Pro tips for kick smash and backhand volley technique.
What Your Guru Thinks
This lesson offers fantastic advice from an ex-pro on two crucial shots. The coach breaks down common mistakes and provides actionable steps to improve your kick smash and backhand volley. You'll learn about proper preparation, contact point, and using your legs for power on the smash. For the volley, the emphasis is on strategic movement, playing a flatter, more consistent shot, and smart decision-making. It's a great opportunity to refine your technique from an experienced player.
Description
Adrián trained for 14 years with Gustavo Prato (coach of pair N1), and shared the court with players like Arturo Coello, Edu Alonso and many more top names.
Here he shares his best tips on the two shots that made him stand out as a professional:
🔥 The Smash X3 (kick smash)
🔥 The Backhand Volley
If you want to understand how pro players think about these shots – and how to apply it to your own game – this video is for you.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Who is Adrian Blanco?
1:38 Best shots from Adrian
2:17 Pro Player Analyzes my Kicksmash X3
2:55 Pro Tips for the Kicksmash
4:16 Adri Shows me how PROS do it
5:19 Applying the Pro Tips
7:11 Adri Analyzes my Backhand Volley
7:54 Pro Tips for the Backhand Volley
10:50 Surprise in Riyadh
11:20 This tip transformed my volley
12:42 Tips for Matches - Learning From Gustavo Prato and Arturo Coello
13:20 Outro
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