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I thought the forehand semi western grip was heel pad on bevel 3 and index knuckle on bevel 4, like 1 month ago. This was what I used and often times I had trouble keeping the racket face closed.
What grip is this? Semi western, or modified eastern?
Naturally I noticed that I would shift my heel pad on the edge. And I was having better luck keeping the racket face closed. I thought this was an extreme SW grip.
After doing research I found out that the majority of websites say that the heel pad and index knuckle should both be on bevel 4 for the SW grip. So then I decided to put my heel pad completely on bevel 4. And if I hit up and out I get tons of spin, height and depth. Flattening it is a lot harder though. The best luck I have had in this regard is hitting a heavy ball with low margin over the net. Often times if I go back to my original swing path the ball hits the bottom of the net.
So is this actually the SW grip? Where do most people keep the heel pad because it seems to significantly affect the spin potential and swing path
What grip is this? Semi western, or modified eastern?
Naturally I noticed that I would shift my heel pad on the edge. And I was having better luck keeping the racket face closed. I thought this was an extreme SW grip.
After doing research I found out that the majority of websites say that the heel pad and index knuckle should both be on bevel 4 for the SW grip. So then I decided to put my heel pad completely on bevel 4. And if I hit up and out I get tons of spin, height and depth. Flattening it is a lot harder though. The best luck I have had in this regard is hitting a heavy ball with low margin over the net. Often times if I go back to my original swing path the ball hits the bottom of the net.
So is this actually the SW grip? Where do most people keep the heel pad because it seems to significantly affect the spin potential and swing path
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