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[729 fx]

I have a question to all penholders - what is the correct way to hold the bat using J pen and C pen?
(Refering to the position of middle,ring & little finger).

Ryu SM of Korea tends to straighten his finger while Kim TS tends to curl his.

Based on my experience, a straighten fingers, will result in more control and accurate ball placement (suitable for a looping game) while if curled the finger the wrist will be loose which will produce more spin.

What are your thoughts?

[ejunkie]

Take a look at some of those training videos that is available for download. They all show how to hold bat at the begining.

[acer800]

Although I'm not a penholder myself, I defiantly agree on your theory of straight fingers and curled fingers. I sometimes mess around by playing penhold on my shake hand blade, although somewhat uncomfortable it sort of works.

Sincerely,
-Acer800 (John)

I have a question to all penholders - what is the correct way to hold the bat using J pen and C pen?
(Refering to the position of middle,ring & little finger).

Ryu SM of Korea tends to straighten his finger while Kim TS tends to curl his.
Based on my experience, a straighten fingers, will result in more control and accurate ball placement (suitable for a looping game) while if curled the finger the wrist will be loose which will produce more spin.


What are your thoughts?

[729 fx]

Yes, John. I think so too.

For shakehanders, I find that their grip is more natural as compared with penholder grip.

[varghese]

720 fx, is it possible for you to post the pictures of your grip as well as these players. That will help the discussion.

[729 fx]

720 fx, is it possible for you to post the pictures of your grip as well as these players. That will help the discussion.

Well here goes Ryu SM grip, Kim TS grip as well as some others.

RSM :

ryu sm grip.jpg (41.02 KiB) Viewed 2354 times

KTS :

Kim TS with the last 3 fingers splayed against the bat

kim ts grip.jpg (42.85 KiB) Viewed 2355 times

WH:

Wang Hao with the middle finger pointing down

wh grip.jpg (14 KiB) Viewed 2355 times

[729 fx]

More pics of penholder grips :

Kanyo of Japan :

See how Kanyo last 3 fingers are positioned

kanyo grip.jpg (40.44 KiB) Viewed 2351 times

Liching of Hong Kong :

[varghese]

This is awesome.

Bring in the pictures of some previous Chinese players penhold grips. What is the name of that Chinese Coach - he was the Coach for the Olympics. Isn't he a penhold player?

[729 fx]

I am not sure the name of the Chinese coach, is it Liu Guoliang?

[varghese]

Yes, that is.

This topic is a side dish for me for at least few months. Excellent analysis of the grip. Thanks 729. Lets dig deep into some of these players tactics. We may have videos of these players at http://vimeo.com/channels/tabletennis.