Another way of thinking of this:
Penhold, the handle is just there. The fingers hold the blade face so the wrist can be relaxed.
In some shakehand serves, you take the fingers off the handle to get more wrist.
There is a method of holding the racket for shakehand where you hold the blade face with the index finger and thumb. The other three fingers (middle, ring and pinky fingers) are sort of around the handle but not really holding.
I have heard this method of gripping described by many people on this forum. Sometimes I have heard it described as pinching the blade with index finger and thumb. I was shown that grip by a coach who is from China. The purpose of that grip is so you can have your grip more relaxed so you can get more whip from your wrist.
See what happens if you try to hold with only the index finger and thumb and try to keep the other three fingers from grasping. They can gently wrap around the handle but try to have them loose and see what happens.
The other suggestions are fine. But explore if you get more whip and more ball feel from the grip I just described. If you do, it might help your shots get a little better.
When this was show to me it was described as a secret. [emoji2]
After, Michael Landers also showed me this secret. [emoji2]
It definitely helps me get more spin.
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