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From the club Padel San Miguel de Tenerife, Julien Bondia dissects the backhand volley padel. Whether you are aggressive or wait-and-see, the backhand volley is one of the important shots of the padel, which we cannot abandon.

Let's learn or deepen the volley of setbacks. How to realize it? What exercises to perform?

Clubs, players and teachers of padel, use these 2 videos to help you improve the backhand volley.

The reverse volley in a few lines:

This shot will be easier to assimilate by tennis players. Here are already several tutorials in which we explain and detail the moves of the padel, some are different from tennis and even specific to padel. This week, here's how to evolve your backhand volley.

The advice for achieving the volley of flips will be first of all a waiting position of the high racket, to protect our body and quickly access the volley. Then a very active footwork to increase alertness and responsiveness. Finally, a short preparation will help you achieve an effective shot because you will not have time to make a great preparation. Being at the net you have reduced the travel time of the ball.

The reverse volley will be used first to prepare the point, to move our opponents and try to get them out of their comfort zone. Once the hole is created, take advantage of it, accelerate it and do not hesitate to take more risks to finish the point by choosing zones like the angle of the ground or the grid.

Technically:

- Waiting position with racket in front of us in high position
- Importance of footwork to achieve this shot. Tilt the body weight on tiptoe
- Low on the legs
- The top of the racket will always be above the wrist. Low ball? Bend the legs, do the effort
- The preparation will be done by pulling the racket towards the back with the second hand
- For the right-handed ones, the left leg will push the body forward just before the impact with the ball
- At the moment of the impact, the right foot (for the right-handed ones) will come to rest on the ground
- The ball will be hit in a cut way; top-down effect to reduce the bounce of the ball
- Once the ball is hit, we will finish the action in front of us with the racket in flat position, the rear arm stretched for the balance of the body
- A variant is to make "fall" the head of the racket in front of our body at the time of the strike to brake the ball, give it an outgoing effect and thus direct our ball towards the grid or the side window

Do not hesitate to ask questions

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.