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Improve kick smash technique and decision-making.

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🏆 #1 Takeaway - How can I improve my kick smash and overhead decision-making?
Focus on specific footwork to lock your body, hit the ball slightly behind you or on your left side for maximum kick, prepare earlier with a frozen position, and adjust swing length based on target (fence vs. out). Learn to differentiate when to use a short kick, deep kick, flat smash, or Vibora based on the lob and opponent positioning.

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This covers some very detailed points about refining your kick smash. Sven the coach goes into specifics on footwork and where to make contact to generate maximum spin and power. It also helps you think strategically about when to use different types of smashes against different lobs. Understanding these nuances can significantly elevate your overhead game.

Padel Tips About The Kicksmash You Did NOT Know

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Padel Tips About The Kicksmash You Did NOT Know!

Today we are going to focus on: Footwork, the contact point the dept of the smash and the preparation! Some of these tips are new in the channel, and some of them you might already saw.

Hope this helps! see you next monday!

Intro: 00:00-01:00
Footwork: 01:01 - 03:47
Preparation 03:48 - 07:50
Contact point 07:51 - 08:57
Decision making 08:58 - 12:13
Deep smash 12:14 - 17:36
Overview 17:37 - 20:08

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Audience: High Intermediate|Advanced
Skill Level:
75%
Primary Shot: Kick Smash
Play Style: Offensive

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skill-high-intermediate skill-advanced style-offensive shot-kick_smash

Keywords

kick smash smash technique padel footwork overhead strategy decision making

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