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From: jsl@princeton.UUCP (Jong Lee)
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: Re: Australian Open, future of US tennis, backhand grips.
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 01:56:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 12 01:56:26 1985
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> 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

I keep my fingers together more than the traditional ... but I think
you have to if you are using an eastern grip, or further over.  I find
it difficult to go cross-court (I guess I don't prepare early enough)
if I use anything beyond the eastern...But, wow, those down the lines
are something, but they get fairly predictable and downright murder
when the other guy is at net.  Actually, though, my problem off and on
is with my forhand.  I learned to play with the "Borg" open stance
forehand when I was young, but switched to a more conventional one
a few years back.  The problem is that I find myself waiting too long
sometimes, which makes my shots go deep, without much topspin.  But
I guess what is necessary is just more of "you didn't get your 
racquet (sp?) back early enough" syndrome.

jsl@princeton

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