Padel World Press .- In this article we are going to discuss one of the aspects that we like the most that we enjoy paddle… We refer to the acceleration of the ball.
In my classes, one of the things that I consider most important in this sport and in which I always have an impact with my students, is that we must take into account the proportion of hits that are made at high speed or with power. In most of these cases it is about control and approach hits, in which the accuracy and direction of the ball prevail, compared to the small percentage of them that are with high acceleration or power to define the point or take an advantage thanks to the speed.
A good reflection, in which we look at ourselves and take as an example, are the professional players. When we see them in action, we appreciate that the ball goes at great speed and that everything happens very fast ... But that is from our point of view as amateur fans since, for them, the sport is governed by the same parameters but with a speed much higher ball average.
That is why, when we decide to play by accelerating the ball, decision-making is vitally important because it is what will allow us to execute the right shot to organize the play and for our strategy to lead us to get the point. From here, we can begin to carry out the technical approach that will help us decide how we will execute the blows and how we can take advantage of each of the situations.
The 'accelerated hit' is essentially the same as a hit at a slower speed. What we must bear in mind is that at a higher speed our body tends to get more out of control and to generate forces that will make the ball not follow exactly the direction we had in mind.
As we always say, we must not forget that it is very important that we are active against any blow at the moment in which the ball is heading towards us. If we do, we can react quickly and we will be more prepared to execute the hit. When we hit at low speed, as we have greater control of our movement, we can play with more hand quality without having to accompany the blow with our body so much ... And the movement will be much more controlled.
On the other hand, at the moment of hitting with acceleration, it will be vital that our body takes a more important role and helps us transmit more energy on the ball. So we need to be flexed, and with a well balanced position, so that when hitting with the shovel we adjust the speed of the body to that of the blow and the subsequent exit of the ball. In this way, we will optimize the speed we need to generate with our hand.
From here the really complicated begins. When we are going to make a stroke by accelerating the ball, we must take into account the variations that the hand is going to have, unlike when we execute at low speed ... All this without taking into account how difficult it is to hit the exact inclination it should have the shovel and with the point of impact necessary for the ball to take the direction we intend to give it.
The situation on the track that we have will also depend on it, since we will execute the type of blow depending on whether we are defending at the back of the track or if we are in the network. In the same way, it will not be the same situation if the ball reaches us with little speed or if we are going to counter-strike against a good shot from the opponents.
That's why we will leave these specifications for our next post, stay tuned to our Blog and the networks.
A hug to all ... Happy match season and to increase the pace of the ball !!
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