Jeff Plumb: Okay, now we are just going to demonstrate the Shakehand Grip. Now, to hold the bat for the shakehand grip, you put your pointing finger down one side of the bat and your thumb down the other. Now you might ask why do you need your pointing finger down there, why can't I just hold it like this like I can do in lot of other racket sports? Well, the key thing here is that by having your finger there, it allows you to determine quite easily what angle your bat is on. And also when you start playing more advanced strokes, it really helps you a lot there.
The other thing important thing when holding the bat is not to hold it too tightly, don't really grip it tightly, just hold it so it's quite loose so that you can just pull it out of your hand like that.
Speaker: That helps with making sure that your whole arm doesn't get too tight and tense, okay. And it helps you stay relaxed during your strokes.
One main grip is called the Penhold Grip. With the penhold grip you have your thumb and pointer finger circling the handle, like you are holding a pen. The other side of your bat, you can have your fingers, three fingers flat on the bat or you can have them curled on your bat, just your preference of what you prefer when you are playing.
The advantage with the penhold grip is that you can use more wrist. The disadvantage has been that it's little bit harder to hit your backhand with, okay. But now penhold players are using back of their bats to play backhand.
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