Grips
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:08 pm
There are basically 4 types of tennis grips. The Continental, Eastern, Semi-Western, and Western Grip. Each of these grips have advantages and disadvantages to playing a certain style of tennis.
Using the Continental grip there is little to no grip change for other shots and it is very easy to hit a low bouncing ball. There is also a lack of topspin that is generated when using this grip and a lower power potential is usually achieved when using this grip. It is also difficult hitting the higher bouncing balls with this grip.
Using the Eastern grip which was used by Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf. Today it is still a quite popular grip to use. It is ideal for serve and volley players, and players can achieve good topspin with this grip. This grip also works well on faster court surfaces. It is also easy for beginners to learn this grip. This grip however generates less topspin than the Western grip and it is difficult to hit high bouncing balls. It is also not ideal for aggressive baseline players to use this grip.
The Semi-Western grip which was used by Martina Hingis and Andre Agassi and more recently by Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams. It is also the grip that I use. It is probably the most popular grip today on the tour.
This grip gives you excellent topspin and is ideal for baseline and all court players. The higher bouncing balls are not difficult to hit in using this grip and the grip works well on all court surfaces. There is some difficulty with low bouncing balls with this grip.
The final grip is the Western Grip. This is thegrip you would use to generate maximum topspin. This grip is great for slower Clay court surfaces. It is also ideal for baseline players and the high bouncing ball is easy to hit using this grip.
The grip is a pretty extreme grip and changing for different shots is very difficult making it very hard for beginners to learn how to use this grip. It is also hard to handle the low bouncing ball using this grip.
I am a baseline player who likes to dictate the pace of the match and the shot play and the Semi-Western grip has worked for my style of play.
What grip do you use?
Using the Continental grip there is little to no grip change for other shots and it is very easy to hit a low bouncing ball. There is also a lack of topspin that is generated when using this grip and a lower power potential is usually achieved when using this grip. It is also difficult hitting the higher bouncing balls with this grip.
Using the Eastern grip which was used by Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf. Today it is still a quite popular grip to use. It is ideal for serve and volley players, and players can achieve good topspin with this grip. This grip also works well on faster court surfaces. It is also easy for beginners to learn this grip. This grip however generates less topspin than the Western grip and it is difficult to hit high bouncing balls. It is also not ideal for aggressive baseline players to use this grip.
The Semi-Western grip which was used by Martina Hingis and Andre Agassi and more recently by Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams. It is also the grip that I use. It is probably the most popular grip today on the tour.
This grip gives you excellent topspin and is ideal for baseline and all court players. The higher bouncing balls are not difficult to hit in using this grip and the grip works well on all court surfaces. There is some difficulty with low bouncing balls with this grip.
The final grip is the Western Grip. This is thegrip you would use to generate maximum topspin. This grip is great for slower Clay court surfaces. It is also ideal for baseline players and the high bouncing ball is easy to hit using this grip.
The grip is a pretty extreme grip and changing for different shots is very difficult making it very hard for beginners to learn how to use this grip. It is also hard to handle the low bouncing ball using this grip.
I am a baseline player who likes to dictate the pace of the match and the shot play and the Semi-Western grip has worked for my style of play.
What grip do you use?