Backhand grip
Strokes
Adeepa Keerthiratne Asked 4 years ago
Should you use a backhand grip for playing backhands. I see a lot of professional table tennis players change their grip. For example, Ovtcharov (one of my favorite players).
thank you, Alois and Jeff
Adeepa
Alois Rosario Answered 4 years ago
Hi Adeepa,
It is fine to change the grip slightly between forehand and backhand. This is something that a lot of the top players do to some extent.
When starting though I think it complicates things if you are changing your grip too much. Initially keep a central grip and as you improve you can see how much you can change your grip while still being able to be ready for both the forehand and backhand side.
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