Thanks Leatherback.....!

Hadn't even considered that. I've played against pen hold but have never really researched it....
What kind of set up would you recommend?

Somehow I destroyed a knee.

I'm wondering (short of surgery) how others have overcome physical issues.

I'm particularly interested in adjustments for LP play. I was primarily chopping....but that ain't gonna happen anymore.

Thanks

With Seemiller grip, you just move the bat in front of the ball no matter where it is. No need for the backhand, forehand side is used all across the table.

I don't think there's an actual need to go to penhold or Seemiller grip, plain old shakehands will work for a close-to-the-table pushing, blocking and hitting game. No real need for long pips, either, though it'd be an interesting thing to learn to use (and it takes some learning to use). If you're used to two wing inverted shakehands it'd be a matter of choosing slower rubber and/or thinner sponge, maybe even a slower blade. You COULD switch to medium/short pips also, on one side or both.

The advantage of penhold and Seemiller grip is the middle - the transition between forehand and backhand - for these grips there isn't one. Since you use the same side of the bat for forehand and backhand blocking in the middle is made simpler. In the case of penhold, the price is a somewhat cramped backhand (you have to twist the wrist to get a closed bat on the backhand, though these days some people use RPB, though that's seemingly used for loops mostly) and limited reach on that side. The Seemiller backhand is somewhat limited in the case of loops, but if you're playing close to the table you won't be looping on the backhand in any case. Achieving an open racket on the backhand might be a problem (you need to twist the wrist and/or change your grip) but I've seen Danny Seemiller do it, even play chop defence on the backhand.

Iskandar

Coincidentally enough, I do use a variant seemiller grip for my style. Although since going backhand heavy, I generally use a much more backhand loaded grip and the seemiller seems somewhat difficult to use with LP/anti on the forehand when reaching far to the left side (for a right hander) - since the bat needs to be so opened when receiving heavy top spin. A similar problem exits when using inverted, only it would be troublesome against pushes in that case. Trying to have your forehand rubber face the ceiling when on your far left for example. I'm not sure how you can push against a chopped ball to your far backhand side using a seemiller grip! Unless you either remove your index finger entirely, or... use the backhand side!

And I like to attack on the backhand with loops. But my 'seemiller' style has it so when going forehand grip, my middle finger is outstretched and not wrapped around the handle at all (no thumb on the backside though). Doing that, I can block from all sides of the table using the forehand.