There are many ways to hit a forehand and that’s even true of how you hold the racket. In today’s lesson, Brady demonstrates the three main grips utilized in today’s modern game along with the benefits and drawbacks for each.
Published on 06/18/2018 by Brady
You are always so helpful and a great teacher
What about switching the grip depending on the shot? I’ll sometimes close my racquet when I go for a sitter.
No discussion of using the Continental grip? I’m guessing the reason is that this video was addressed to club players and hitting a good Continental forehand is probably beyond most people at that level. It’s also passe, given how the game is played today, with so much emphasis on groundstrokes and little on volleying, even at the pro level (Medvedev and Zverev are two glaring examples of top pros whose volleying is awful). So I do understand its omission. But the full Western was discussed, which is probably equally inappropriate for club players. And some pretty good players played one-grip tennis and therefore a Continental forehand — John McEnroe, Rod Laver and most of the great Aussies of 50 and 60 years ago.