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Remata/Flat Smash technique?

527 commentsu/OtherwiseGur96935w ago
Is there anything that I should look to do differently? I feel like if my opponent were better prepared the shot is easily returnable. Should I have rather looked to go diagonal? EDIT: Thanks for the feedback everyone! For context I'm on the shorter side (1.58m/5f4) so I really struggle to get a proper contact height/up-down shot trajectory. The conditions were very warm inside the warehouse so it helped the ball speed too.
https://v.redd.it/29icnxf1poig1

Comments (27)

u/Psyyx5w ago
I don't think you should be smashing from the 2nd post at all, really. You generate quite a bit of speed on the ball, but you're just too far from the net to play that shot as you need more height on it, which is a lot easier if you get to hit down on it more, or be able to generate a lot of spin. The 2nd post is a great position for an attacking vibora for example. Given how shallow and easy that serve was, and how short the lob from your opponent, my guess based on this very limited information is that your smash is probably quite good for your level, if people are serving and returning like that. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VG29Ns-v3U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VG29Ns-v3U) \- this is a fantastic video about shot selection).
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Yeah I only really went for it because the lob was bad, and my parallel was in my opinion not agile enough to catch it, the conditions were incredibly warm too so the ball was bouncing well. I think it was my second serve so I tried a safer option. Thank you for the feedback!
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u/Psyyx5w ago
Yeah, if you're confident with that smash and the opponent can't deal, go for it. It's just not a good habit to get into for when you play better players. Particularly if you're a shorter player like you say in your post, you have even more reason to only smash when you get very close to the net, and to focus your effort on learning how to set your points up to get those winners. My smash isn't great, but it was good enough at the lower levels, so I used it. Now I'm moving into the higher levels at my club, and I am relearning my entire overhead game to get rid of the habit of smashing at the wrong times. Wish I'd had the discipline to not get myself into that habit in the first place :p
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u/JaviLP5w ago
In my opinion and to keep it short, I think technically it was a good winter smash, tactically though it was a poor decision because your opponent is already waiting in the net for you to play that shot 
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u/nitoicf4w ago
Yeah late to the smash, couldn t kick smash it properly, better to have fake smash it to his feet
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Hit the ball more above your head ! Contact point is too much in front of you. Also the racket is flat.. add more slicing ball touch with broken wrist. Try some smatches with this in mind. Not in games directly but against the back glass at the net level before.
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It's all context-dependant. Your technique isn't great but you're a pretty explosive guy which makes up for it. Against players like that you can probably keep smashing the same all day and still rack up the points. If I were your coach I'd like to see you develop a solid winter smash. It's about the same that you're doing now, only the contact point is more towards your right and you're looking for the ball to hit the court after the service line, so it comes back quickly and low to the ground. It'll keep you effective against much fitter players and pairs nicely with the bandeja if that's a good shot of yours.
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A skilled player can return this smash, but in that scenario, it’s not wrong to attempt to win the point with a smash. If you train it enough and when it’s warm , the ball will fly from the second post, and the opponent’s position becomes irrelevant. Technically, I’m currently watching a lot of content on the smash. You could try keeping the racket face more closed so that you can open it more right before the impact, creating more acceleration. :)
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I think for your level the smash is good enough and will win you more points in the long-run. On a higher level this could turn from a nice opportunity on the net to a quick point for the opponent who can easily make the point from the returned smash.
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Is this step before hitting the serve is legal? Isn’t that a Move while serving violation?
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I don't think so (happy to be corrected otherwise), I haven't entered the court until after contact of the ball.
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I don’t know for sure either, jut this part of the rule makes me thing that you can’t make any steps before hitting the ball: “No walking, running, or jumping is allowed during the serve. Small movements that do not alter stance are permitted.”
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Eden padel?
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lmao yes
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Thought I recognised those purple courts. Nice one B.
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u/meloco84w ago
Try to hit it on top of your head, not on the side. For a flat smash it’s not bad, but it seems you went for a power smash. In this case I’d recommend locating yourself below the ball. Also there are plenty of videos on youtube that teach about wrist pronation during the hitting moment, that’d also help with the height of the bounce back
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That smash is super easy to return once the opennent gets good at using the glass. Doing a slice to keep the ball low, or aiming for the corner and cross court would be the two option I'd take here. If you can smash in the opponent's feet then even better
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First thing is you shouldnt catch the ball before bouncing on your side. You technically lost this point. Doesn’t matter much in a recreational game, but in a tournament the opponents might take the poin
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u/DanBGG5w ago
That’s not what happened in the video though, the ball did bounce before he caught it
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If the OP is the one who smashed than he caught it on the air Upd: nevermind, i misread that
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