Video Transcript
Hi, Brent Abel here,
www.webtennis.net , and this week's video tip is kind of a
follow up of what we're working on this month, February 2007, in
terms of the different grips that we use in tennis and I want to
focus a little bit on the first and second serve and the reason that
we use a Continental grip, or even if you want to get a little more
extreme on that, an Eastern backhand grip.
Primarily the
reason that we use either one of these two grips is that when we
swing up to make contact with the ball, we talk about pronation all
the time.
Pronation is when
you allow your racquet wrist to release, to kind of turn over, as we
naturally do when we throw a ball.
The reason we use
these grips as opposed to, say, and Eastern forehand grip, is that
when you come up to address the ball and pronate the wrist, now
you've got the racquet at such an angle that it naturally imparts
spin, whether it's going to be a top spin or it's going to be maybe
a little bit of a slice, or even a little bit of a kicker type of
spin.
These grips
really help you impart that spin naturally and also be able to help
you increase racquet speed so you get more power on your serve.
So, if you're
using any version of a forehand grip, I really want you to start
tinkering with this Continental grip, or it may be more comfortable
for you to try to use an Eastern backhand grip on your serve so that
you can get more power, you can more spin, and ultimately, you get a
lot more control in terms of placement of your serve with these
grips.
All right. Any
questions -
brent@webtennis.net. Thanks very much. |
