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The lessons · lesson 6 of 6

The smash and putting the ball out

The one shot in padel that can end the point outright — and the one that, badly chosen, costs you the net. When to smash, where, and what happens when the ball leaves the court. Four animated scenes and three questions.

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What this lesson shows

  1. 1Smash, or notIt is not the height of the lob that decides, it is where it comes down.
  2. 2The por cuatroA short ball, struck hard and flat near the net: it comes back out over the back glass.
  3. 3The smash that comes backThe same swing, aimed deep: the ball no longer leaves, it climbs the glass and comes back.
  4. 4The por cuatro, seen from the backThe same shot, from the man who ought to defend it. That is where you see why he cannot.

4 animated scenes and 3 questions.