Shakehand grip

Strokes

Tam Eastwood
Tam Eastwood Asked 11 years ago

Hi Alois  I've seen a few pictures of Ma Long and Zhang jike and noticed that they are holding the bat between the thumb and fore finger and loosely wrapping the other 3 fingers around the bat should I switch to this type of grip?

Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Tam,

Take a look at our lesson on Get a Grip which explains our thoughts on the best grip to use.

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