Xu Xin grip
Strokes and Technique
Edwin Gosens Asked 11 years ago
Hi Coach,
I have been practicing penhold alot for the past month. but i want to try to hold my bat like Xu Xin and i just dont get how he is able to hold his bat like he does. I feel i have to cut off my index finger and i have to put it back on different so i can hold it like him.
-Edwin
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Edwin,
What do you feel is different?
Take a look at our lesson on "Get a Grip" in our Strokes and Techniques lessons and let me know if this helps.
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Edwin Gosens Posted 11 years ago
I feel like he has his thump and last finger closer to eachother than I have but when I try to do that I cant get my indexfinger in the right position anymore (i cant even get it on the forehand side of the bat.). do you think after all these years of training his fingers became more 'supple' (dont know its the right word for it but i am not english.) so he is able to do it.
But about his grip. He is able to close his bat more with his fingers. It also makes his backhand more open and it will easier to do close to the table flicks with my backhand.
So what do you think? Thanks.
-Edwin
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
As you develop you will learn to use your fingers better. For the backhand the index finger doesn't need to be too much on the forehand side of the blade. He moves his finger around a bit for each stroke. How big is your handle? Are you using a penhold blade?
Edwin Gosens Posted 11 years ago
Yes, I am using a Stiga Offensive NTC with penhold. I used this blade when i was a shakehander (with a normal handle ofcourse)
Edwin Gosens Posted 11 years ago
I have seen player have some of their blade sanded away(were you put your thump and index finger.) like Wang Hao, I am not sure Xu Xin does it as well but I think he has. I think that will feel better with your fingers.