Problem in changing the grip

Strokes

siddharth birje
siddharth birje Asked 12 years ago

i have a problem in changing the grip, whenever i come back from forehand topspin to hit backhand my grip changes.  So i cant hit backhand and backhand topspin properly .it reduces time.

can u help me out?


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Siddharth,

You should use the same grip for both sides.  Try to have a central grip like we show you in the lesson on Get a Grip.


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