Hitting the ball with the flat part of pips out rubber

[andymagata]

Is this a thing? A secret weapon? Do you do it?

I realized that when I moved my thumb to the upper edge of my blade, the playing surface increased and I was able the use the rubber part just above the handle. So powerful!

 

[igorponger]

ADVANCED FINGER GREEP. DEVELOPED BY PROLONGED PLAYING EXPERIENCE.

Need more power and spin, you never seen before? Just take the point of my teaching, based on the natural laws of human biomechanics.
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Be happy, my dear.

 

[TenPercentWinRate]

Is this a thing? A secret weapon? Do you do it?

I realized that when I moved my thumb to the upper edge of my blade, the playing surface increased and I was able the use the rubber part just above the handle. So powerful!

Now you can do Timo Boll forehand loops! I see!