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Single-handed flat backhand technique breakdown before glass.

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🏆 #1 Takeaway - How do I hit a single-handed flat backhand in padel?
Focus on the technical steps for the single-handed flat backhand shot, hitting the ball before the back glass with a contact point below the chest.

What Your Guru Thinks

Sandy breaks down the single-handed flat backhand before the glass. It's useful if you struggle with hitting the ball from the mid-court area. The coach shows the technique step-by-step in slow motion. This helps you really see how the shot is executed. You can use this breakdown to refine your own backhand.

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Description

Despite being one of the first techniques you learn in padel, it is also one of the more difficult to get right. Particularly if you are trying to hit flat (which you should be practicing!!).

In this technical breakdown the steps for each part of the shot are important to get right, because if you forget one it can often end up affecting the whole shot!

If you are coming from a tennis background and are trying to get this shot right, it will be worth watching to One to One Course, where we work with a student (ex tennis player) to perfect this shot: https://thepadelschool.com/courses/one-to-one-course/

Here is a playlist of all our slow motion breakdowns: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFotglr241m52ix-9QYTL2aRKZcrky9Iu
Audience: Beginner
Skill Level:
15%
Primary Shot: backhand
Court Position: <none>

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skill-beginner shot-backhand

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Padel Backhand Technique Beginner Flat Shot

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