Is it important to use the snowshoe holds During our learning ? Is it necessary to know toutes les taken for play au padel ? Let's try to enlighten you.

Play at padel necessarily involves grabbing the pala one way or another. Is my racquet grip the most effective for each shot I make? Do I absolutely have to have the best technique to start on the track?

So tell yourself first of all that the professionals of the padel do not all have the same sockets. With time and experience, their racquet grips have evolved, and they will certainly evolve further as the years and their career progress. So take it out of your head that if your grip isn't perfect you won't be able to play well at padel. On the other hand, know that it is interesting to know them for the evolution of your game.

If I am a beginner, what do I do?

It all depends on who you are and how you receive the information. Your monitor may focus on the sockets first. You listen to it, it works, and you are immediately comfortable with it. Perfect.

But it is also possible that this passage through the sockets disturbs you, and this is where there will be a problem. Remember that the padel is a game, friendly, whose goal is to have a good time and not to take the lead. In this case, learn the grips but play as you see fit, and one day, when your level increases, you will remember that by changing the grip slightly, you can try to improve your shots. Everything depends on your ease in the field. If the takes don't make you feel comfortable, leave them for later.

What is the point of modifying my takes?

Changing your racquet grip allows you to play certain shots better, give them more spin, power, and save balls in difficult positions.

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The Continental Grip

It is also called the hammer grip: it is the grip that allows access to all shots. To find it, take your pala as if you were holding a hammer and want to drive a nail with the edge.

The forehand grip

Here, from the hammer grip, you will tilt the pala so that the screen is oriented towards the ground. The further down you go, the more your grip will be closed and it will be difficult to play shots, but it is doable…

With this socket you can access the different types of right hit mostly. You can also play other shots like the backhand volley, the serve, the backhand glass outs or some high balls, but it's more complicated.

The backhand grip

Same starting point, hammer grip, but this time the sieve of the pala will be oriented towards the sky. We will be able to play backhands of course, but also forehand window exits, forehand volleys, viboras, spikes, serves.

Have a basic grip

We will end there. When we play, time management is very important. I can't afford to take the time to think about which grip I'm going to use for this or that shot. So at the back of the lane and at the net, you will need to have a basic grip, which will be yours, which will initially allow you to play most balls, but which can be modified very quickly with the help of the hand. not dominant. But that's a next chapter that will be written with time and experience. Let's go!

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.

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