backhand backlog

Mihir Khajanchi Asked 15 years ago

i am an amateur committed to ping pong.

i use a grip in which all my four fingers are behind the bat & hence i cant use the backhand shot at all.

what should i do.

Please HELP

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Mihir,

You need to change your grip. This will not take a lot of changing.

By having 4 fingers on the back of the bat you not only restrict the amount of space on the bat for hitting backhands, but yiou also tend to lock your wrist. This means that you will get less spin and speed with your strokes.

Often players tend to feel they have more control when they put 4 fingers on the back. You probably o, but the disadvantages are greater.

Make the change. It will help you.

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Piers Grey Posted 15 years ago

If you want to learn the correct grip of how to hold the bat, then I suggest you look at the video get a grip on the lessons section of this website. This video will teach you the right way of how to hold the bat (unless, if you prefer to use the penhold grip, then just disregard what I've just said).

I hope this helps you and I hope your passion for table tennis remains the same :)

chip Phatak Posted 15 years ago

actually, the video explains penhold as well