After a deep lob, use your overhead to recover the net instead of going for a winner. Aim at the glass walls to slow the ball down, keep your wrist firm, and add a slight slice for control.
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Tactically, I would use this shot when I've been lobbed and it's a deeper lob and I'm going to play an overhead from here and I need to recover the net. So my goal with this overhead is not to win the point, it's to recover the net. Not only can I have slow speed, but I can also try and use the glass because every time the ball hits a glass it slows down. So I might try and get the ball into that corner so it hits a double glass, but my goal is to recover the net. Now technically the racket is up, it's really important because from here I'm gonna be in this position, I'm gonna turn, and both hands are gonna be high. Yeah, so that's why we talk about the racket being high is important on the volley, because from here, if I go from here up, it's a long way to get there, whereas from here it's just straight, straight up here. Okay, so I'm in my ready position, I'm in continental grip, the ball comes up, I'm gonna turn, both hands are high, and I'm gonna play that ball slowly into the corner. Okay, I'm gonna try and play that ball into that corner. In terms of the contact point, so from here my arms are up, I'm going to contact the ball about forehead height. Yeah, my wrist is firm and I'm going to go through from there. Yeah, arms up, I can put a little bit of slice on it, float, get back into net from here. If you're looking to work on this part of your game, that's exactly what we do on thepadelschool.com. Myself and Sandy offer personalized online coaching for our players across the world. This is the place that you need to go. Head to thepaddleschool.com or our link in bio to learn more.
