The lob
A high ball over the net players that sends them back to their own glass and lets your pair take the net. It is the most important defensive shot in padel, and with topspin or disguise it attacks too.
Wann du ihn spielst
When both opponents are at the net and you are behind your service line. Off a ball that has come off your back glass and gives you time. To change the rhythm of a fast rally.
So spielst du ihn
Get under the ball early and open the racket face a little. Swing up and through smoothly, lifting the ball high over the net players. Follow it forward with your partner if it is deep enough to push them back.
Typische Fehler
Lobbing short, which hands the opponents an easy smash. Lobbing so hard that it hits their back glass before bouncing, which loses the point.
Regeln für diesen Schlag
Fragen
Ist der Schlag globo im Padel erlaubt?
Legal under Rule 14 as long as the ball bounces in the opponents' court before it touches their walls or mesh. A lob that hits their glass or fence before bouncing loses the point under Rule 13.