Shakehand

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Shakehand is a way of holding a racket in table tennis . The name comes from the fact that you grip the table tennis bat as if you were shaking hands with someone. Another stick pose , especially in Asia, is penholder .

attitude

When holding the shake hand, not all five fingers enclose the racket grip, but only the middle and ring fingers and the little finger. The thumb is on the forehand and the index finger on the backhand side of the club face. So it looks like you're shaking hands with someone. The fact that the club face is held by the thumb and forefinger leads to better control of the club angle, a better fixation of the club in the hand and a clearer perception of the ball contact - overall better control than if you put all five fingers around the handle .

  • Shakehand stick position forehand side

  • Shakehand racket position on the backhand side

  • common mistake in holding the shakehand racket

The incorrect stick position in the third picture is common among beginners. The club face is not sufficiently stabilized, the club angle is difficult to control and the ball can hit the finger during backhand play because it is in the main hit zone of the ball. Nevertheless, one can become world champion even with such an unorthodox stick position, which Nobuhiko Hasegawa ( 1967 in Stockholm and 1969 in Munich) proved.

distribution

In Europe the shake hand position is used almost exclusively, in Asia it is also gaining in importance, but the majority of players there still prefer the stick position penholder , in which the table tennis bat is held like a pen holder.

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