Semi Western more accurate than continental

[Sky_Boy]

Is that Right?

[WildVolley]

Doesn't sound right to me. A lot of S&V players in the past depended on accuracy to win points, and they hit with continental.

I think the primary difference is that the semi-western makes it easier to hit topspin, especially on higher bouncing balls. It also makes it easier to take a full cut on the ball from the open stance.

[Sky_Boy]

[quote=WildVolley;6965591]Doesn't sound right to me. A lot of S&V players in the past depended on accuracy to win points, and they hit with continental.

That's True... my frd told me that his coach told him this.. he showed him standing a distance from the tenniscourt lamp post and hitting it..

[WildVolley]

Originally Posted by Sky_Boy

That's True... my frd told me that his coach told him this.. he showed him standing a distance from the tenniscourt lamp post and hitting it..

Now you're thinking about it correctly. The continental is a fine grip, but it makes it difficult to hit high bouncing topspin balls with topspin. Since the continental is good for low balls, it is still the preferred grip for hitting slice bhs, and for hitting squash fhs, and for volleys, overheads and serves. The more western grips, the easier it is to hit topspin on higher bouncing balls and the easier it is to take a big cut and hit the ball in front of the body on the fh.

I definitely understand the use of the semi-western on the fh, but I still strongly believe that players should develop the volley game with a continental grip.

[LeeD]

Accuracy has nothing to do with grip, it has everything to do with the indian behind the bow.

[Sky_Boy]

An Input is appreciated

[Sky_Boy]

Any input is appreciated

[NLBwell]

No .

[dominikk1985]

chocolate icecream is better than vanilla icecream.

[sureshs]

Nobody uses Conti for forehands any more.

[Netspirit]

1HBH is the next shot to go (summons Breakpoint to the thread).

[Bagumbawalla]

McEnroe uses the Continental for all his shots and is fairly accurate. My friend used a semi-western and is lucky to hit somewhere in the court... which leads me to believe that it is not the grip, but the person doing the gripping that makes the difference.

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by Bagumbawalla

McEnroe uses the Continental for all his shots and is fairly accurate. My friend used a semi-western and is lucky to hit somewhere in the court... which leads me to believe that it is not the grip, but the person doing the gripping that makes the difference.

Yes, but not if the person if McEnroe.

[dennis10is]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Nobody uses Conti for forehands any more.

I guess I'm a nobody. of course, as a 1.0 TW NTRP, it makes sense. I've never had to face a "real" tennis player with a heavy, SW/W topspin forehand

I often fantasize about how such a topspin would have "taken" the racket of my puny, weak conti grip due to the "weight" of the shot.

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Nonsense, dampener is the key. It increases accuracy by 374.38% yo.

[dominikk1985]

I do think that the continental grip is not the best option for the FH, especially on the modern high bouncing and slow courts.

conti is very good for balls around the knees but very hard on balls around the chest. to hit them you need to pronate the forearm a lot while with a SW grip you can hit them easily with a neutral position without a lot of pronation.

so it is a lot more natural and better leverage to hit higher balls with SW. with the courts and the heavy spin balls around the knees are rare anyway.

but accuracy is really not affected a lot by the grip.