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Use the continental grip for serves
Use the eastern grip for the forehand as a beginner
Use the western & semi-western grip for advanced shots

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Jeff is a certified USPTA Professional and Tennis Director at Heathrow Country Club in Florida. Prior to that he has been a tennis director at numerous Country Clubs. He has been a reigning champion in USPTA National 40's singles and doubles for two years.

JEFF COHEN: Hi, I'm Jeff Cohen. In today's segment, we're going to talk about how to hold the tennis racket with the different types of grips. There's basically four types of grips. You have a continental grip, an eastern grip, semi-western and western. The first grip that we're going to talk about is a continental grip which is basically like this. V is down in the middle of the racket or middle of the grip. The continental grip is primarily used for serving and volleying. So you want to primarily use this grip for the serve and/or the volley. On the eastern grip, where you move my hand over a little bit more. This is a primary grip for beginners on the forehand side. Also, there are a few advanced players that use this grip as well on the forehand. You can also use an eastern backhand grip, like so. That's also used for the backhand side. That's also an eastern. That's called an eastern backhand grip. And then you have the semi-western and the western. The semi-western, I'm going to hold my hand over a little bit more. And then western, I'm almost going to go underneath the handle. That's the western and the semi-western are grips used today in the modern forehand. To summarize the types of grips and the types of shots. Remember the continental grip which is right down the middle is used for serve and the volley. The eastern grip is primarily used for the forehand and the backhand. And the semi-western and the western are primarily exclusively used for the forehand ground stroke where if you're the type of player who likes to hit a lot of topspin that's your grip. Good luck.

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