ATXtennisaddict
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What grip does Andy use?
Andy Murray forehand, what grip?
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Feña14
G.O.A.T.
So that's kind of inbetween an Eastern and a Semi Western?
Interesting the way he hits his forehand with a grip like that.
Feña14
G.O.A.T.
Why of course
It's 7.20 AM and I was planning on going to bed after the Murray match until they started showing Grosjean V 'lil' Oli Rochus and i've got a bit fooked on that match.
Feña14
G.O.A.T.
And what kind of sounds would lead you to believe it was Maria in action?
Olivier is doing very nicely. Grosjean is looking pretty unwell at the moment, his face is bright red and he didn't look too fancy when he was sitting down on the change over. It's not affecting his game though, yet.
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lordmanji
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i never heard of extreme eastern cuz wouldnt that turn into a semi western??
Feña14
G.O.A.T.
That's what I would of imagined yeah. Sounds like a glorified name for a Semi Western to me
SoBad
G.O.A.T.
Well, after Murray closed his 2R I freshened up and came back to PC to read important posts here. Shortly afterwards I heard the sound of a small plane landing inside my flat, and since there was no impact I figured it must be ESPN pisssing onto tennis fans with some WTA action late into this chilly January night.:neutral:
Glad to hear Olivier is holding up OK. Grosjean needs to get a haircut if he wants to make it deeper into the tournament.
Glad to hear Olivier is holding up OK. Grosjean needs to get a haircut if he wants to make it deeper into the tournament.
Feña14
G.O.A.T.
Glad to hear Olivier is holding up OK. Grosjean needs to get a haircut if he wants to make it deeper into the tournament.
To my surprise, he actually has!
It's shorter than I have ever seen it before. I don't know how short it is on top due to him wearing his hat at all times but at the back it's pretty short.
Maybe he's like Samson and it's sapped all his energy! Hence the 5 setter
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
From what I've been watching, it definitely looks Eastern or even close to a continental grip.
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Gugafan_Redux
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Who came up with these names? They're so confusing. If I load up an extreme western, it's the same as extreme eastern, just use the other face. Continental? What continent? It should be a number system. Or use the numbers like a clock face. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock,.
Supernatural_Serve
Professional
Blue blooded aristocratic tennis people from way back weren't known for being intelligent, being inbred was their specialty.
How about the scoring nomenclature? Those are even more strange names.
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
place your racquet on the ground. Pick it up. That is the Eastern grip.
When you serve and hold the racquet the way you hold a hammer, that is Continental.
In between is what I'm talking about.
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Gugafan_Redux
Guest
That is actually helpful. Thank you.
The grip names to me are like the order of the planets from the sun. Or that stupid clue that they use over and over in the NYT crossword; "seed covering." I'll never remember. :-(
I think the reason the question of what grip was asked in the first place was because of the take back on the swing. It looks sort of awkward but I think he is just keeping his swing as small as possible resulting in better control and higher percentage of play.
I love watching Murray play as it is often a great example of how just focusing on not beating yourself can get you wins.
He hit very little winners against Verdasco in the first two sets and gave Verdasco plenty of rope to hang himself as he did.
This type of play also allows you to keep your wind so that you do not over-exert yourself and are able to think through points and keep that little extra in the tank to run-down drop shots.
Great stuff!!
I love watching Murray play as it is often a great example of how just focusing on not beating yourself can get you wins.
He hit very little winners against Verdasco in the first two sets and gave Verdasco plenty of rope to hang himself as he did.
This type of play also allows you to keep your wind so that you do not over-exert yourself and are able to think through points and keep that little extra in the tank to run-down drop shots.
Great stuff!!
sypl
Rookie
What the hell? That's a semi-western grip you're describing.
'Continental? What continent'? Love this!...
As a relatively late convert to tennis, I, too, have come to find many areas of tennis unfeasibly complicated, and when written about, contradictory and tediously long-winded. An insightful tip simply put seems to be as rare as an Andy Roddick fan on this forum!
As a relatively late convert to tennis, I, too, have come to find many areas of tennis unfeasibly complicated, and when written about, contradictory and tediously long-winded. An insightful tip simply put seems to be as rare as an Andy Roddick fan on this forum!
Continental forehand? LOL
Oh!... forgot to say this:
I have a Jimmy Connors video where he states that if you pick your racquet up off the ground you have the WESTERN grip; I've also read elsewhere (as sypl says) this method actually produces the SEMI-WESTERN; and someone here reckons this is how you locate the EASTERN grip?!
See what I mean about contradictory advice?!
I have a Jimmy Connors video where he states that if you pick your racquet up off the ground you have the WESTERN grip; I've also read elsewhere (as sypl says) this method actually produces the SEMI-WESTERN; and someone here reckons this is how you locate the EASTERN grip?!
See what I mean about contradictory advice?!
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
I read somewhere that that is the Eastern.
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Gugafan_Redux
Guest
If you grab your racquet like a can of Foster's, that's the Australian grip. If you grab it like a pint of lager, that's the Scottish grip. More specifically, if you grab it like a Tennents, that's a Glasgwegian grip. If you grab it like a McEwan's, that's an Edinburgh grip.
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
Back in the day, tennis players used the continental forehand. I believe Jmac used it and I wouldn't be surprised if other tennis players did either, during the woodie era.
Found this from http://tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/ss/fhgripclosewt_4.htm
"The Continental grip can be used for both forehands and backhands, but it's rarely used anymore for forehands, because it's poorly suited to hitting topspin. It was popular until the early 1970s, when the US Open and the Australian Open stopped playing on grass and left only Wimbledon to be dominated by the low bounces for which Continental grips are best adapted."
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lordmanji
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the base knuckle of your index finger as shown here:
corresponds to the number and your grip here:
corresponds to the number and your grip here:
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ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
Eastern = palm parallel to stringbed of racquet.
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Gugafan_Redux
Guest
Thanks, Lordman!
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lordmanji
Guest
no prob. i spent alot of time wondering and looking it up and the least i can do is share.
i started out with semi west, shifted full, then briefly to an extreme, now ive shifted back to semiwest and im loving it and very thankful i realized what my grip was doing.
The Gorilla
Banned
sypl
Rookie
No, I'd say that's right. Palm is at about 1 or 2 o'clock on a continental grip.
Anyway, using palm for gauging grip isn't a good idea. Use your base knuckle and the image above.
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
Google it. I actually did my research.
http://tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/ss/fhgripclosewt.htm
http://www.waileatennis.com/grips.htm
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drakulie
Talk Tennis Guru
Once again our monkey is incorrect. ATXtennis addict is correct.
Kaptain Karl
Hall Of Fame
The pic in the early part of this thread shows Andy preparing to hit the ball ... with an Eastern FH grip. (No matter how large or bold you post, it's still an Eastern.)
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- KK
now that is a fail
