Modern Tennis Playing Style Chart (Regarding Hand Positions)

[oserver]

Open a can of worms - tennis so far has been dominated by asymmetrical ways in forms and techniques, so forehand is totally or at least partially different than backhand.
Would future tennis stay the same way or goes toward more symmetrical styles?

What is your current playing style? Did I missed anything? For players like to make changes, which direction are you aiming for - more asymmetrical or more symmetrical?

Link to details - Modern Tennis Playing Style Chart (Regarding Hand Positions)

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Style #​	1​	2​	3​	4​	5​	6​	7​
Style Abbreviation​	Right-side 1hfh / left-side 1hfh ​	Right-side 1hfh / left-side 1hbh​	Right-side 1hfh / left-side 2hbh ​	Right-side 1hfh / left-side 2hfh ​	Right-side 2hbh / left-side 2hfh​	Right-side 2hbh / left-side 2hbh​	Right-side 2hfh / left-side 2hfh ​
Style or Players​	1&1: C&C (Symmetrical on ball-side hand)​	1&1: Federer​	1&2: Djokovic​	1&2: C&C (Symmetrical on ball-side hand)​	2&2 (1): Monica Seles (lefty) ​	2&2 (2S): Hsieh Su-wei (symmetrical)​	2&2 (3S): C&C (Symmetrical on both hands)​
Ball at Right-side​	Forehand: right hand (ball-side) at back (Federer's forehand)​	Forehand: right hand (ball-side) at back (Federer's forehand)​	Forehand: right hand (ball-side) at back (similar to Federer's forehand)​	Forehand: right hand (ball-side) at back (similar to Federer's forehand)​	Backhand: right hand (ball-side) in front / left hand (cross-body) at back​	Backhand: right hand (ball-side) in front / left hand (cross-body) at back (Similar to Seles's backhand)​	Forehand: right hand (ball-side) at back (Federer's forehand) / left hand (cross-body) in front​
Ball at Left-side​	Forehand: left hand (ball-side) at back (Nadal's forehand)​	Backhand: right hand (cross-body) at back​	Backhand: right hand (cross-body) at back / left hand (ball-side) in front​	Forehand: left hand (ball-side) at back / right hand (cross-body) in front (Seles's forehand)​	Forehand: left hand (ball-side) at back / right hand (cross-body) in front​	Backhand: right hand (cross-body) at back / left hand (ball-side) in front (similar to Djokovic's backhand)​	Forehand: left hand (ball-side) at back / right hand (cross-body) in front (similar to Seles's forehand)​
Note​	C&C means the muscles used in the forward swing are mostly in Concentric Contraction mode, similar to 1hfh (Federer's forehand).​	Except Seles who is left-handed, and Nadal who is right-handed but chose to play lefty one-handed, all other players are right handed.​	At back means the hand is gripped at the bottom of the racket handle. In front means the hand is gripped in front of other hand.​	1&1: both sides one handed. 1&2 One-handed forehand/two-handed on other side. 2&2: both sides two-handed, (2S): both sides two-handed with hand switching, symmetrical style.​	(3S): both sides two-handed with hand switching, symmetrical style.​	The forehand and backhand designations disregard whether a player is a lefty/righty person and which hand is the dominant/non-dominant hand, giving hand grip(s), hand position(s) and whether a hand is cross-body or not more considerations.​	Symmetrical means on both side, player's forms (grips, hand positions) are about the same.​
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[oserver]

We have been so used to the notions of forehand and backhand. Who would ever think that a player could do one without another?!

If you could take the trouble to switch the hand positions when switching the hitting side, tennis without backhand will be doable, plausible too Beside two single forehand (#1) and two double backhand (#6) , what left are #4 (single handed forehand on one side/double handed forehand on the other side) and #7 (double handed forehand on both sides). Until all styles have been tested, proved or disproved, we just don't know what the future tennis looks like. Sound outrageous?

Tennis backhand styles

Tennis forehand styles

 

[oserver]

Tennis with a few 2's: 2-handed on 2-sides, 2-grips (#4 & #3 only, no more continental grip and eastern backhand grip), 2-side mirroring form (left-side plays are the same as the right-side, form-wise and technique-wise, plus baseline, mid-court and net shots using the same grip and hand positions.

Tennis simplified - why should it be so complicated? Why? Just kidding

SYMMETRICAL STYLE TENNIS PRACTICE

 

[1stVolley]

Some time back a two-handle tennis racquet was made. This enabled you to hit a right- or left-handed forehand w/o changing grips or hands on the grip. It also allowed you to serve with either hand and quickly prepare to hit the return with either forehand. Guess it didn't catch on.

 

[oserver]

Some time back a two-handle tennis racquet was made. This enabled you to hit a right- or left-handed forehand w/o changing grips or hands on the grip. It also allowed you to serve with either hand and quickly prepare to hit the return with either forehand. Guess it didn't catch on.

Yeah, there are videos that show two-handle tennis racquet in play. This video made on Aug 26, 2008 was Interesting, two twins invented the unique racket and talked about it -

 

[oserver]

Should tennis be self-service buffet? You pick whatever dishes you like?
Here is my menu choice from all that are available

Tennis Styles By Hand Positions

In the last decade or more, I've been a loyal follower of Federer - single-handed all the way from right to left, up and down. Somehow over the past year or so, I became a little picky - trying to pick and choose from the best bounch, not just one: Federer, Djokvic, Seles, Hsueh Su-wei, etc.. Now I don't know what to call it exactly, buffet tennis?!

Is it healthy? It seems that I don't have to worry about shoulder and arm pain, tennis elbow and so on; plus I can use a extreme long racket (29-inch, as long as Hsueh Su-wei's). My buffet has becoming a routine almost everyday now, even under some restriction of Covid-19.

Sometimes the freedom of varieties is more attractive to a recommended special menu. Hopefully I wouldn't be addicted to have too much, and get too fat to chase down every ball

 

[user92626]

Should tennis be self-service buffet? You pick whatever dishes you like?

Hopefully I wouldn't be addicted to have too much, and get too fat to chase down every ball

It's sure like a buffet. But if you are a savvy buffet eater, you would stay away from certain "dishes".

One time i thought spicey sausage was something korean, worth trying in a kbbq place, i ordered some and they brought out ... hot dogs.

I also generally avoid cold American style premixed salads available in Chinese buffets.

So, try your variety tennis, and korean sausages, Chinese American salads if you so insist, but be prepared that you , your game will be in the loo alot.

 

[ballmachineguy]

The first time someone hit a bounced ball with two hands on the racquet, the Grand Poobah of all that is tennis should have deemed it illegal.

 

[oserver]

The first time someone hit a bounced ball with two hands on the racquet, the Grand Poobah of all that is tennis should have deemed it illegal.

Federer（or previous me too (like a year ago) ) would like the idea, but it was too late, even Federer now like to let their kids to use two hand

 

[oserver]

It's sure like a buffet. But if you are a savvy buffet eater, you would stay away from certain "dishes".

One time i thought spicey sausage was something korean, worth trying in a kbbq place, i ordered some and they brought out ... hot dogs.

I also generally avoid cold American style premixed salads available in Chinese buffets.

So, try your variety tennis, and korean sausages, Chinese American salads if you so insist, but be prepared that you , your game will be in the loo alot.

Am I a picky coach now? One dish or two won't satisfy me anymore. Picking good hand from a bunch of great hands sounds like a better tennis buffet

 

[oserver]

A symmetrical Tennis pot luck - footwork practice.

Forehand technique from Federer
Hans position switching techniques from Shie-shu Wei
Djokovic’s forehand (right hand) grip
Nadal’s forehand (left hand) grip
Pengshui’s two-handed forehand grip on right side
Seles’ two-handed forehand grip on left side

Too many flavors? To much pick & choose! Is the menu allowed

 

[TennisCJC]

this thread has proven that people have too much time on their hands during a pandemic. Geez, just trying to understand the table turn me off. I am out of here.

 

[oserver]

this thread has proven that people have too much time on their hands during a pandemic. Geez, just trying to understand the table turn me off. I am out of here.

Haha, don't blame you. You know, history is a subject I had trouble with in college while I study computer science, but I couldn't skip the credit requirements

This chart came up after studying tennis playing forms and techniques for more than 6 years, the the scope is pretty big. If you spot something apparently not right, I will be happy to explain

Made a video from two practices a few days apart to show the rotational potential of two-handed symmetrical tennis playing style -

Will two-handed symmetrical tennis make an enhancement of trend that started with the modern forehand to make tennis more rotational? Notice there is no single shot using continental grip, including the slice shot. The grip for the ball-side hand is always holding at the end of racket handle using semi-western grip, regardless on which side the ball is hit.