A padel coach breaks down the bandeja into two core problems: bad footwork and wrong contact. He explains how to position yourself before the ball, then brush it for slice spin, and shows a drill using the SpinPro training aid to build the motion off court before taking it into matches.
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The majority of players really struggle with 2 main areas. One is the footwork to give themselves a good position by the ball, and the next is the contact, getting that in the right place and having the right brush on that ball. So let's work on it. Once we've got good footwork, we are then going to approach the contact and getting in the right position for the ball. We're working with SpinPro, our partner for our off-court exercises, to help you get your contact position And the right spin on the ball. I want slice, but also I know I'm coming around the ball ever so slightly, and I'm going to get myself into a position here with a nice racket up so that I can brush through that ball. Now, SpinPro is designed as a teaching aid that you can use at home to get a good distance from the ball, but also to get the right brush on the contact. The more repetitions I use here, the easier it's going to be when I get back onto court, and it's forcing me To have my arm up. If we see the common errors, players with the elbow down and they go up to the ball, it's not going to have the same spin, or even it's going to end up being a little bit of topspin on that ball, which is not what we're looking for. So now what I want to do is add it a little bit more realistic. I'm going to start in front of the machine, I'm going to do a shadow volley, and then I'm going to move back and play my bandeja. The more repetitions I build up of going back quickly, playing the bandeja, and recovering fast, that is exactly what you need to do When you're playing this bandeja in a match.
