Lob-drop disguise
Using the same preparation for a lob and a drop shot, so the opponents cannot tell which one is coming until the last moment.
Quando giocarlo
When the net players move early, back for the lob or forward for the drop. When you have time on a slow ball and both shots are possible.
Come giocarlo
Prepare the same way every time: racket up early, face slightly open, body side on. Choose late: lift through the ball for the lob, or soften your hands and cut under it for the drop. Watch their feet as you prepare, then play into the space they are leaving.
Errori comuni
A different backswing for each shot, which gives the game away. Using it so often that it stops being a surprise.
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Domande
La lob-drop disguise è regolare nel padel?
Legal. Disguise is tactics and the rules say nothing about it; either shot is a good return under Rule 14 b.