Penhold Backhand

Patrick Asayas Asked 12 years ago

I'm a Penhold gripper, and my friend knows that penhold had disadvantages....like weakness in backhand and this is my very problem...is there any way to improve my backhand even in penhold?

Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago

Hi Patrick,

You certainly can improve your backhand. You can do both the traditional backhand or the Reverse Penhold Backhand. Take a look at our lesson on Penhold Techniques for Table Tennis.

Work on this skill and you will find your whole game will improve.

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Tim Sodelund Posted 12 years ago

You suold attack with your backhand and now your saying: how to do it, its impossible or is it?

For this stroke you have to prctice alot before useing it in a match but it is very effective if you dont use your rpb.

How to do it:

Hold the traditional chinese penhold with your fingers stacked on each other.
Hold your bat loosely.
Move your hand fast forward and contact the ball at the highest point of its bounce.
The ball will fly very fast and catch your opponent of guard.

Its like a japanese backhand but it dosent take that much time to do and is faster. This is what i think is the best way to handle this kind of problem, hope it helps.