thomasferrett
Hall of Fame
Kuerten used to hit with one.
A run through the top 100 shows you've got Wawinka (weak eastern), Federer (weak eastern), Dimitrov (strong continental), Lopez (continental), Robredo (eastern), Kohlschreiber (eastern), Mayer (eastern), Berlocq (eastern), Thiem (weak eastern), Youzhny (strong continental), Cuevas (eastern), Almagro (eastern), Garcia-Lopez (eastern), Haas (weak eastern), Lajovic (eastern).
The closest is Gasquet (strong eastern). But a strong eastern 1hbh grip feels very different to a semi-western.
The tour is becoming more and more spin-dominated. Bounce height will continue to increase until soon the average rally ball bounces over the head of a 6ft 2in man. Yet, despite this, there seems to be a trend for more and more conservative backhand grips.
Thiem and Dimitrov are the youngest of the bunch and they are using a weak eastern and a strong continental grip, respectively?
Why aren't pro's using extreme grips for their backhands?
Even on the 2hbh side, the average grip is to have a continental backhand dominant hand and an eastern forehand non-dominant hand. That is a very conservative grip combo! It's like the 90's.
Why not have a semi-western backhand dominant hand and a full western forehand non-dominant hand grip combo for more topspin and the ability to rip through balls over head height?
A run through the top 100 shows you've got Wawinka (weak eastern), Federer (weak eastern), Dimitrov (strong continental), Lopez (continental), Robredo (eastern), Kohlschreiber (eastern), Mayer (eastern), Berlocq (eastern), Thiem (weak eastern), Youzhny (strong continental), Cuevas (eastern), Almagro (eastern), Garcia-Lopez (eastern), Haas (weak eastern), Lajovic (eastern).
The closest is Gasquet (strong eastern). But a strong eastern 1hbh grip feels very different to a semi-western.
The tour is becoming more and more spin-dominated. Bounce height will continue to increase until soon the average rally ball bounces over the head of a 6ft 2in man. Yet, despite this, there seems to be a trend for more and more conservative backhand grips.
Thiem and Dimitrov are the youngest of the bunch and they are using a weak eastern and a strong continental grip, respectively?
Why aren't pro's using extreme grips for their backhands?
Even on the 2hbh side, the average grip is to have a continental backhand dominant hand and an eastern forehand non-dominant hand. That is a very conservative grip combo! It's like the 90's.
Why not have a semi-western backhand dominant hand and a full western forehand non-dominant hand grip combo for more topspin and the ability to rip through balls over head height?