Very interesting video. He was looking at the ball as the ball is crossing the net into his court. All this time, he can "notice" what his opponents are doing (not directly but still in his field of vision). But the moment the ball passes him, he need to turn his head to follow the ball. Therefore, he cannot see the opponents. This is the split moment that his opponents can change position by moving towards the net or the glass. That's when his partner need to alert him of any changes.
True! But also for the opponents to hit clean, they have to stop before the defending player hits. At the end of the day, most of padel is not about trying to suprise the players, especially in a recreational level.
When i look at the opponent's in a glance i noticed body stance, movement, racket gripped and where is facing, and the ball...training my eyes to gather quicker all these details can help a lot to anticipate and plan better my returns, more effective by seeng my racket hitting the ball where i want or potential mistake i make at thecontacy point racket-ball impact (this teach one to understand the cause-effect of the every ball one hits and how present in the moment is). Another great video from coach Gabo 👏dance graciously 👏💝
I would definitely divide my attention to read both my opponents and the ball in parallel to decide on shot selection better. There are often holes and pockets in the formation of the opponents and these should be targeted on slow balls when you have time and are well positioned to use the opportunity with high success chance: sometimes its a low ball cross court to behind a player who is waiting at net, sometimes its simply a pocket for a drop or dead shot, a pocket for a confusing "both can reach and play" middle shot, or just deciding to do the Potato shot instead of some more instinctual basic volley. If the ball is really hard, then maybe its not possible to read the opponents. But in those cases, you can get verbal guidance from your partner who can let you atleast know if the opposing pair seems to be staying back or be advanced to the net position, so you can choose an appropriate shot and not feed easy balls to the enemy.
Hi Tasty, again, a great video. Your way of thinking is unique and you say a lot more with less words. I just wanted to give you a critique to your production: I don't know why, but the colors in your videos change between yellow-ish and white-ish. Maybe you can check your settings of the camera, maybe the frequency is interfering with the LED of the facility you are shooting in. Or deactivate the auto-color adjustment. You can see the difference quite good between 3:27 and 3:33 (Fast forward and back). In some videos it happens very frequently and at least for me, it is distracting a lot. Maybe you figure it out. But that beeing said, thanks again for the amount of smart and inspiring videos you provide for free on youtube! Stay Tasty
Well hopefully your partner will talk if you get passed but there is not really a good way to look at them and prepare, unless you are able to sometimes see the reflection from the glass. But if you choose to play bajada, then focus on the shot. If you have doubts, play a lob
I think you might have ”missunderstood” the question a little. I believe an important part is to also look at the opponents to know which shot is the proper one to return with, although you should of course have read the ball speed, location, rotation etc before. This can and should be done in the preparation of your shot. Its not enough only to have your opponent telling you where your opponents are positioned. To advance as a player you need to adapt your shot based on opponents position/action. But i also guess this is where some players struggle as this takes practise and focus.
I’m very curious about how the shots (especially forehand and backhand volley) is affected if a player use the eastern backhand grip in every shot. I recently realized I use eastern Backhand Grip grip in all my shots, instead of Continental. In practice I have great shots but sometimes in matches when I’m not as well prepared and knowing where the ball will come, I tend to spin the ball too much and loose too much speed, and I wonder if this maybe could be a reaction from my grip!
We have made a video of grips. But yes you dont have to have continental grip but it helps to understand what grip you have and then you can always adjust the wrist if you want more flat shots or slice
Very interesting video.
He was looking at the ball as the ball is crossing the net into his court. All this time, he can "notice" what his opponents are doing (not directly but still in his field of vision). But the moment the ball passes him, he need to turn his head to follow the ball. Therefore, he cannot see the opponents.
This is the split moment that his opponents can change position by moving towards the net or the glass. That's when his partner need to alert him of any changes.
True! But also for the opponents to hit clean, they have to stop before the defending player hits. At the end of the day, most of padel is not about trying to suprise the players, especially in a recreational level.
When i look at the opponent's in a glance i noticed body stance, movement, racket gripped and where is facing, and the ball...training my eyes to gather quicker all these details can help a lot to anticipate and plan better my returns, more effective by seeng my racket hitting the ball where i want or potential mistake i make at thecontacy point racket-ball impact (this teach one to understand the cause-effect of the every ball one hits and how present in the moment is). Another great video from coach Gabo 👏dance graciously 👏💝
I would definitely divide my attention to read both my opponents and the ball in parallel to decide on shot selection better. There are often holes and pockets in the formation of the opponents and these should be targeted on slow balls when you have time and are well positioned to use the opportunity with high success chance: sometimes its a low ball cross court to behind a player who is waiting at net, sometimes its simply a pocket for a drop or dead shot, a pocket for a confusing "both can reach and play" middle shot, or just deciding to do the Potato shot instead of some more instinctual basic volley.
If the ball is really hard, then maybe its not possible to read the opponents. But in those cases, you can get verbal guidance from your partner who can let you atleast know if the opposing pair seems to be staying back or be advanced to the net position, so you can choose an appropriate shot and not feed easy balls to the enemy.
Hi Tasty, again, a great video. Your way of thinking is unique and you say a lot more with less words. I just wanted to give you a critique to your production: I don't know why, but the colors in your videos change between yellow-ish and white-ish. Maybe you can check your settings of the camera, maybe the frequency is interfering with the LED of the facility you are shooting in. Or deactivate the auto-color adjustment. You can see the difference quite good between 3:27 and 3:33 (Fast forward and back). In some videos it happens very frequently and at least for me, it is distracting a lot. Maybe you figure it out. But that beeing said, thanks again for the amount of smart and inspiring videos you provide for free on youtube! Stay Tasty
If we do bajada de la pared, when do we look at the opponent? It's difficult too look at them before we hit the ball 😅
Well hopefully your partner will talk if you get passed but there is not really a good way to look at them and prepare, unless you are able to sometimes see the reflection from the glass. But if you choose to play bajada, then focus on the shot. If you have doubts, play a lob
I think you might have ”missunderstood” the question a little. I believe an important part is to also look at the opponents to know which shot is the proper one to return with, although you should of course have read the ball speed, location, rotation etc before. This can and should be done in the preparation of your shot. Its not enough only to have your opponent telling you where your opponents are positioned. To advance as a player you need to adapt your shot based on opponents position/action. But i also guess this is where some players struggle as this takes practise and focus.
I dont look at the ball that much (unfortunately)… do it all on “feel” but it means i dont hit it good enough in the sweet spot.
I’m very curious about how the shots (especially forehand and backhand volley) is affected if a player use the eastern backhand grip in every shot.
I recently realized I use eastern Backhand Grip grip in all my shots, instead of Continental. In practice I have great shots but sometimes in matches when I’m not as well prepared and knowing where the ball will come, I tend to spin the ball too much and loose too much speed, and I wonder if this maybe could be a reaction from my grip!
We have made a video of grips. But yes you dont have to have continental grip but it helps to understand what grip you have and then you can always adjust the wrist if you want more flat shots or slice