Penholder Player Tips

Strokes

YK Wong
YK Wong Asked 14 years ago

Dear Coach,

Have watched you & Alois' video clips on net. They are very interesting. Both of you are Shakehand Grip players. But, I am a Penholder player. Although two kinds of grips possess most of the similarities, they still have some differences. Will the Super Pack DVDs helpful to those Penholder Players? Are there any demonstrations concerning Penholder players' method inside the aforesaid DVDs,  such as in Own Practice Clip--how to roll the ball from one side of the blade to the other side of the blade?

YK Wong


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago

Hi,

You are right there are a lot of similarities between the shakehand and penhold grips.

We have a lesson available on youtube regarding the Penhold Techniques for Table Tennis.  If you watch this lesson it will show you the differences.  Then you will be able to relate the lessons to penholders.

The main difference is with the backhand.  We will show you the differences in this lesson.

 


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Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan Posted 14 years ago

Which grip generally gives more power?penhold or shakehand?

Jeff Plumb

Member Badge Jeff Plumb from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
It really makes no difference. You can generate enough power using either grip. The power comes mainly from using the legs, waist, shoulder and arm to get the bat moving quickly through the stroke.


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 14 years ago
You just need to turn your shoulders with the stroke.  It all needs to be part of the one movement.


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