Types of grips

There are a few types of grips :

1) Palm grip : (a) earlier we have taught you to grip your racket using the handshake method.

(b) Bring your upper arm up and rotate the palm till it face the net, while the back of your palm is facing your back court.

This grip is for the use of upper box forehand backcourt drills, smashes, mid box forehand drives and upper box overhead drills.

2) Thumb grip : (a) Holding your palm grip, point your racket tip towards the net.

(b) Bring your right hand to the left side, while doing so slide your thumb to the largest surface of the racket handle.

(c) At the sametime bring your index finger to align with the 3 fingers.

(d) It will be like thumbs up effect.

This grip is for the use of under arm serve, front backhand pushes, lower box clearing, stabs and knocks. Also able to cover forehand mid box delivery.

3) Side grip : (a) from thumb grip, bring your elbow to shoulder level, together shifting your thumb to the side of the racket, rotate your trunk to the left with your right leg crossing your left.

(b)At this position your racket face is pointing to the floor, your chest is facing the corner of the left back court. That is your back is facing the net.

This grip is for backhand backcourt drills only. That is shuttles have already past your position.
Part of your racket handle should be expose to allow the handle to tilt.
This will allow for more velocity upon engaging the target.

4) Open palm grip : (a) Holding your palm grip, point your racket tip towards the net.

(b) Extend your elbow and rotate your wrist till your palm is facing the ceiling.

(c) Allow the racket to tilt up and down by using your index finger to do the job.

This grip is for net stab using elbow extention or net deliveries using wrist action with a little help from the index finger.

You can start to learn all this grips by changing thru sliding effect. Practice out of court.

Get use to the change till it is smooth.

Until now, have a good weekend

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