Continental grip forehand? (Video included)

tenn23 · 03-26-2008, 06:22 PM

Hi,

I was watching this video (not me): http://youtube.com/watch?v=OKZS8lYACdI

And noticed that his forehand is interesting. Is that a continental grip? If so, I never knew it could that powerful. He must have a strong wrist right? I am going to try this out.

quicken · 03-26-2008, 06:26 PM

That looks way more painful than the hawaiian grip... Oh lord...

Rickson · 03-26-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tenn23

Hi,

I was watching this video (not me): http://youtube.com/watch?v=OKZS8lYACdI

And noticed that his forehand is interesting. Is that a continental grip? If so, I never knew it could that powerful. He must have a strong wrist right? I am going to try this out.

That looks like an eastern.

That was one creepy looking court with those stone walls.

CantBeBeat2 · 03-26-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickson

That looks like an eastern.

That was one creepy looking court with those stone walls.

looks like a weird place to play but good player nonetheless...

BeHappy · 03-26-2008, 06:39 PM

that's an eastern grip, he has his wrist locked striahgt.

If you turn the sound down you will see how incredibly weak that forehand is, good racquet head speed, if relaxed his wrist and allowed it to lay back he'd have a good forehand.

tenn23 · 03-26-2008, 06:46 PM

BeHappy what do you mean by laid back? Do you mean like in a SW or W grip where the string bed faces the ground?

quicken · 03-26-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BeHappy

that's an eastern grip, he has his wrist locked striahgt.

If you turn the sound down you will see how incredibly weak that forehand is, good racquet head speed, if relaxed his wrist and allowed it to lay back he'd have a good forehand.

Here is a question, do you want to lock your wrist? Because I tend to lead my FH with buttcap of the racquet facing the net and that kind of forces my wrist to be relaxed and I gotta say a bit flobby.

BeHappy · 03-26-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tenn23

BeHappy what do you mean by laid back? Do you mean like in a SW or W grip where the string bed faces the ground?

no, I mean your wrist should be laid back, it should be at a 90 degree angle to your forearm.His hand and arm make a straight line, there should be a 90 degree bend between the 2.

It's a very good example of plateuing because of bad technique.

Which is unfortunate becuase he obviously has serious talent.

NLBwell · 03-26-2008, 06:53 PM

Not a Continental. Pretty bizzare forehand.

Also, no reason a continental grip would hit softer than any other grip. Hardest hit balls are flat and continental grip is good for flat hitting. Topspin is easier to get with SW and Western grips. The reason people hit topspin is because it gives you more margin for error (you can hit hard and still get the ball in), not because of higher velocity on the ball. Nadal and Roddick have had problems on hard courts with not penetrating through the court because of too much topspin (Roddick may be changing this).

Rickson · 03-26-2008, 06:59 PM

I'll tell you this much, Liran has one ugly serve!

Liran's ugly *** serve

quicken · 03-26-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickson

I'll tell you this much, Liran has one ugly serve!

Liran's ugly *** serve

That's one girly *** serve.

kungfusmkim · 03-26-2008, 07:34 PM

Looks like a djokovic imitation quality backing swing... But what ever works for him

Mansewerz · 03-26-2008, 07:37 PM

wat is hawaiian grip

kungfusmkim · 03-26-2008, 07:41 PM

His motion are into mechanical piecs it doesnt look flowy like federer's its more like a robot forehand where its broken down to segments it would be very easy to copy since.

quicken · 03-26-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mansewerz

wat is hawaiian grip

extreme western grip.

mucat · 03-26-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickson

I'll tell you this much, Liran has one ugly serve!

Liran's ugly *** serve

What the...strange thing is he is not a bad player...

split-step · 03-26-2008, 08:50 PM

His forehand grip looks continental to me.

I can tell from the video where he plays points. The grip he serves with is the same grip he hits his forehand with.
At the point that starts at 45 secs the grip he serves with is the same as his forehand and the same grip he hits the overhead with in the same point.

Nellie · 03-27-2008, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by quicken

That's one girly *** serve.

my thoughts exactly. He looks like someone who never played outside as a kid, because that motion is so unathletic. Otherwise, I would say he looks like a righty showing off his lefty serve, because the weight shift is backwards.

Nellie · 03-27-2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by tenn23

Hi,

I was watching this video (not me): http://youtube.com/watch?v=OKZS8lYACdI

And noticed that his forehand is interesting. Is that a continental grip? If so, I never knew it could that powerful. He must have a strong wrist right? I am going to try this out.

It reminds me of John McConroe's forehand. Essentially old school eastern grip with a contact point behind the body.

user92626 · 03-27-2008, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BeHappy

no, I mean your wrist should be laid back, it should be at a 90 degree angle to your forearm.His hand and arm make a straight line, there should be a 90 degree bend between the 2.

It's a very good example of plateuing because of bad technique.

Which is unfortunate becuase he obviously has serious talent.

BeHappy,

I don't mean to be nitpicking but isn't 90 degree (perfect square angle) a bit extreme? It could be hurting the wrist. I would say anywhere roughly within 110 - 135 is the wrist natural state.

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tenn23 New User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 93	Continental grip forehand? (Video included) Hi, I was watching this video (not me): http://youtube.com/watch?v=OKZS8lYACdI And noticed that his forehand is interesting. Is that a continental grip? If so, I never knew it could that powerful. He must have a strong wrist right? I am going to try this out.

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NLBwell Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,579	Not a Continental. Pretty bizzare forehand. Also, no reason a continental grip would hit softer than any other grip. Hardest hit balls are flat and continental grip is good for flat hitting. Topspin is easier to get with SW and Western grips. The reason people hit topspin is because it gives you more margin for error (you can hit hard and still get the ball in), not because of higher velocity on the ball. Nadal and Roddick have had problems on hard courts with not penetrating through the court because of too much topspin (Roddick may be changing this). Last edited by NLBwell : 03-26-2008 at 07:02 PM.

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