Learning with choked up grip?

[acintya]

Do you think learning the forehand\kick serve with a choked up grip really has some benefits or people should just learn like they are supposed to hit - with the hand on the bottom of the grip?

choked up grips give you more control and feel, minus reach and power - i see a lot of coaches teaching this way. but does it help when you switch later?

who agrees and who disagrees with this way of teaching the strokes?

and how long normally "students" hit this way before they switch?

 

[ByeByePoly]

Ironic timing ... I warmed up my kick serve a couple of days ago with a choked up grip. I have never done that before, but have hardly served this year due to no matches (just hitting). Based on that ... I would guess that is a good way to teach a kick serve. Same exact serve motion ... but easy on arm and easy to control.