Mastering the flat backhand with proper grip and timing.
What Your Guru Thinks
This lesson with coach Dani and student Ari offers valuable insights into why your backhand might be inconsistent. It dives into the crucial role of your grip, specifically the continental grip, for hitting a heavier, more consistent flat shot. You'll learn how to be more efficient with your movement and how adjusting your contact timing can strategically change shot direction without risky wrist action. This approach aims to build a more sustainable and reliable game.
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The Padel Doctor is back.
Season 2 begins — this time in Jakarta, where we’re building our own padel academy with one mission:
develop Olympians for the 2032 Games.
In Chapter 1 of Season 2, we sit down with Arie — actor, pro drifter, and padel player for 5 months.
He came to the clinic searching for help with his backhand…
and The Doctor quickly found the issue:
he wasn’t hitting flat.
In this episode you’ll learn:
• How to execute a proper flat shot
• When and why to use it
• What makes it so powerful
• How it can instantly change your game
If you want to improve your padel, win more points, and hit like a pro — this is the video you needed.
00:00 Introduction
01:14 Arie
02:08 Warm up
02:35 Grip
05:06 Preparation
08:38 Flat shot
10:13 Forehand/backhand balance
13:27 Why flat shots are so important?
14:49 Open stance
15:31 Family 1 and Family 2
16:59 How to direct the ball
19:15 Thank you!
As always, thank you so much for supporting us!
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danihoyo_padelcoach/
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