Grip strength

Strokes

martinand bernard Asked 12 years ago

Hi the coach I have seen vidéo, generally we grip too hard the bat in french we say like a bird in your hand, but when we hit the ball we have to grip a bit stronger no?

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Martinand,

I don't think you need to grip it too hard during your stroke. Your fingers will grip the bat as hard as you need to so that it doesn't fly away.

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martinand bernard Posted 12 years ago

thank for your answer, but we can read on ITTF manuel we have to grip a litter more for certain stroke, smash for exemple.

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