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Lob

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Use height, depth, and timing to recover court position or move opponents back.

What coaches agree on

  • Get the lift for your lob from your legs, bending your knees and driving low to high through the shot.
  • Aim your lob deep, toward the back of the court — height and placement count for little if the ball lands short.
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  • Choose a high, looping lob when you have time and margin, and a lower, faster lob in tighter situations, such as indoors or when your opponents are already close to the net.
  • Make contact on the underside of the ball with a flat racket face to get height while keeping control and accuracy.

Common mistakes

  • Trying to lob off a difficult or rushed ball instead of playing it low — often a tennis habit — which produces a short, weak lob that gets smashed.
  • Steering the lob short out of fear of hitting it long, instead of committing to enough depth and finding your range through match play.
  • Telegraphing the lob with a different or earlier backswing than your other shots, which lets opponents see it coming and get ready to smash it.
The Lob in Padel
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The Lob in Padel

Coach's take: Hits the core lob mechanics and target - good fundamentals despite garbled captions.

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