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Mastering back glass crosscourt shots and turning technique.

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🏆 #1 Takeaway - How to defend shots coming off the back glass?
Position yourself correctly away from the ball's exit path, stay behind the ball, and learn when to play open vs. when to turn.

What Your Guru Thinks

Coach Sandy explains how to handle balls coming off the back glass, especially the crosscourt angle. He shows you how to get into the right position whether you play it open or decide to turn. Understanding the rebound and how spin affects it is also covered. This lesson is really useful for building confidence when defending from the back.

Learn When to TURN and When to NOT! | ThePadelSchool.com

Description

Understanding the back glass and getting yourself into a good position to hit is one of the more difficult areas of Padel!

In this video we're going to cover a quite tricky shot - the one which goes cross court and rebounds off the back glass. We'll explain wether you'll need to *GET INTO POSITION* to hit or learn how to *TURN* in order to defend that type of shot.

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*Chapters*
00:00 Intro
00:27 To Turn or NOT to Turn - That is the Question
01:18 The Exit Rebound
02:51 Give Yourself Space
03:48 Getting Trapped
04:29 Introducing the Turn
06:33 Sidespin
07:19 Left Handed Opponents
08:41 Preparation

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Audience: Beginner
Skill Level:
15%
Primary Shot: forehand
Play Style: Defensive

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shot-forehand skill-beginner style-defensive

Keywords

Padel Back Glass Positioning Turning Defensive Play

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