Soft or Hard Grip?
Strokes and Technique
luka pipinic Asked 8 years ago
Well hello PingSkills... - I wanna ask you how do u relax ur hand enough to do the soft spin but ... not so much relax that my blade doesnt fall out of my hand.
Alois Rosario Answered 8 years ago
Hi Luka,
You will be surprised at how little you need to hold the bat to make a good shot. The bat should slide out of your hand with just a little force.
Most players hold their bats too tightly. Take a look at the lesson on Get a Grip where we show you this.
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martinand bernard Posted 8 years ago
I agree with you, the key to be relax, the wrist is free it's why I put a gip on the handle my fingers are just put on
lennert huylebroeck Posted 7 years ago
Hi,will you guys please make a video about how to backhand smash a bal that comes under table-level? Also i'm having some trouble with getting spin on the bal,what should i do? Thanks very much!Greetings from Belgium!
D K Posted 7 years ago
Lennert,smashing from under the table is practically impossible stroke as smash is a hard hit.
Smash is played against high balls
Only high.
Some players are able to smash even lower balls,but smash from under the table?
It is against the physical laws.
The stroke you are talking about is probably Backhand Topspin.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago
Hi Lennert,
If the ball is that low you need to make a topspin stroke to make sure the ball can get up and down quickly. If you try to smash you will make a lot of errors. Perhaps the closest video we have at the moment is the Backhand Topspin Off Backspin where if you imagine the ball dropping lower you can then lift the ball up more with the topspin stroke.
D K Posted 7 years ago
I must agree that the soft grip is very good.
Today I have finally found the right amount of tightness of my grip.
My sparringpartner said that although my chops are now higher,the amount of spin on them is at least tripled