Your western demo was more of a continental. For the western, your index knuckle would be on the bottom, not the top when swinging a forehand. It would feel awkward, as if your wrist were twisted 180 degrees from the continental, and you were leading with the back of your hand, if that makes sense. This is an exceptional video as most people do not know why they hold the paddle as they do other than for comfort. Your explanation as to why the grips might be useful is outstanding. Experimenting with grips leads to new discoveries and possible game improvement.
Great video! Thanks. A western forehand grip is actually the very same grip as an eastern backhand grip. You hit forehands and backhands with the same side of the paddle. I used this in table tennis when I first started out. It's great for imparting top spin for both FH and BH, but bad for imparting backspin as well as returning backspin from your opponent. I later switched to continental.
Thank you for this, new player here, and other grip talk(s) vids were not helping me at all. I was like, "that looks the same to me." LOL The way you charted it out with the bevels along with palm positions was just what I needed to have a clearer picture of the how's of grips. Also, your explanations were excellent. Now I can start narrowing down how these grips can work for me. New subscriber.
Excellent video! Glad you took the time to explain each grip and show different ways of finding the grip. If you have time to reply back I'd love to know where the majority of the pressure in your grip is coming from? You mention you recommend a 3 out of 10 in terms of pressure but what part of the hand is generating the squeeze? Also, how many over grips do you use; looks like 1 but hard to tell. Thank you for the insightful video.
I kind of disagree with the ping pong grip. Strength is the hand battle at the front. I feel the ping pong grip provide a big advantage here since ping pong players are use to hitting fast and spinney balls. The weakness is the long drive shot from the rear court both in the forehand and especially on the backhand. Also, the limited reach.
Yes, not one grip is better than the other. Players can play at a high level regardless of the grips they utilize. However, as an instructor it’s important for me to follow what players are utilizing at the top of the game and make adjustments as the sport evolves.
@@pickleballxp Agreed with this comment. Watching with headphones on and within a few seconds the music is blasting on one side and your voice is on the other. Had to remove the first ear to comprehend.
Pickleball is still young and changing weekly. I am excited to see how the game evolves and how the grips may change overtime. Keep leveling up!
Your western demo was more of a continental. For the western, your index knuckle would be on the bottom, not the top when swinging a forehand. It would feel awkward, as if your wrist were twisted 180 degrees from the continental, and you were leading with the back of your hand, if that makes sense. This is an exceptional video as most people do not know why they hold the paddle as they do other than for comfort. Your explanation as to why the grips might be useful is outstanding. Experimenting with grips leads to new discoveries and possible game improvement.
Thanks for the compliments and I really appreciate the feedback as well! 🙌
Great video! Thanks. A western forehand grip is actually the very same grip as an eastern backhand grip. You hit forehands and backhands with the same side of the paddle. I used this in table tennis when I first started out. It's great for imparting top spin for both FH and BH, but bad for imparting backspin as well as returning backspin from your opponent. I later switched to continental.
Thank you for the most detailed explaination on pickleball grips I found.
Great to hear! Thanks Ed!
Very good demo of how to hold the paddle!
Thank you for this, new player here, and other grip talk(s) vids were not helping me at all. I was like, "that looks the same to me." LOL The way you charted it out with the bevels along with palm positions was just what I needed to have a clearer picture of the how's of grips. Also, your explanations were excellent. Now I can start narrowing down how these grips can work for me. New subscriber.
Appreciate it and I am glad it helped.
Excellent video! Glad you took the time to explain each grip and show different ways of finding the grip. If you have time to reply back I'd love to know where the majority of the pressure in your grip is coming from? You mention you recommend a 3 out of 10 in terms of pressure but what part of the hand is generating the squeeze? Also, how many over grips do you use; looks like 1 but hard to tell. Thank you for the insightful video.
hey bro! What grip does hayden Patrick use? please
Very informative. Thank you!
I kind of disagree with the ping pong grip. Strength is the hand battle at the front. I feel the ping pong grip provide a big advantage here since ping pong players are use to hitting fast and spinney balls. The weakness is the long drive shot from the rear court both in the forehand and especially on the backhand. Also, the limited reach.
Yes, not one grip is better than the other. Players can play at a high level regardless of the grips they utilize. However, as an instructor it’s important for me to follow what players are utilizing at the top of the game and make adjustments as the sport evolves.
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Isn’t it the same when you put your hand on 1 or on 5? The paddle is just flipped 180 degrees but you’re holding it exact same way 😂
Yes, that is correct.
Exactly my question...thanks.
@@pickleballxp so to be clear...the "Backhanded Eastern Grip" is essentially the same as "Western Grip"??
What grip do you use? Do you change grips at the NVZ?
I use a continental grip the whole time. I don't change much but have a bit of wiggle room between the forehand and backhand.
music is making me disruption.
Background music makes video unwatchable.
Thanks for the feedback. We will make improvements.
@@pickleballxp Agreed with this comment. Watching with headphones on and within a few seconds the music is blasting on one side and your voice is on the other. Had to remove the first ear to comprehend.
Stop the background music! I turned off your Chanel for that reason.
20 minutes. Really?
Yeah, I wanted to make the most in depth guide possible. Watching it in 2x speed may be the way to go. Or just skip to the chapters of interest.