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17 Cards in this Set
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Eastern Forehand Grip
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Heel of hand 3
Base Knuckle index finger 3 AKA: "Shake hands grip" |
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Eastern Forehand Advantages
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Advantages:
1. Easy to generate power 2. Waist-high balls 3. Adaptable to different surfaces 4. More support 5. Topspin 6. Good for beginners |
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Eastern Forehand Disadvantages
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1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice 3. Low volley 4. Finesse and touch shots 5. Difficult to hit high balls |
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Eastern Backhand Grip
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Heel of hand 1
Base Knuckle 1 |
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Eastern Backhand Grip Advantages
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Advantages
1. Easy to generate power 2. Waist-high balls 3. Adaptable to different surfaces 4. More support 5. Topspin 6. Good for beginners |
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Eastern Backhand Disadvantages
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Disadvantages
1. Grip change 2. Weak on slice 3. Low volley 4. Finesse and touch shots 5. Difficult to hit high balls |
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Continental Grip
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Heel of hand 2
Base Knuckle index finger 2 |
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Continental Grip Advantages
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1. Low balls
2. Slice 3. No grip change 4. Adaptable to different strokes 5. Degree of versatility 6. Topspin on serve 7. Late hit on forehand side 8. Good serve and volley 9. Good for hit touch shots |
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Continental Grip Disadvantages
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Disadvantages
1. High balls 2. Weak wrist or forearm 3. More difficult to generate topspin than eastern grip 4. Requires good timing |
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Semiwestern Forehand
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Heel of hand 4
Base Knuckle index finger 4 |
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Semiwestern Advantages
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Advantages
1. Topspin 2. High Balls 3. Disguise 4. Passing Shots 5. Power |
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Semiwestern Disadvantages
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Disadvantages
1. Low balls 2. Underspin 3. Major grip change to backhand 4. Serve 5. Low volley |
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Full western Forehand
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Heel of hand 5
Base Knuckle 5 |
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Full Western Advantages
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Advantages
1. Topspin 2. High balls 3. Disguse 4. Passing shots 5. Power |
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Full Western Disadvantages
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Disadvantages
1. Low balls 2. Underspin 3. Large grip change 4. Serve 5. Low volley |
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Two-handed backhand Advantages
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Advantages
1. Power 2. Topspin 3. Sharp angle 4. Disguise 5. Helps tennis elbow 6. Early success- confidence 7. Gives support |
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Two- handed back hand Disadvantages
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Disadvantages
1. Weak at net- reach/timing 2. Difficult to slice 3. Body flexibility 4. Reach |