Defender vs pen-hold grip players
Strokes and Technique
Someone Anyone Asked 3 years ago
Hi,
Pen-holders use more wrist with their forehand. Therefore good backhand chop and forehand chop is much harder to execute. Is there any way to fix that?
Alois Rosario Answered 3 years ago
Hi,
I think the main limiting factor for Penholders chopping is utilising both sides of the racket and also the reach especially on the backhand side.
I have seen a couple of players do this successfully but if you are thinking of chopping emptying the shake hand grip is probably easier.
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Someone Anyone Posted 3 years ago
When defender chops, pen-hold players attack the ball much easier. is there any improvement for defender?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 3 years ago
Hi,
Sorry, I misunderstood your question. Penholders can tend to get more spin on their forehands. They are limited with their backhands against chop so I would target their backhand side. That may also mean going wide into their forehand side first so that you can get them to play the next ball with their backhand.