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Technique

Serve, volley, lob, smash, playing off the glass, doubles positioning: the SCUD guides to improving at padel, shot by shot, from beginner to club level.

Evening padel lesson on a blue court: a coach demonstrates a volley to two players, balls scattered on the ground
Technique

Learning padel: the complete guide to improving your game

Rules, gear, warm-up, shots, doubles play, first tournaments: the complete path to learning padel, step by step, with links to all our guides.

8 min read
Padel player in mid-air winding up a smash with the SCUD Black Impact B3, free hand pointing at the ball, under the floodlights
Technique

The padel smash: x3, x4 and the smash into the mesh

When to smash rather than play a bandeja, the technique step by step, and padel's three winning smashes: x3, x4 and into the mesh, with what the rules say.

8 min
Padel player at the back of the court who has just lobbed with the SCUD White S3, the ball rising towards the floodlights above the opponents
Technique

The lob in padel: when to play it and how to get it right

Defensive lob, attacking lob, lob off the glass: when to lob in padel, where to aim, the technique step by step and how to take the net back behind your lob.

8 min
Padel player at the net volleying with the SCUD Wood W1, racket in front of him at chest height, two opponents on the other side of the net
Technique

The padel volley: forehand, backhand and net positioning

Grip, distance from the net, a short swing, aiming at the feet, the middle or the mesh: the padel volley explained, to hold the net and win more of your points.

8 min
Padel player seen from behind, in the ready position with the SCUD Black Impact B3, the ball coming towards him and two opponents at the net
Technique

Padel return of serve: where to stand and which shot to play

Where to stand, before or after the glass, lob, chiquita or cross-court: the padel return of serve, to win the net back from the serving team, step by step.

9 min
A padel player serving underarm with the SCUD White S3, the ball struck below the waist, on an indoor court lit at night
Technique

The Padel Serve: Technique, Placement and Spin

Underarm action, targets towards the glass or the centre, slice or topspin, moving up to the net: the technique of the padel serve explained step by step.

10 min