Tennis can be a very technical sport. Especially for beginners that are trying to learn the correct techniques. The secret to hitting the ball properly is how you grip your racquet. The handle on the racquets have 8 different sides called "bevels" and this is the base for all the grips. There are different grips for the different shots a player wants to do. Learning and perfecting these grips will greatly increase the rate of improvement of any player. The continental grip is the most common grip. It can be used for almost any shot and every player uses this grip. However, tennis has evolved and newer grips have come along to replace the continental grip in some areas. Other grips include the eastern forehand grip, the semi-western forehand grip, the western fore-hand grip, the eastern and extreme eastern backhand grip, and the two-handed backhand grip. Here is a video that explains the necessities of the grips and how to do the continental grip:
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Usually when I play tennis I just grip it to where it is comfortable and go from there...I had no idea there were all these names for different ways to hold a racquet. It's actually kind of funny that there are all these names, hah. Though I did enjoy watching the video and learned some things.
ReplyDeleteWow I had no idea there were different ways to grip the raquet. I thought the only technique was based on the way the player hit the ball. It is good to know these type of things and you have been very helpful. The video definitely helps a lot!
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