How to Play Tennis : How to Hold a Tennis Racquet With a Semi-Western Grip

[michaelhop100]

I ust play

[cacol11]

what about northern?

[TheNazizz]

i uses south-east style....

[derekissur187]

huh ??



[kid12350]

i need to watch all these videos i joined tenis because my friend wanted me join with him but im clueless in playing tennis

[danigurlxx64]

I have 2 years to learn all this?! Uhhhh?

[mamsweek]

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[paulcraigmatrix]

Good advise, thanks

[fancymiss3]

i was hoping to try out for my schools tennis team but i didn't know it got this technical but i was mistaken lol

[ryanlester1980]

All these coaches believe that all tennis players are right handed...what the hell do i do if i'm left handed???

[botakchee]

@ryanlester1980 This guy is also a lefty

[IMB2U]

@OnlineBusinessIncome say that again after you recover from a gun-shot wound or end up in jail

[nimahariri]

i wonder if that grip work during masturbation lol

thnx for the video

[Pimpsmoke17]

it be nice if i could see the video all i see is words

[Munchkinross]

Rather check out the video by Will Hamilton (FYB2007 - fuzzyyellowballs). He explains very clearly, and uses the correct terms.

[L0Iers]

is tennis a good sport to learn for someone who is not that good in sports? if not wat is a sport that is easy for me to do?

[twisterspin24]

@L0Iers no sport is easy you need to train/practice its not talent its practice

[Songwriter4God]

@L0Iers You contradict yourself, if you're not good in sports you can't be good in any sport...

I know what you mean though, it seems so for me. I don't really do any sports but now I'm learning tennis and it's rather easy.

[CutAzn]

@L0Iers Basketball is the easiest to me, but being good at any sport takes dedication, hard work, and practice. I don't think you can just naturally be good at something if you don't give it your all.

[aeroplaneisland]

@OnlineBusinessIncome lmao

[thepride3]

wtf is the trigger finger. is he trying to shoot someone with the racquet? lol

[kingzhtgenesis]

today. pros just flat out their racket and hit it. that technique saves more time and has more power compare to this.. haha. the trick is to use a c shape by not swinging the whole arm. just th half. that creates more topspin and you hit it at the top of the bonce. so the ball is directly pointing downwards. but the spin is still there. for the people who know what this is called. please respond. i use this technique but idk what it is called. haha

[IpodzElectronics]

so easy todo because i have the same raquet!

[AJC8491]

Trigger finger ??

[SolidArch]

wtf

[florabiti]

you have no idea what you are talking about.

[serbanikkk]

@florabiti +1

[wevor4tard]

that's disgusting dude...

[ChampThe18]

it might not work for lefthanded people. Thanks for da vid dude.

[dmoore764]

Just look at the computer screen in a mirror

[CarlosIsDown]

Uh, I'm gonna just go in there and swing for the green thing.

[Loeffler71419]

hahaha yeah me too

[stevosmusic]

haha me too

[iTzFuSiioN]

WHAT ABOUT LEFT HANDED PEOPLE?

[gundambob646]

thanks for the video but! WTF what about left handed people. LIKE ME

[ShlongConnery]

that means that you're looping your swing and not swinging through it, semi western is best because you can get alot of topspin on your groundstrokes and it's best to grip continental on your serve.

[filipinoguy49]

I live in austin!!

[wevor4tard]

wow, wtf... I live in Austin Texas, and my last name is Ward.

[bearsFan1287]

thank you. very helpful!

[str8up10190]

the grip that i use is the 3rd "bebble" or whatever you called it on my palm the same way you held bebble 4

my question: is my grip even an actual grip???

haha i dont think it is....but ive been using that grip since i first started and any other grip just feels unnatural haha

[venom400]

I think that is a modified eastern grip like the one federer uses.

[ShlongConnery]

3rd bevel grip is an eastern grip, not really used anymore, use the 4th bevel thats the best grip

[kaszap]

federer  uses eastern............

[PlourdPlaythroughs]

@kaszap yeah but nadal uses a semi-western and whos number 1?

[junior091083]

@PlourdPlaythroughs

nadal, youzny and mauresmo actually uses western grip...

read tennis.com or ask to his coach...

[ThaaWhiteShadow]

@PlourdPlaythroughs Nadal uses full western

[pg232323]

@ThaaWhiteShadow Nadal uses Eastern - he puts his hand even further round than a semi western grip , a western grip is flat

[ThaaWhiteShadow]

@pg232323 You're confused. You have Eastern and Western mixed up.

[pg232323]

@kaszap federer uses semi western mate

[cooled17]

@pg232323 federer uses eastern grip because he always puts his index knuckle on the third bevel as well as his heel pad....as of 2005 it was proven that he uses a eastern grip and it's kinda obvious since he's an attacking type of player in tennis....only in certain ocasions does he switch to semi western and thats when he wants to put spin on his ball and go for a consistent rally to tire out the oppenent.

[wevor4tard]

no.

[Luna27896]

thanks im planning on joining the tennis team in my school

[angeliclayerfan]

I'm joining my tennis team at school, I want to know if I will have a problem since I'm left handed?

[N3groD0mus77]

probably not. you might have an advantage or disadvantage. Good luck. im trying out for my team too.

[angeliclayerfan]

I might not join now since I dont have a ride home

[N3groD0mus77]

that sux.....

[awesomeLEE4]

yeah i tried out for my team and made second singles as a freshman....

[TwiztidB3ast]

I'm player singles 5 as freshmen.. lol our juniors suck...

[simon44]

No you'll have an advantage if any. Always play the ball on to your opponents back hand as its much harder for them. For a leftie playin a rightie whos not used to playing lefties they'll have to change their mind set more to beat you. You'll have that advantage for the first few games anyway.

[cyq88]

is there any kind of grip that is suitable for low ball?

[tenniswh0re]

i dont know its up to how the player hits it, but i tend to "crouch" or like bend my knees and strike and i use an eastern/semi western kinda ( idk what grip im using but it suits me )

[IricForset]

Semi-western or an extreme eastern/semi-western is probably the best. Federer uses it. But its more about racquet head accelaration

[venom400]

eastern is the best for low balls.

[supertrex2]

and high, Federer use it on high balls also.

[S0braNaman]

lol i dont know how he does it lol

[btm93]

thanks, nice vid!

[iJustGotBlinked]

thank's alot , you've just solved my consistency problem! i can hit consistent topspin forehands now

[meditating010]

OK this was good. But do we want the finger to be aligned with the bevel? (meaning the index finger along with the base and the diagonal as you mentioned?

Regards

Vyas, Anirudh