But what is he telling us here? Open mouth play? And why not in sandals while you're at it? Be aware that some wacky techniques can help us play better. Here is one.

Here is the situation. You play at padel Recently or for some time, it doesn't matter. You take lessons or you only participate in matches because your objective is to achieve a better ranking. The problem, and everyone tells you this, is that you're playing too fast, you're in too much of a hurry. So if it worked, everything would be fine, but it's quite the opposite; risk taking on risk taking, fault on fault. In short, you make the match: the points and the errors.

In training, if you are alone, you manage to take the insurance, but be careful, in front of you you have an instructor and a caddy who are there to send you the balls in good conditions, which does not is no longer the case when you arrive in a match.

So what to do?

One of the techniques that you can easily use to learn to relax, play slower, put more balls in the court, reassure yourself and especially reassure your partner, would be the technique of the open mouth.

Keeping your mouth open relaxes your facial muscles and therefore slows you down as if you were watching a bad movie or a boring show.

Look ! If you clench your teeth, if you tense your face, you will be more biting, more aggressive. This attitude, you know it, is that of a watchdog ready to attack.

Well with an open mouth it will be the other way around. You will act with the energy of a sloth.

What will it bring to your game?

The answer is simple. You will see that in a few minutes you will be less active, more relaxed, you will take fewer risks, in short, you will discover a new player who had remained hidden within you.

So watch out. This technique is to be tested in training matches or during exercises. Don't do this in competition. The goal of this technique is to make you aware of your ability to slow down, take less risk and ultimately expand your range of moves and tactics. padel. Do not mix everything because we do not want to be responsible for a new community of fly eaters! 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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