Forehand and backhand: padel versus tennis technique
Key takeaway from our Guru
What are the main differences between tennis and padel groundstrokes?
Use a continental grip and keep your swing compact. Never drop your racket head below the ball, as you need to hit flat and short to keep your shots low.
What this lesson covers
Padel requires a continental grip for both forehand and backhand to handle fast rallies and limited reaction time. Tennis players often use varied grips, but these cause issues with flat shots and net clearance on the padel court. Training the forearm muscles by moving the racket with a locked wrist helps adapt to the continental grip.
Tennis swings are long and often start from below the ball to generate topspin. Padel swings remain compact and high, as dropping the racket head below the ball leads to errors. Pressure in tennis relies on depth and speed, whereas padel pressure comes from playing short, low balls at the opponent's feet. Keeping the elbow low and finishing the swing in front of the body ensures the ball stays low, preventing it from hitting the back glass.
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Original video
Added on Apr 2, 2026
PADEL FOREHAND/BH VS TENNIS FOREHAND/BH #PADELTIPS13 - W/SERGIO GOMEZ!
Description
There a big difference between the tennis and padel technique! If you are coming from tennis than this is very important to know! You can start your improvement right now! Let's get started! HOLA! Welcome back to our newest video! How are you doing? To be honest it was a little bit of a strange week here in Marbella. Because of the lockdown rules in the UK, it seems to be pretty quiet here. Many people cancelled their holiday! The most important thing is that we are all safe and healthy! It seems to be going better now in the south of Spain! This week it was very, very, very hot here in Marbella. When we were recording the video it was 37 degrees and yesterday it was 41 degrees! So we had to spend most of our time in the pool! That is not bad to be honest, but imagine playing a tournament with that heat! There were some padel clubs that organized a tournament where you had to play in the night! Great idea! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COMPARISON VIDEOS! PLEASE LIKE THE VIDEO! IF WE REACH 100 LIKES WE WILL UPLOAD ANOTHER TENNIS VS PADEL VIDEO! Subscribing would be nice as well! Special guest of this video is Sergio Gomez! He is the owner of tennis y padel club de bel air! Former number 22 in Spain, he played at high ATP level and has Grandslam experience. And he also plays padel at a good level. Perfect person to create this comparison video with. If you have any questions about the video, feel free to ask it! In the comments below or in a private message: Socials: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/svenboele/ FACEBOOK GROUP: PADELTIPS FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/0tronivel OTHER PADELTIPS VIDEOS: IMPROVE YOU GAME INSTANTLY! - 7 COMMON VOLLEY MISTAKES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB3gtkp7fu4 - 7 ATTACKING COMBOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5et2l-3T_M&t=1s - 7 GOLDEN NET POSITION RULES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7wuQbbOZjo&t=3s - HOW TO PLAY A GOOD LOB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np9eHSuYcDE&t=4s - EASIEST WAY TO LEARN DEFENCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolygA5eg4U&t=45s
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