FH Topspin Groundstroke: Which grip do you use?
140043
I use a semi-western forehand grip because it allows for the most versatility.  It allows you to hit heavy topspin while also allowing you to dig out low balls and return them without setting up your opponent with a ball that sits up.  Balls that sit up make for easy passing shots or heavy topspin groundstrokes toward a corner.  Hope this helps
297150
Dude if your a regular sk8r, take your right hand, grab the middle of the board, quickly take your left foot off the board, place it on the ground, keep your right foot on the board and don't let it go with your hand, pivot a 180 on your left foot, push off the left foot and land fakie.If your goofy, sorry, just do the opposite of what I said. Aloha!
738068
You should stand across the lane, which gives you more of a chance to hit the pin. If you stand on the same side, you would have to roll the ball perfectly for 60 feet! \nTo get a little hook w/o hurting your hand... notice how your hand naturally hangs at your side. The thumb is pointing toward your leg. Just copy this grip with the ball and your thumb comes out first and the natural follow thru will let your fingers "lift" the side of the ball giving it some spin. Because of the oil on the front part of the lane, the ball will go straight, but at the end where it's dry, the spin will carry the ball into the pocket.
801748
my friend has an extreme western grip and loves the babolat aeropro....than again so does nadal
447778
The old rule of thumb was to grab the middle of a racket handle and warp your fingers around and there should be a one finger width gap between your fingers and the palm of your hand.  Some players that prefer a western forehand will even get a slightly smaller grip so it is easier to whip the racket head through the stroke for extreme topspin.  Some serve and volley players like their handles a little bigger so the racket doesn't twist in their hands on off-center volleys.  This is just a general rule, becuase I have also seen extreme topspin players that like larger grips and serve and volleyers with smaller grips.  The one finger rule is a good place to start and then see if you want more spin or better feel on the volley and adjust accordingly.  I prefer my own grip slightly smaller than the norm because I find it easier to get more bite/spin on my 2nd Kick serve.
57184
For most people, the grip largely determines the type of backhand that you can hit. Most players today hit topspin, and to do so they don't use a "shake-hands" grip, but a strong Eastern backhand. You can get this by placing your palm on top of the racket, with the racket in front of you and pointing to your left. With this grip, combined with a low-to-high swing, you will be on your way to topspin.\nI have provided three online sites that provide helpful information. The first, Tennisone.com, has an extensive library of instructions on every stroke, as well as slo-mo examples of many of the top players's strokes. To get the most out of this site, you should sign up for a nominal fee.\nThe second resource, the USPTA, provides free examples of each of the strokes, again in slow motion.\nThe third site is by a very effective instructor, Oscar Wegner. If you can afford a few bucks, you can get his book or (for more money) an extensive set of DVDs on all of the strokes. His is a very simple method that gets results fast, especially for beginners.\nGood luck!
641201
ALSO REDUCES THE TOP SPIN WHICH REDUCES ROLL, ALSO NOT LEGAL TO USE IN TOURNAMENT PLAY, TRY VASELINE...
729357
The baseball grip or ten finger grip go to www.juniorlinks.com for a lot of good information on junior golf
92382
Most strong two-handed topspin backhands use a slightly semi-western backhand grip on the top hand and a full western grip for the bottom hand.  This is so if the ball is hit to your forehand side you already have a heavy topspin grip to stay in the point.  Hope this helps.
142981
Semi-open stance forehand with full shoulder turn on upper body.  On Backhand side I have a closed stance one-handed backhand transfering weight through the shot to my front foot with full follow through.  Hope this helps.
243471
Do what the last poster said, and if you can, get some spit or grease on your middle and index fingers.  Cheating?  Not if you don't get caught, and you -can- go to your mouth off the hill in pro ball.  The object is to make the ball slip out of your hand with as little spin as possible; backspin on a fastball keeps it from dropping, and the dead spin on a forkball causes a drop.  Spit and grease are great for this :)  Actually, the best split finger would be a pitch with no spin- a 90 mph knuckleball... :)
334941
Hold the racket in your left hand, the frame should be standing up and the strings should face the net on one side and the back fence on the other side.  Now take your right hand and lay it perfectly flat.  Then place the racket handle into your right hand.  Your right hand should be grabbing the racket from "almost underneath" the handle.  You now have a fully western forehand grip.
465682
Players who hit with a full Western grip generally hit the heaviest topspin. The Western grip almost forces one to hit topspin, because without a sharply upward motion, it's hard to get the ball over the net. A Semi-Western grip has a similar, but milder effect, allowing flatter shots, if wanted, and better handling of low balls. It's possible to hit just as much topspin with the highly versatile Eastern grip, but the most natural swing with an Eastern grip does not whip upward as much. Hitting heavy topspin with the nearly extinct Continental forehand grip might be possible, but it would put uncomfortable stresses on your arm
140835
The advice you got may have been well-intended, but reaching too far is not going to help you a bit! First, your grip largely determines whether you need to hit the ball more to the front (western semi-western at the extreme) or to the rear (continental most extreme). Assuming you have an eastern or semi-western grip (most commonly taught by teaching pros), you really just need to hit the ball in a position that keeps your arm-torso relationship strong. If you reach out too much, you lose the power of your torso, and it becomes an arm shot.\nLook at Agassi, Federer, and the rest of the pros. Their racket is laid back and they rotate their torso ahead of their arm and racket. So the force is created by the rotation of the body more than by the arm acting independently.\nThe key is to stay in balance, and if you are trying to reach out in front too far, you will lose your balance as well as the integrity of the stroke.\nI urge you to look at the pros in slow-motion. Check the resouce below which gives you multiple clips of most of the pros, from every angle.
1134134
when you run to the ball square up with your feet pretty much parrallel and use your entire body as you hit your forehand. as you follow through you should end up from the squared up position to facing your opponent. youre grip should be tight because you are using alot of force. when you execute your forehand your racquet should be wound up a good elbow's length and your racquet head should be facing down. continue to keep the elbow length and hit that hit like theres no tommorrow. i hope that makes sense. since i have alot of speed i can get to balls with ease and i am a multi sport athlete, so i have a cannon arm.so, again... i run to the ball square my feet up wind up hit the ball using my entire body, and as i follow through i have have sort of a little hop or studder step because im using my whole body. i end up facing the opponenet, my racquet head ends up over my opposite shoulder and the finishing product is a wicket forehand with alot of speed, topspin and tough for my opponent to recover from. my NTRP ranking was above 6.0 when i played but since i stopped playin i dont know if i still got it. i committed myself to baseball.
709612
1. Semi Western or Western grip.  Those are the two grips that allow you to hit top spin.  2. Bending your knees.  By doing this it allows you to explode up into the ball.  So your body is going up the same way your raquet is.
428911
A top spin stroke should clear the net by 4-5 feet.  If you are hitting it into the net, try changing:\n1) your grip - rotate from an extreme western to a western grip (panel 3)\n2) your backswing - take the racquet down low on your backswing.  It should be almost touching the ground.  Then lift up on your stroke and end up high.  This lift will carry the ball over the net.