Which tennis grip do you use on your groundstrokes ?

What is your grip on your groundstrokes ?

Continental ? Eastern ? Western ?

I personally use the semi-Western grip, and use a very open stance too. (Sometimes I also grunt loudly and randomly rearrange bottles when I'm not picking at my shorts)

Also anther question, what grip do you see becoming more prominent in dominating tennis ? Will the nearly Western grip Nadal uses prosper or fuzz away ?

I can never remember which is which, and I always twirl my racket between points (to let the handle & my palm to remain as cool/sweat-free as possible) and just stop it at the right point.

Also I change it slightly depending on the low bounce/high bounce of the surface.

Couldn't tell you which it was though - I wouldn't even be able to picture in my head what my grip was. 'Old-fashioned' would be my best guess.

Mines called the wonky doorknob grip I think but then I'm abhorrently poor at tennis. What sort of grip does chardy use? That big take back looks like it might take off

JuliusHMarx wrote:I can never remember which is which, and I always twirl my racket between points (to let the handle & my palm to remain as cool/sweat-free as possible) and just stop it at the right point.

Also I change it slightly depending on the low bounce/high bounce of the surface.

Couldn't tell you which it was though - I wouldn't even be able to picture in my head what my grip was. 'Old-fashioned' would be my best guess.

This goes through descriptions of all of them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grip_(tennis)

Do you hit a lot of topspin on your shots ?

It Must Be Love wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:I can never remember which is which, and I always twirl my racket between points (to let the handle & my palm to remain as cool/sweat-free as possible) and just stop it at the right point.

Also I change it slightly depending on the low bounce/high bounce of the surface.

Couldn't tell you which it was though - I wouldn't even be able to picture in my head what my grip was. 'Old-fashioned' would be my best guess.

This goes through descriptions of all of them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grip_(tennis)

Do you hit a lot of topspin on your shots ?

I've seen pictures of the grips, but in my mind's eye I can't picture which one I use. I think I hold the racket in one way, but it changes before I hit the shot, so I don't know the actual grip I use when making contact. I'm told I hit more top spin than most but that would only be on the low-bouncing astro-turf. If it's high-bouncing hard court I hit flatter.

I have a semi Western grip, for the forehand, and an eastern for the backhand. Volley with a continental, and serve with an eastern

Lydian what grip do I have again?

LuvSports! wrote:Lydian what grip do I have again?

A Spaghetti Western.

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Eastern grip originally. I then moved my index finger into a more vertical position on the grip for the FH. Soderling inspired I might add. Found more control with accuracy.

It's an extreme grip for my BH.

It will do for the time being

I don't think I've ever encountered anyone who's Backhand grip is more extreme than their Forehand, unless I'm reading wrong?

kingraf wrote:I don't think I've ever encountered anyone who's Backhand grip is more extreme than their Forehand, unless I'm reading wrong?

It's old language for a semi western. Well least that's what me old doubles partner told me anyhow

semi western almost full western on the forehand and eastern/semi western on the top hand for the backhand. Of course continental when slicing and continental when volleying and continental when serving.

legendkillarV2 wrote:

kingraf wrote:I don't think I've ever encountered anyone who's Backhand grip is more extreme than their Forehand, unless I'm reading wrong?

It's old language for a semi western. Well least that's what me old doubles partner told me anyhow

Check the wikipedia link I posted, that goes through the exact positions you can identify with.

A question which I asked in OP:
What type of grip do you see the champions of the future generation having ?

Nadal's extreme nearly Western grip is rare, but is that sort of grip which allows huge topspin going to be used by other champions ? Or will they go to more orthodox grips.

Double-handed FH and BH, due to lack of strength and bad wrist habits learnt from playing Badminton. H-n can clarify the "strangeness" that sets in when playing both sports. The Elbow pays the price.

Eastern (mostly) to semi-western (occasionally) for forehand, eastern BH and continental everywhere else.

Hit the ball reasonably flat, and SHBH means easy grip transitions.

Agreed on badminton LF...and squash too.