๐พ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต - ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ ๐พ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐โโ Bandeja means tray in Spanish - at the point of impact you will resemble a waiter holding a drinks tray at a 3 star Michelin restaurant. Itโs a defensive overhead shot played with slice, it occupies the grey area between a forehand volley and a smash. If youโre a tennis player youโll need to work on the technique as itโs unique to padel. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ง The net is where you want to be in padel. It's the water-cooler at the office, the smoking area at the club. The bandeja makes sure you stay in that place. Itโs played at a slower pace because it gives you sufficient time to come back into the net. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐? ๐ฅฃ You've got to wait for the goldilocks lob (please bear with meโฆ). ย Youโre at the net and your opponent plays a lob, but you're not ready to leave the water-cooler and go back to your desk. The lob isnโt short enough that you hit an all out smash but itโs also not deep enough that youโve got to turn tail and retreat to the back. For the bandeja however, itโs just right. ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐? ๐คทโ๏ธ Rather than explaining the nitty gritty of each individual step required to hit the shot (we appreciate your time on LinkedIn is finite), weโve linked a short video showing former world no.1 Sanyo Gutierrez hitting some perfect bandejas. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/e6Nzu6Nw
Love it - Sanyo is a maestroโฆ
It looks like an easy shot - when done by the World No 1 ๐
Good point!
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3moThink i need to master the volley before i move to the bandeja!!!