The speaker talks about the importance of the flat smash shot in padel, which makes up about one-third of professional men’s game winners. The goal of the flat smash is to knock the ball back to your side by striking it hard and flat, causing it to bounce off the glass and return.
The speaker stresses the need of using the appropriate ball, connecting, and timing. The method calls for striking the ball entirely flat, avoiding any angle or spin, and making contact with it just in front of the body. Timing and discipline are guided by the left arm, and additional power can be added by gripping the racket lower and looser.
In order to increase technique and power, the video proposes training against a wall. It also analyzes flat smash strokes in action. The speaker and Ethan playfully dare each other to strike the biggest flat smash as the talk comes to a close.
