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From: cher@ihlpm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov)
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Subject: Re: Australian Open, future of US tennis, backhand grips.
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 12:46:53 EST
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> 
> What's a "hammer grip"?  Do you mean the continental?  I don't
> think one can generalize whigh grip is "best"; one can only state
> one's preferences, as you did.  Personally, I use the eastern grip
> on the backhand to try to get more topspin with pace.  But when 
> I'm having a bad day, I rotate to more of a continental and just 
> try to hit the ball back with reasonable depth.  

My understanding is that hammer is different from continental in
how fingers are spread on the grip: with continental they are
spread a bit more loosely.
I tend to use wrist quite a bit, so "hammer" provides a lot more
control on wrist adjustments (somehow having fingers together
gives me a better feel for where the racket head is moving).

I am not sure about use on easten backhand for more spin.
It looks like Gomez and Sundstrom hit their backhands with
extreme continental grip (I mean rotated even further away from
eastern) and they are topspinners.
Any thoughts?

-- 
Mike Cherepov