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Hi, my name's Henry. I'm new to this forum and am looking to improve my game! I've been playing most of my life, but didn't really get serious until the last few months. One concern I have with my game is how I hold my backhand. Most people have the back of their hand facing their opponent, whereas I have my knuckles facing my opponent and the back of my hand facing upwards. I also use the same side of my racket for both my forehand and backhand (except when I have to reach to my left, then I turn my racket to its "natural backhand" side to extend a few extra inches). Is this common? Will this hinder my game as I try to get better and more competitive? Are there any players who successfully play like this? I've tried changing, but it just feels awkward and I don't have a practice partner / robot to help me constantly work on it. Thanks
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I was thinking he was meaning the windscreen washing technique , by either holding the bat normal shakehand or with the pointing finger on the side of the blade
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The Seemiler Grip, perhaps. The Seemiller Grip started out as a basement grip, but it's good enough that the main exponent of it became the best player in the U.S. for many years.
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henshouse wrote:
Hi, my name's Henry. I'm new to this forum and am looking to improve my game! I've been playing most of my life, but didn't really get serious until the last few months. One concern I have with my game is how I hold my backhand. Most people have the back of their hand facing their opponent, whereas I have my knuckles facing my opponent and the back of my hand facing upwards. I also use the same side of my racket for both my forehand and backhand (except when I have to reach to my left, then I turn my racket to its "natural backhand" side to extend a few extra inches). Is this common? Will this hinder my game as I try to get better and more competitive? Are there any players who successfully play like this? I've tried changing, but it just feels awkward and I don't have a practice partner / robot to help me constantly work on it. Thanks
IF it's seemiller grip, then there's no reason to be concerned. IT's a legit way of playing and has it's pros ( and cons) Some of the toughest players ( same level) I've faced are those with the same grip just because it's uncommon and gives me problems (specially when they twiddle and use anti) . If you do use this grip, take advantage of it and use it to full potential by using anti on one side or Long pips lol.
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