Chapter 5: Table Tennis Grips And Spins
Grips: What's That? One of the first things you need to learn about are grips. In table tennis there are two main types of grips. This is the shakehands grip and the penhold grip. While there are variations of both of these, you should learn the fundamental way to use them first, then look into the variations later. Additional grip types that you may want to look into at a later time including the Seemiller grip, the pistol grip and the V grip. You will want to start with either the shakehands grip or the penhold grip, as these are easier to coach and learn through. ShakeHand Grip The shakehand grip is the first place to start. The two types of this grip include the shakehand shallow grip and the shakehand deep grip. In the shakehand shallow grip, the index finger is extended along the bottom of the paddle with the thumb relaxing on the blade. The thumb is not resting on the rubber. The bottom three fingers are used to hold and grip the handle of the racket. This position is the same that you would use to shake someone's hand. The benefits of it include the fact that you can get extra strength and a better ability to adjust to the racket if need be. Your grip should be loose and this means that you can be more agile with your wrist as well as with movement of the racket. In addition, this flexibility gives you more movement overall when the ball is coming towards you. There are some disadvantages here, though. Although you are able to easily use this grip for both backhand and forehand play, it is very likely that you could find yourself in such a position where you cannot easily strike at a ball at the cross over point. This is the position where you can strike the ball from either way. This means you'll have to make a decision about which way to go. The other type of grip in this method is that of the shakehand deep grip. While similar the key difference between this grip and the shakehand shallow grip is that the hand is placed further up the handle of the racket towards the rubber and the head of the racket. Here, the index finger is extended at the bottom of the racket and the thumb is actually on the rubber, the fingers in between are relaxed and form the grip on the racket. The benefit of this grip is that it helps to keep the racket from moving in your hand because you have a tighter grip on it. In addition, it will remove some of the flexibility in your wrist. This can be important when you need a precise movement of your wrist and need less power from the shot. Both the forehand and the backhand strokes can be done with this method. The only disadvantages of this grip is that the ball may be put in a position, called the crossover point, where it can not be hit easily from either the forehand or the backhand. This forces the player to have to make a decision. The other disadvantage of this grip is that it may be harder to attack a ball that is over the table because you are unable to move your wrist enough to do so. Penhold Grip There are several types of penhold grips that can be used. Yet, the main versions should be your priority. Those are the Traditional Chinese Grip, the Japanese Grip and the Reverse Penhold Backhand which you may hear called, simply, RPB. In the Traditional Chinese Grip, the grip is all about holding the ball the way that you would hold a pen. Here your thumb and your index finger are holding on to the racket's handle. The other three fingers will curl around the back of the racket. This may not seem like the ideal way to hit a ball, but it can be very effective. Most players will have some variation here in this hold, but this is the standard way for the hold to be gripped. The advantages of this grip allow for the wrist to move very easily. This helps with your serve and can also help with various forehand strokes that you will use. In addition, you can often block and push easily on the backside of the racket. Unlike the other grips we have mentioned, this one does not allow for any type of crossover point. The disadvantages of this grip are evident as well. For example, it can be difficult to use the backhand on this grip because of the way that you are holding your arm. You may also loose some of the reach that you can get out of the racket as you would have in the shakehand grip. In the Japanese Penhold grip is another choice that you have. In this grip, the fingers are the same as the Traditional Chinese penhold grip except that the fingers on the back of the racket are extended straight out instead of being curled up. In this grip the benefits are that you add more strength and sheer power to the play with the fingers in this position especially for the forehand side. The grip is ideal for forehand strokes. The wrist is also easy to move which allows for more range of motion. As for disadvantages of this grip, there is somewhat restricted movement from the top of the handle to the top of the bat by the extended fingers. This may make it a bit harder to hit a backhand side shot. The Reverse Penhold backhand grip is the third choice. Here, the back of the penhold bat is used to hit your backhand. Here, your fingers are in the same curled fashion of the traditional Chinese penhold grip. In this situation, it is common to put inverted rubber on the backhand. This will allow for the topspin on the ball that has a good amount of left to ride sidespin in it. The benefits to this grip include the fact that it allows for a better grip than the Chinese penhold grip on the backhand side. In addition, you are able to attack short balls on the backhand because of the increased flexibility in your wrist. For disadvantages, you will not be able to use this grip for anything but the backhand side without suffering from the same problems with the crossover point where the ball can not be hit from either position easily and you will need to make a decision to simply use one or the other. Table Tennis Spins The next thing for you to learn about is the spin. This is what really defines what table tennis is and what ping pong is not. In the art of table tennis, there is the spin, which does not exist in the simplistic game of ping pong. A spin is a movement that allows the ball to spin up to 150 revolutions per second. This will define the way that table tennis is played by you. The spin is a movement that is more for the advanced player. But, you will want to learn what makes the spin so important. When a spin is incorporated into the game play, there is more ability to hit a ball hard and still keep the ball on the table. The ball can be hit low or below the net and it can still land on the table. This is done by putting topspin on the ball. When this is done, the ball will drop towards the table faster. When a player does this, he is able to then hit the ball fast in an upwards movement. The topspin will pull the ball down onto the other side of the table, easily allowing him to score a point if the other side is not able to counter his attack method. There are a variety of strokes that can be used because of this spin. Consider this. If there was no spin, the ball would move in one straight line across the table, back and forth creating a rather boring game. But, when a spin is added to the game, not curved shots can be made and a truly interesting game can be hand. Topspin on the ball provides for a ball to drop faster and more forward when it does bounce. On the other hand, a backspin can be used to give the ball more lift against gravity and then slows down the forward bounce of the ball. You can also use a left sidespin and the right sidespin. This will allow the ball to curve to the left and the right and then bounce towards that direction before it hits the table. In fact the most beneficial way to use a spin is to combine them. When the opponent sees the spin he or she should be able to make adjustments. When he can not adjust, of course, that is when the spin has become a benefit of a point to the player! The best thing that you can learn is how to deceive your opponent in the type of spin that you will be putting on the ball, thus not allowing him to adjust fast enough to prevent the point you are trying to earn. You can trick your opponent in two main ways. You can trick them into believing that you are performing a differet spin than you are or you can trick them into believing that you are putting a different pressure of spin on the ball (going light rather than heavy or the other way around.) Most importantly, do make sure that you vary the spin that you put on the ball. The more variety that you put on the spin, the better your opponent will be thrown off and produce a point for you. Creating A Spin Now that you see the benefits of creating a spin, you will want to learn how to make it happen, right? Here's the hardest part, understanding why a spin works. The effect of the spin on the ball will put a force on the ball itself which is at right angles to the direction that the ball is moving in. There are three types of spins that you can do, as mentioned. Those are the topspin, the backspin and the sidespin. In the topspin the ball is rotating in a forward motion and the top of the ball should be moving in the same direction as the ball is traveling. This will cause a downward movement which means that the ball will move faster toward the table. This gives the player the benefit of being able to hit the ball hard and still land it on the table. The backspin, on the other hand, has the ball's bottom moving in the same direction as the direction the ball is traveling. This will cause the ball to move upward rather than downward. This will work against gravity while the topspin works with gravity. The ball then drops slower to the ground. Remember that the ball is so light that a bit of air can really change the direction of the ball's movement. That means that if you put a heavy backspin on the ball, even standing several feet from the table, the ball will move slowly through the air and then slowly drop to the table allowing you to easily hit the ball. In a sidespin, your ball will be parallel to the round. It will move toward the left or the right side. A ball with this type of spin will drop about the same speed as a ball that does not have any spin to it. But, it will curve to the left or to the right within the air. You can often combine this spin with topspin or a backspin and this will provide that extra curve to the ball before it falls to the table. Creating A Spin So, how do you create a spin like this? A spin is applied to the ball. To do that, you will need to either brush the ball or skim the ball instead of hitting the ball full on. If you would imagine a line going through the bat to the ball, in a ball that has no spin to it, the line would move through the ball in a straight line and the line moves through the center of the ball. This gives the most speed to the ball, but offers no spin. The more that you move this line to the edge of the ball, the more spin is put onto the ball. This also decreases the speed of the ball's movement. The degree at which you hit the ball is what defines the exact amount of spin and degree of it. If the line were to be at the very edge of the ball, then this would produce a heavy spin on the ball but it will slow the ball down considerably. In contrast then, the more centered the line will be the more speed that the ball will have, but the less spin it will have as well. As you can see, this allows you so many more options in hitting the ball with the same amount of force. It all depends on the way that the ball is hit; the angle that the ball makes will determine the actual force that the ball must move with. In addition to this, remember that you have additional variations in the way that you hit the ball. You will need to adjust the strength that you use along with the angle at which you hit the ball. All of these variations can take some time to learn but they all lead to strategic play in the game which can help you to improve your ability to score that point. |
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