Bandeja and víbora explained: padel's two overheads and when to hit each
The bandeja keeps you at the net; the víbora makes opponents pay. What the names mean, how the technique differs, where to aim and which one club players should learn first.
Skills
5 storiesGet better, faster. Drills, tactics and technique guides for improving your padel — with a particular obsession with the wall game that separates padel players from tennis converts.
From tennis to padel: what transfers, what to unlearn
Tennis players pick up padel faster than anyone — then plateau harder than anyone. What your tennis game gives you, the habits to unlearn, and how to make the switch properly.
The lob: padel's most important shot (and why beginners ignore it)
No shot wins more amateur padel points than a good lob. How to hit it, when to use it, the three lobs every player needs — and how to deal with one coming back at you.
The 10 mistakes every beginner padel player makes
From frying-pan grips to suicidal smashes — the ten habits that hold every new padel player back, why they happen, and the fix for each one.
Five drills to sharpen your back-glass game
The glass is padel's biggest beginner hurdle and its biggest weapon. Five progressive drills to turn balls off the back wall into comfortable, attacking shots.