Changing grip
Serving
Abishek Krishnan Asked 12 years ago
hi sir,
i am abishek of 14 age today i had a practice of tt i am a shakehand player and i do pendulum and reverse pendulum serves i simply tried to do the same serve with penhold grip i could spin the ball more than of shakehand grip can i do serve in penhold then change to shakehand is that legal.
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Abhishek,
It is legal to change grips. However you are better off to modify your shakehand grip. All you need to do is take the 3 fingers off the handle and put them behind the handle in a fist. Then you are basically controlling the bat with your thumb and forefinger. This will allow you to use you wrist in the same motion as with the penhold grip.
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Hi Abhishek,
Take a look at this previous video answer to a similar question.