| When you are beginning to learn tennis, you will be | | | | strings. This grip is called full eastern and for modified |
| overwhelmed by the number of terms used in | | | | eastern, you slightly rotate your palm clockwise so that |
| reference to just holding your tennis racket - western | | | | the center of your palm is towards the right edge of |
| grip, eastern grip, continental grip,etc. So, if you are | | | | the tennis racket. |
| wondering what kind of grip to use for different | | | | So when do you use the western grip and when |
| occasions, here are some tips for you | | | | should you go for the eastern grip? Western grips |
| First let us talk about how to hold a western grip. For | | | | helps you to tackle high balls. Because of the nature of |
| this, hold the racket in such a way that the center of | | | | the grip, it should help you in generating a lot of top spin. |
| the palm is exactly ninety degrees clockwise from the | | | | While other shots like slice and flatter shots are also |
| plane of tennis strings. So, when you are in this position, | | | | possible, it is best left for more advanced players and |
| your tennis racket strings must be perpendicular to the | | | | is not advisable for beginners to try. This is where |
| ground while your palm is facing upwards. | | | | eastern grips come into picture. The eastern grip is |
| For the Eastern grip, you merely stay away from | | | | naturally perfect to play slice shots, both of the |
| rotating your palm 90 degrees from the plane of the | | | | forehand and the backhand. |