Padel · Improver Plan · Week 2

The double wall

Side glass, then back glass. Let both rebounds happen, get behind the ball, and reply cross-court rather than down the line.

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Padel wall play: using the glass→

What it is

A ball that touches two walls before you play it — usually side glass, then back glass (the doble pared). It beats players who freeze, and it feeds players who move early and wait for the second rebound.

When to use it

Any deep, angled ball you can’t take cleanly before the walls. Let it pass, track it through both rebounds, and play your reply from behind the second one — usually cross-court, which gives you the biggest target and the most time.

When not to

If the ball is short or slow enough to take before the glass, take it early instead. Waiting for walls you don’t need hands the net pair a free second to set up.

How to do it

1Partner feeds diagonal balls into the side glass so they rebound onto the back glass.
2Let both rebounds happen, get your feet behind the ball, and reply cross-court. Thirty balls each side.
3Score a point for every reply that lands past the service line; a forced error resets your count.
4Finish with a cooperative rally to forty shots, at least ten of which must come off the glass.

Coaching cues

Let the ball pass — chasing it into the glass is how you get jammed.
Move with the ball, not at it. Get behind where the second rebound will land.
The ball slows down twice. You only have to be there for the second one.
Reply cross-court, not down the line — more court, more margin.

Common errors

Rushing the glass. Wall balls are slow on purpose — let the ball pass, move behind it, then hit.
Reaching instead of moving your feet. Reaching is what turns defence into a lost point.
Going down the line off the double wall — low margin, over the highest part of the net, straight at the net player.
Turning square to the back glass. Stay side-on so you can see both rebounds and still swing freely.

This is the Week 2 drill from the RacketRise Padel Improver Plan. Go deeper with padel wall play: using the glass, or see all drill guides.