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.
When to play it
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.
How to play it
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.
Common mistakes
Lobbing short, which hands the opponents an easy smash. Lobbing so hard that it hits their back glass before bouncing, which loses the point.
Rules for this shot
Questions
Is the globo legal in padel?
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.