Uspta Grip Exam

Front 1

Eastern Forehand Grip

Back 1

Heel of hand 3
Base Knuckle index finger 3
AKA: "Shake hands grip"

Front 2

Eastern Forehand Advantages

Back 2

Advantages:
1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces
4. More support
5. Topspin
6. Good for beginners

Front 3

Eastern Forehand Disadvantages

Back 3

1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley
4. Finesse and touch shots
5. Difficult to hit high balls

Front 4

Eastern Backhand Grip

Back 4

Heel of hand 1
Base Knuckle 1

Front 5

Eastern Backhand Grip Advantages

Back 5

Advantages
1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces
4. More support
5. Topspin
6. Good for beginners

Front 6

Eastern Backhand Disadvantages

Back 6

Disadvantages
1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley
4. Finesse and touch shots
5. Difficult to hit high balls

Front 7

Continental Grip

Back 7

Heel of hand 2
Base Knuckle index finger 2

Front 8

Continental Grip Advantages

Back 8

1. Low balls
2. Slice
3. No grip change
4. Adaptable to different strokes
5. Degree of versatility
6. Topspin on serve
7. Late hit on forehand side
8. Good serve and volley
9. Good for hit touch shots

Front 9

Continental Grip Disadvantages

Back 9

Disadvantages
1. High balls
2. Weak wrist or forearm
3. More difficult to generate topspin than eastern grip
4. Requires good timing

Front 10

Semiwestern Forehand

Back 10

Heel of hand 4
Base Knuckle index finger 4

Front 11

Semiwestern Advantages

Back 11

Advantages
1. Topspin
2. High Balls
3. Disguise
4. Passing Shots
5. Power

Front 12

Semiwestern Disadvantages

Back 12

Disadvantages
1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Major grip change to backhand
4. Serve
5. Low volley

Front 13

Full western Forehand

Back 13

Heel of hand 5
Base Knuckle 5

Front 14

Full Western Advantages

Back 14

Advantages
1. Topspin
2. High balls
3. Disguse
4. Passing shots
5. Power

Front 15

Full Western Disadvantages

Back 15

Disadvantages
1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Large grip change
4. Serve
5. Low volley

Front 16

Two-handed backhand Advantages

Back 16

Advantages
1. Power
2. Topspin
3. Sharp angle
4. Disguise
5. Helps tennis elbow
6. Early success- confidence
7. Gives support

Front 17

Two- handed back hand Disadvantages

Back 17

Disadvantages
1. Weak at net- reach/timing
2. Difficult to slice
3. Body flexibility
4. Reach