Shakehand Grip Weakness
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Tim Sodelund Asked 15 years ago
Whats the weakness side with shakehand grip is it FH or BH?
Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago
Hi Tim,
With the shakehand grip it can be either side. Before a match see if you can watch our particular opponent to see which side they favour.
I guess in most cases players have a weaker backhand than forehand but this is a generalisation.
The biggest factor of weakness for a shakehander is that they have a crossover point. This is the area where they need to change from a forehand to backhand. It is usually somewhere around the armpit area.
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When you need to reach that really wide ball the regular shuffle step just won't get you there in time so you need to use the crossover step. This is essentially a running action to get you to the ball as fast as possible.
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Gurjot Dhaliwal Posted 9 years ago
yeah but chinese shakehand players kind of duck down to do forehand shot in the armpit area
Gurjot Dhaliwal Posted 9 years ago
you say like a small pivot to be more precise
Yes they stay low which makes it easier to move to that middle ball.