Penhold vs Shakehand
Strokes
Indip Niroula Asked 13 years ago
Hi I am a penholder and i am stuck at the moment. When I see a shakholder play he looks like he has big advantage over me and he has more backhand advantage. Is that true? And does a penholder have any advantage over the shakeholder
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Indip,
Shakehand does have the advantage of the backhand but penholders have the advantage of being able to use the wrist more effectively and generating more spin.
If you can learn the Reverse enhold Backhand you can also develop a good backhand attack. Take a look at our lesson on the Penhold Techniques for Table Tennis to see how to play this shot and some other general help about playing with Penhold.
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