I am a righty and use a semi-western forehand grip when getting ready to receive serve. Racquet is out front. What is the best method to "quickly switch" to a 1-handed backhand grip(eastern backhand) and have the right grip. I need something or some type of method to get the grip fast before the ball is upon me. In other words, I need advice on a quick method! I need a method that will become natural and without having to "think through it" before it is too late.
I've played so much that changing grips is almost an automatic reflex. In the past year or so, I've been moving from an eastern forehand to a semi-western forehand grip. With the new forehand grip I was flipping grips to an eastern backhand with no problem.
With time however, I soon found that with the current grips, I could play tennis without repositioning my hand on the grip when I discovered that my semi-western forehand was just my eastern backhand grip flip over 180 degrees. Since I serve with an eastern backhand, I can probably glue my hand on a grip and still play my whole game. LOL!
So to answer your question, if I were you, I'd stand in the ready postion with a backhand grip and if the ball happened to go to the forehand side, just flip your wrist so that the racquet face flips 180 degrees before striking the ball.