Liu Guoliang - how to grip the bat like a Pro

Tommy Lee · Jan 31, 2013

Liu Guoliang introduced the different griping of some Pro players, including Ma Lin, Wang Hao, Ryu Seung Min (penhold), Ma Long, Zhang Jike and Timo Boll. From this video we could see some pro players' grip and fingers formation clearly, and Guoliang give us a good introduction that to grip the bat based on your playing style..

Video Link: http://static.video.qq.com/TPout.swf?auto=1&vid=7OwWW4dbNf9

TTHopeful · Jan 31, 2013

Haha great find Tommy! Good to see the players have a little laugh about this

Isit me or does Ryu Seung Min's forehand rubber only say 'Tenergy' on it? I don't see Tenergy '05' on the rubber. I print screened below:

Tenergy80User · Jan 31, 2013

My favorite still from the video

So I guess not ALL Chinese use DHS products. Sweet! I just wonder if Timo's racket the guy is holding is counterfeit...

Tommy Lee · Jan 31, 2013

example said:
Haha great find Tommy! Good to see the players have a little laugh about this Isit me or does Ryu Seung Min's forehand rubber only say 'Tenergy' on it? I don't see Tenergy '05' on the rubber. I print screened below:

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You are so carefully ! Yea, I can't see '05' on his rubber ..

UpSideDownCarl · Jan 31, 2013

Good to see.

UpSideDownCarl · Jan 31, 2013

example said:
Haha great find Tommy! Good to see the players have a little laugh about this Isit me or does Ryu Seung Min's forehand rubber only say 'Tenergy' on it? I don't see Tenergy '05' on the rubber. I print screened below:

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You should take a look at a sheet of Tenergy. The number, whether 05, 64 or 25 would be below the -gy of Tenergy, right where his thumb is. In fact, if you look closely, it looks like you might be able to see a tiny part of the number below his thumb. The number would be on that design that is raised and looks darker in the photo than the rest of the topsheet.

UpSideDownCarl · Jan 31, 2013

Here is a photo:

The 05 is right where his thumb is.

rojak17 · Feb 14, 2013

Can someone give a general summary of what Liu Guoliang is saying or better still, a detailed breakdown on the shakehands grip.
Its just that I'm having difficulty transitioning between my backhand and forehand and although my footwork is most likely to blame I feel my grip plays a part too.
Much appreciated, thanks

TurboZ · Feb 14, 2013

rojak17 said:
Can someone give a general summary of what Liu Guoliang is saying or better still, a detailed breakdown on the shakehands grip.
Its just that I'm having difficulty transitioning between my backhand and forehand and although my footwork is most likely to blame I feel my grip plays a part too.
Much appreciated, thanks

LGL did not talk much about Timo. Just said it is the first time for people to see his grip up close. ZJK and ML have different position for thumb and index finger. ZJK.s grip is favoring backhand while ML's grip is forehand/counter loop oriented.

Trismegistus · Feb 14, 2013

For some reason the video will not load for me...but I want to watch it so badly...could someone save the file and upload it as an attachment? Or some other solution? Thanks....

Trismegistus · Feb 14, 2013

Nevermind, it works now

rojak17 · Feb 15, 2013

Ah ok, thanks mate. That makes sense for the ZJK and Ma Long grip. Think my technique is more like Ma Long's so I'll copy his

Have you seen this video with Ma Long explaining his technique. As usual its in chinese but the visual is still very insightful.

Svttc · Feb 16, 2013

He said that Wang Hao always has 2 or 2 and a half fingers on the bat at all time, so he can have a very good RPB. While Ryu Seung Min's forehand grip is "deeper" (his thumb is very forward), his traditional backhand grip is different. His fingertips arent touching the rubber, the sides of the finger are. And Ma Lin is somewhat in between. So Liu Guoliang says if you want a good backhand like Wang Hao use his grip, if you want a good backhand use Wang Hao's grip. If you want good forhand use Ryu Seung Min's grip. If you want good third ball, serve, and server return, use Ma lin's grip. As for the shakehanders someone above already translated about what Liu Guoliang said. Also, at the beginning, Liu Guoliang said that it doesn't matter what grip you use, it all comes down to preference and style of play.

XIII · Feb 20, 2013

Tenergy80User said:
So I guess not ALL Chinese use DHS products. Sweet! I just wonder if Timo's racket the guy is holding is counterfeit...

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Of course not all Chinese use DHS products and not all Chinese get counterfeits.
Stop thinking Sterotypically.
BTW, North Koreans can't even access the outer web (especially going on Table Tennis Daily), they have their own internet where they only can access North Korean pages.

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