penhold and shakehand grips

Table Tennis Strokes and Technique

Last updated 12 years ago

Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan Asked 12 years ago

hi sir,

these are the conclusions i have got after i had done a study on the penhold and shakehand grip. please tell me if iam right.

PENHOLD

ADVANTAGES.

*STRONGER FOREHAND

*REVERSE PENHOLD TOPSPIN HAS SIDESPIN

*MORE SPIN

*MORE WRIST FLEXIBILITY

DISADVANTAGES

*BACKHAND IS WEAK IF YOU USE KOREAN JAPANESE BACKHAND

*YOU HAVE A CROSSOVERPOINT IF YOU USE THE REVERSE PENHOLD

*YO HAVE A CROSSOVER POINT BETWEEN WHETHER TO USE KOREAN JAPANESE BACKHAND OR REVERSE PENHOLD.

*LESS COCHES TEACHING THIS GRIP.

*CANNOT EASILY DO A TOPSPIN WITHOUT SIDESPIN IN REVERSE PENHOLD.

SHAKEHAND GRIP

ADVANTAGE

*PROVIDES EQUAL POWER FOR FOREHAND AND BACKHAND.

*MAJORITY OF COACH TEACH THIS GRIP.

*CAN PLAY AN ALL ROUND GAME.

DISADVANTAGES

*HAS A CROSSOVER POINT

THANK YOU!


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Hari,

You have a pretty good summary there.

The RPB with sidespin could be an advantage and a disadvantage. 


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Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan Posted 12 years ago

sir could you please tell why is it a disadvantage


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

The sidespin will mean that you can't hit the ball as fast as if you had pure topspin because it is the topspin that brings the ball down quickly.


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