Backhand grip

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

Last updated 3 years ago

Adeepa Keerthiratne

Adeepa Keerthiratne Asked 3 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

Alois Rosario Answered 3 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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