{"id":14831,"date":"2023-08-29T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellopadelacademy.com\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2023-08-29T07:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:30:39","slug":"tennis-padel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellopadelacademy.com\/tennis-padel\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM TENNIS TO PADEL- THE TRANSITION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1. INTRODUCTION<\/strong> – FROM TENNIS TO PADEL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are sure we are not wrong if we say that, nowadays, there are many players who play padel who came from tennis. And we ask ourselves, is there anyone who does not know a padel player who came from tennis?

For these players, it is clear that they started playing padel , with a good grounding and with some advantage and level compared to those who started playing without having picked up a racket before, because they usually already have a good volley, good touch and ball control, know the grips, will learn more quickly the proper technique of padel, body movements, etc..

However, these have also dragged with them certain vices or errors, since, although tennis and padel have some strokes in common, tactically they are very different and in padel we also have the walls to contend with!

So, in this article we will see some tips for padel players who come from tennis to improve and rectify some of the typical mistakes they may possibly make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. MISTAKES AND TIPS FOR PLAYERS <\/strong>MAKING THE TRANSITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Forget about power shots.

One of our goals when we play padel would be to try to make the opponent always hit the ball from below the net height, and us always above. Therefore, using strong strokes in padel, normally, is not only not advisable, but also, on many occasions, will make the ball bounce too much and remain very high, so we will be giving the opponent the opportunity to counter attack us. Many times it will be more effective to make a slower or softer shot, looking for the ball to die off a wall and not bounce, and thus, make the counter shot much more difficult for our rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Forget about topspin shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In padel, generally speaking, we should not use topspin strokes. Any topspin will make the ball rise, both when it bounces on the ground and when it bounces off the wall, leaving an easier ball for the opponent. It is better to use flat or slice shots to try to get the ball to rise up as little as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps, the only exceptions to use the top spin would be when we seek to make a touch shot, or return to the feet, or when hitting the ball with the aim to bring it back to our side of the court or take it out x3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Learn to work the point more and be more patient.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In tennis, especially if you are serving, it is likely that you can often win the point relatively quickly by serving well, hitting a few good shots and finishing the point at the net or by forcing an error. The tennis player’s attitude is often very aggressive and clearly characterised by seeking to win the point in possibly only a few strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the contrary, in padel, it is very unusual to win a point with just a few strokes, especially as the level of the players increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why, when we play padel, we have to be and play much more patiently than in tennis, because finishing a point is much more difficult. Players who come from tennis have to change the psychological-tactical mind set that they had of always being aggressive and playing with powerful strokes, to the mind set of being patient and working a lot on the point until they get a ball, to finish the point definitively.<\/p>\n\n\n

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4. Try to make fewer definitive smashes.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is very common to see, whenever they get a lob, whether it is easy or not, how many players who come from tennis always try to hit very strong smashes to finish the point as they did when they played tennis. It is normal, since in tennis they won the point most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in padel, leaving aside the professional players, who are at a different level, we rarely manage to finish the point with a strong smash. In padel we should not try to win every ball that is hit to us from above. If we tried to do this with every lob, we would lose a lot more points than we would win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often it is better to hit a less powerful and well placed smash with a good spin (or a bandeja\/vibora), than a very powerful and flat smash, as the opponent can intercept this more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Learn the bandeja and the v\u00edbora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This point is linked to the previous point. In padel, when we are hit with a lob or a high ball, in the vast majority of occasions it will be more effective to perform a bandeja or a v\u00edbora than to try to look for a winning smash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, learning how to do, above all, the bandeja, should be a priority for players who come from tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n

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