Penhold
Strokes
Tarık Candemir Asked 8 years ago
Hello Alois! I'm a penholder player who plays with penhold for 5 months. But before experiencing the penhold I played like 8 months with the shakehand. And my coach said I'm playing much better with the penhold grip. But there is a one problem. My coach doesn't know about the penhold grip. And I can't learn anything about the game. The other players use shakehand and my coach can teach them really well. And I'm really sorry for being a bad student. What should I do?
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Tarik,
If you enjoy and feel comfortable with the penhold then stay with it.
The basics of most strokes are very similar between shakehand and penhold. The main difference is the backhand. We have this tutorial on Penhold Techniques for Table Tennis that will also help you.
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Tarık Candemir Posted 8 years ago
Thank you Alois!
No problems Tarik.