How To Hold a Table Tennis Bat

[Ninjaproness]

I use to play with the first grip then today i tried the penhold grip and got better in 30 mins beat all my friends. I realised i just had a different way of playing to them now i rock

[pingskills]

@Ninjaproness Wow. Great story!

[Ninjaproness]

@pingskills Thanks

[mmuellersoppart]

what about the v grip?

[pingskills]

@mmuellersoppart I'm not sure what the v grip is.

[firendable]

Everyone can hold it how they want and how they think is the best for them, you don't need to follow this!

[pingskills]

@firendable unless you actually want to improve!

[firendable]

@pingskills I suck on that thing the pros hold because it's hard to hit hard for me.

[pingskills]

@firendable If you have the right grip and then learn the basic strokes, it will come. It just takes practice!

[georgewu5]

@firendable If you think you have talent, like most ballroom dancers, for example,they learned the dancing by themselves, they danced the way, un-improved for 19 years, still dancing the same way like 19 years ago. Ping pong is the same. I wished I had a champion to teach me how to play at the beginning, the more I played the more I improved ! But now it is almost too late to do the right way now! George Wu, AIA 2011-12-18

[firendable]

@georgewu5 Why do you answer 5 months later?

[firendable]

@georgewu5 And it's never too late, btw.

[recbeatloop]

?? : 1.  must I show my bat my opponent, if he wants to see what sort of pimples I am using . 2. can I chance my bat during a match ? for example I chance long pimples against short pimples after I have seen where my opponent is weak ?

tanx for the answers

[pingskills]

@recbeatloop 1. Yes you must show your bat at the start of the match if requested. 2) No you are not allowed to change your bat during a match.

[dragonangel6]

pointing finger?? its called index -.- 

[pingskills]

@dragonangel6 Yeah I know. It does sound a bit silly. I was trying to say pointer finger which is what some people call it. I think it still gets the point across though thankfully.

[danymiudo2]

@dragonangel6 If you are so expert, why do you watch this?

[dragonangel6]

@danymiudo2 Umm? Dude, where did you get from that 5 word comment i said i was expert? And I was also pointing out the correct finger name? Not the way to hold a bat? You know, what this video is about? If ANYTHING i'm a finger name expert? not expert at the appropriate way to hold a bat? Seems your an expert on completely misjudging comments.

[danymiudo2]

@dragonangel6 xD sorry! I was in a bad day

[CoasteringLife]

shakehand grip is hard .

[MultiGangstershit]

the penholder grip is not so easy to use

[milotist]

bat paddle racket are the same man wtf are you saying its a bat not paddle

[phuajiawei]

penhold grip advantage is when u doing spin it is easier

[hoko7354]

they missed out the "starfish" grip! aka the handball style grip

[HATEbeersnobs]

i use SH RPH & SMG

they all have there advantages

[buinshizen]

its a paddle not a bat...

[nukeboy14]

USA is not the only place where humans live

[WheresMahJerky]

@buinshizen paddle, bat, racket, its called different names in different places.

[mendez03965]

i can play pinhole......i feel more relaxed playing pinhole........everyone always tells me why dont you play normal... than when they play me the just shut up lol love the videos guys the tips help me on what i need to focus on

[Blazingspitfire]

@mendez03965 you mean" Pen Hold" right? pinhole is not a grip.

[lizboguslavsky]

oh you were being seiuos

you knob

[rubiks4life]

when did you start doing vids Al? nice anyways

[bobadillda]

i use "shakehand"

its just easier

[arneljoseph21]

helllo,, in 0:30, what if i will also put my middle finger there with my other finger..

i mean 2 finger in my backhand,the middle and the other,is it just ok..?? pls tell me,im getting used to it huhuhu..

[suns1n07]

thats how i play im not pro or nothing that is just how i picked it up and started playing i move my fingers around on my backhand a little tho but i mostly play doubles so i have time to move them back

[thiagov6123]

how much money has been donated so far?

[katiekate51843]

what problem could arise if you completely palm the paddle, like i do?

what would the negatives of that be?

[criticaltinker]

how do you shift to backhand then? ball is so fast, making your hand ready all the time can help you out.

[mendez03965]

you wouldnt have a back hand and every hit you make is proly going to be flat........their was a guy at my college that played like that and he sucked alot once i started getting top spin and slices....

[uday932]

good video

[Mintyboy4]

hmm i use the shakehand grip but i have problems then doing te backhand topspin and i tend to during the game loosen my bat slghtly and change the grip for certain shots

how bad do you think this habit is?

[pingskills]

It is preferable to keep the same grip for all shots as then you can never get caught with the wrong grip. Having said that plenty of players adjust the angle of the bat in their hand ever so slightly for different shots. As long as it is a natural movement to shift the bat and is only a slight variation then it is not a major problem. If you have a substantially different grip for each shot then it would be a problem as you would get caught out. So in summary try to keep the same grip.

[XxchromedcmxX]

ping skills i have been playing for 1 year now im 12 i dont hold the bat neither way u have showen i put my thumb on the rubber i play good that way do u haf to hold the way showen plz replay thanks

[pingskills]

The shakehand and the penhold grip are the best ways to hold the bat. Both of these grips allow you to develop your game from a beginner right up to being the best player in the world. Although other grips are used by some people, I would recommend using either the shakehand or penhold grip.

[XxchromedcmxX]

ok thanks

[CunardProductions94]

Blackie

[Quackupuncture]

can u make videos how to use the penhold

[kamikrazi123]

hehe, I kept hand loose (before I watched the video).

After a while, my hand got sweaty + playing aggressive = a hole in my friend's living room wall...

[CaDiLaCxPiMp]

Which one is better, like spin/accuracy?

[pingskills]

It's really a matter of preference. There are top players in the World who use the Penhold grip and top players in the world that use the Shakehand grip.

[aleko957]

it`s too easy to hold it

[webster1233]

thats shit

[magiccarbon]

son scheiß

[ikustir0915]

Your the moron. The international way to say "bat" is racket. Some people like Aussies like to call it bat. Paddles I think is for non serious recreational players. Either way it's just a bat.

[M0rb30uS]

what about for the people that call it paddles??

lol

[MLGLoveSlice]

@ikustir0915 No offense, but if you're going to call someone a moron, you should probably learn how to spell "you're."

[lanlodger]

ok who's right.. a former olympic table tennis player or some wannabe table tennis player.

[Jimbob658]

HIGH FIVE

[TheSweeJay]

HIGH FIVE

[Jimbob658]

HIGH FIVE ^, TO THE SIDE >, DOWN LOW? v? TOO SLOW

PWNED MOFO

lol i like this onversationcay

[TheSweeJay]

HIGH FIVE

[Jimbob658]

HIGH FOUR

[CaDiLaCxPiMp]

HIGH ONE!

[TheSweeJay]

HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PI

[MarioKartAha]

HIGH 9999

[nikos7584]

I'm a beginner and i 'd like to make a question. I'm playing table tennis almast for 3 months, and i notice that it's more comfortable for me to put the fingers on the bat, not only one. Is it wrong or strange? THank you

[pingskills]

I definitely recommend learning the correct grip and sticking with it. It may feel strange to begin with, but it allows you to develop all of the strokes. When using a shakehand style grip but placing more fingers on the back of the bat, you generally make the backhand harder to play.

[rainyday5566]

Which grip is more suitable for beginners?

[pingskills]

It really is your own preference. Once you start to learn with one grip, generally you will stick with that grip. There are lots of great players using the shakehand grip and lots of great players using the penhold grip so neither is really better than the other.

In Australia the shakehand grip is a lot more common, and as such there are more coaches who are comfortable teaching the shakehand grip.

[PingMast]

any video call...how to choose a good bat?

[pingskills]

Not yet, we have this on our list of video ideas though.

[sofasoi]

is it really called a BAT

[pingskills]

You can call it a bat. The official name though is a racket. I think either is good.

[5N19ERG0D]

do u play the same shots and and shakehand girp eg the back hand puch etc or u hav different shot

[badrelig]

i'm a pen holder. i believe the largest disadvantage is striking power which is lower than the most preferred one.

[xbubba2408]

is the stiga st4000 a good table.... the table is kind of low(short)is that bad?

[PaJunu]

Thanks! I play at school. = D

[mudit3000]

.I am learning table tennis by myself.Your video really helped me a lot.thx a lot for the tips.

[watchmyshoes22]

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[yousahil]

he doesnt talk about the variations of the shakehand grip, i.e. the deep and the shallow. its important because both have their own pros & cons. the one he was holding was the deep one which is more favourable to the backspin players while the shallow one, where the thumb rests outside the rubber, is favourable for the topspin players. both of them present the "crossover-point" difficulty to players. being an olympic coach he should have clarified these differences to the lay viewers.

[paulc43]

maybe you should be the olympic coach since you seem to know everything

[yousahil]

:) thanks. i'll try to put my cv in.

[GeoffreyBernardo]

he's trying to keep it simple for beginners.

[vipah2]

helped me also ! thanks

[1Hetfield1]

Thanks! That helped a bit!

[haykier11]

do u play alot of pingpong

[1Hetfield1]

we play at scool. enthusiasts :D