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Another good nugget of wisdom from John Craig. Its all about the details and grip pressure is one of them. Solid all around.
Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton
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What I had read years ago was that on the serve you grip mostly with your thumb and top two fingers, and that on ground strokes with your lower fingers, keeping the index finger and thumb loose. Only on contact do you grip tightly. Plaegenhoef showed that on the serve a tight grip at impact is very important. You can swing a bit slower, but serve faster with a tight grip at impact, then with a bit of a faster swing but a bit looser a grip at impact.
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Originally posted by gzhpcu View PostWhat I had read years ago was that on the serve you grip mostly with your thumb and top two fingers, and that on ground strokes with your lower fingers, keeping the index finger and thumb loose. Only on contact do you grip tightly. Plaegenhoef showed that on the serve a tight grip at impact is very important. You can swing a bit slower, but serve faster with a tight grip at impact, then with a bit of a faster swing but a bit looser a grip at impact.
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Great little tip John, good job simplifying an important detail. This is something I'll use with my students. Federer was once asked how tight he gripped the racket using the 1-10 scale. He answered '2 at contact, 1 throughout the rest of the swing'. I also like the idea the pressure will naturally increase for contact.
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