Sandy FarquharsonFounder at The Padel School | Elevating Padel Players' Performance

One of the most important skills in padel? Ball control. 🎾

7 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this instructional segment, Sandy Farquharson emphasizes ball control as a core pillar of padel development. She explains that beginners should first master the continental grip to establish a solid foundation, while more advanced players should focus on nuanced ball‑control techniques such as hitting softer balls, executing the Chiquita, and performing effective lobs. Throughout, she links proper grip and refined shot variations to overall skill progression, positioning ball control as a critical focus area for anyone looking to improve their padel game.

The second pillar for me is like ball control and like having a good grip. If you're learning and you've just come into the— to paddle and you're on your paddle journey but you're at the start, it's probably finding the right grip. It's like the continental grip, being in the right position. If you are a higher level, it's ball control and being able to hit softer balls, the Chiquita, the lob. These are all variations of ball control. And so for me, that is also a really, really important part of, of that journey and a really focus area if you want to improve.