The single-handed backhand, once a staple in tennis, is becoming rare. Grigor Dimitrov, a top player of this shot, notes its ...

Consider the difference between holding a knife (shakehand) and a pencil (penhold) in Table Tennis.

Once you’re ready to try a one-handed grip, it’ll make your backhand slices easier when you want to add backspin — and your topspin shots too. 02 Forehand stroke ...

The eastern grip has both a forehand and backhand version. The eastern forehand grip, a favorite of tennis icon Roger Federer, was prevalent in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, and it’s still great ...

Top Asian players used to dominate with the grip, but it became less popular because it has one big disadvantage: a weaker backhand. Today, only three of the world’s top-50 men use the penhold ...

Eastern Backhand Grip.jpg)EASTERN BACKHAND GRIP From a Continental grip, shift your knuckle one bevel counterclockwise (clockwise for lefties) so that it’s on the very top of the grip.

Checking your grip: Ken Davidson, granddaddy of badminton coaching, has these tips to offer: By using the ‘thumb-up backhand grip’ your thumb acts as a lever and adds control and power as it ...

Steffi Graf won more than 15 slams with only a sliced backhand (she stopped using her topspin backhand almost exclusively in the 90s), which is by miles the best slice that tennis has ever seen.

Maintaining China’s grip at the top of the table tennis rankings requires solidarity and ... which included changes to one of the sport's classic grips, known as the "reverse penhold backhand." ...

By TENNIS.com Jun 22, 2025. ... Place your hand flat against the strings and slide it down to the grip; put the racquet flat on a table, ... Two-Handed Backhand GripTWO-HANDED BACKHAND GRIP.