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August 31, 2024
Aerial game

Padel aerial game key takeaways

  • Aerial game, or juego aereo, is name of overhead shots
  • These shots are usually used to maintain control of the net

What is the padel aerial game?

Overheads or other high shots to return lobs that the player’s opponent is sending. Lobs and their returns, the aerial game, are more important to padel than they are to tennis.

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FAQs

What does the aerial game in padel refer to?

The aerial game refers to the overhead shots of padel. Shots like bandejas, viboras, kick smashes. These shots are all responses to lobs with different goals.

Why is the aerial game so important in padel?

The aerial game is important in padel because the control of the point usually lies in the hands of the players who control the net. And one of the best ways to get your opponents away from the net is to lob the ball over their heads. The aerial game is the rebuttal to those lobs.

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