Different degrees of the forehand semi western grip....

[zill]

The semi western grip is defined to be where the base knuckle of the index finger is on bevel 4. But some players like Berdych has that knuckle on bevel 4 closer to bevel 3 and others like Djokovic has that knuckle closer to bevel 5. This results in very different grips. What are the respective grips called?

 

[Hmgraphite1]

The semi western grip is defined to be where the base knuckle of the index finger is on bevel 4. But some players like Berdych has that knuckle on bevel 4 closer to bevel 3 and others like Djokovic has that knuckle closer to bevel 5. This results in very different grips. What are the respective grips called?

Gotta dial it in, we should prob go to a radial definition using degrees

 

[zill]

Gotta dial it in, we should prob go to a radial definition using degrees

No need for that.

 

[ByeByePoly]

No need for that.

The terminology used here (ttw) seems to be 1) weak sw (closest to eastern) 2) sw 3) strong sw

 

[zill]

The terminology used here (ttw) seems to be 1) weak sw (closest to eastern) 2) sw 3) strong sw

The weak sw doesn’t seemed to be mentioned as much. Which other players use a weak sw?

 

[ByeByePoly]

The weak sw doesn’t seemed to be mentioned as much. Which other players use a weak sw?

Not sure ... I thought Fed hit strong eastern or weak sw.

 

[heninfan99]

Not sure ... I thought Fed hit strong eastern or weak sw.

The term "hybrid" was used by Fed fans for a few years but that trend seems to have faded out.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Don't know that there are any absolute names. I believe that a standard Western grip might be referred to as a 5 grip whereas a standard SW grip is a 4 grip (and standard Eastern is a 3 grip). Now I'm only referring to the position of the base index knuckle here. Definitions might be a bit muddier if the heel pad is on a different bevel than the base index knuckle. The sources below indicates how "Western" various grips are. A standard SW might be considered 1/2 Western...

https://www.thoughtco.com/photo-tour-of-male-pro-forehand-grips-3208154
https://www.thoughtco.com/photo-tour-of-female-pro-forehand-grips-3208106

Note the Kei Nishikori might be the closest to a full Western for top modern players.
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