to be as comfortable as possible. There are now several styles and sizes of grips that will allow this operation.

Then change your grip regularly. A worn grip is necessarily less effective than a new grip. Finally, you can use products that help reduce sweat in the hand and increase adhesion: talc, sawdust, magnesia, glue spray or resin used by handballers.

Once all these factors are taken into consideration you will have a solid base to focus on the other phases of the game. And there are many ...

Julien Bondia

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.