A blow so much extraordinary, elegant, which pest et difficult to achieve. the reverse attack comes in several ways from the bottom of the track. Let's discover them together.

Posted at the bottom of the track, we organize our defense. Depending on the ball played by our opponents, we will have the possibility of going on the attack. We've talked about it before with the attacking forehand, but if the ball comes to us on the backhand, we have to be offensive and aggressive. There are 3 possibilities for this.

One-handed backhand, flat

It is perhaps the most aesthetic blow. Posted at the back of the field, we will come to prevent the ball from passing, by opposing our body. We will remain in open support, shoulders facing the track. In general our non-dominant leg (the one opposite to the hand carrying the pala) will be slightly in front of us, at height, in a few words in open support, unlike the classic backhand where the dominant leg will be clearly in front.

The gesture will be short with a beginner preparation at body height for a finish slightly in front of us. We can speak of an amplitude of barely 1 meter. What will allow us the attack will be especially the contraction of the abdominals and the glutes to use the ball speed of the opponents. Your shot is frank, clear, dry, and with more speed.

Knutsson backhand bullpadel wpt
With this type of backhand, you will already be ready for the next stroke, as you are facing the piste.

 

The two-handed backhand

Equally impressive, the 2-handed attacking backhand is taking its toll. Some players perform the basic one-handed backhand but on the other hand, the attacking backhand, two-handed. So whatever, the important thing is that you are comfortable.

The idea will be to prepare very quickly with your pala behind, above the belt, to impact the ball just after the rebound, when it is in the rising phase. The fact that you are impacting with 2 hands gives you the strength and control necessary to knock down the ball so that it assaults the opponents below the level of the net.
This technique requires glance and experience but allows to surprise, to attack and to take the road of the net in a snap of the fingers. So we'll act like a slap trying to knock the ball down from top to bottom.

Marta Marrero backhand attack with two hands

 

The one-handed backhand, cut

We call it cut, sliced ​​or even with a back spin effect, this backhand that we make with one hand from top to bottom or even forward. Some players only use this type of backhand there, both for defense and offense. The disadvantage of defending cut is the trajectory of the ball which will often be straight. So, in a learning phase, we will detach defense from attack. This cut backhand, if we have understood the technique correctly, will be useful for other shots such as the backhand window exit or the backhand volley.

Preparation with the pala head raised, the elbow bent and the wrist locked, “motorcycle acceleration” type, the non-dominant hand will be used to place this pala in a high position, above the belt, but also as a tensioner which will add more speed , if necessary. The idea will therefore be to impact the ball above the level of the net to bring it down to the opponents' side. The advantage will be that depending on your place of impact, in front of you, at body height or slightly behind you, you may find an area along the line, crossed or in the center.

This cut back will be effective because the printed effect will reduce the rebound, so do not hesitate to vary the speeds, angles and depths to have a large panel.

Last point, the finish, with an accompaniment in the direction played which will allow to prepare the pala in front of us for the next move, but also to put the opponents under pressure.

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The offensive backhand is as elegant as it is difficult to master or devastating. It would be a mistake to think of power first and foremost. Think about the fluidity, the support on the ground, the end of the movement. Rest assured by playing in a simple way first and then, little by little, look for speed and more complicated areas!

 

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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