The Ultimate Tennis Grip Guide | All Strokes All Grips

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If you are just getting started with tennis or if you are an experienced player looking to make grip changes, this is your ultimate tennis grip guide:
0:00 Grip Basics
4:17 Forehand Grips (Continental/Eastern/Semi-Western/Western)
8:44 Two-Handed Backhand Grips (Continental/Eastern)
11:06 One-Handed Backhand Grips (Continental/Eastern/Western)
13:07 Serve Grips (Forehand/Continental/Eastern BH)
16:38 Volley Grips (Eastern BH/Continental/Forehand)
19:28 My Recommendations
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@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

How to Hold the Racquet: 0:08 Forehand Grips (Continental/Eastern/Semi-Western/Western): 4:17 Two-Handed Backhand Grips (Continental/Eastern): 8:44 One-Handed Backhand Grips (Continental/Eastern/Western): 11:06 Serve Grips (Forehand/Continental/Eastern BH): 13:07 Volley Grips (Eastern BH/Continental/Forehand): 16:38 My Recommendations: 19:28

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nikola

@johnleygonzales116 2 жыл бұрын

@ l lo up

@MalakLopez1 4 жыл бұрын

Finally! A video that actually takes time to describe grips instead of just showing a drawing for 2 seconds. Thank you for this video, it really helped a lot.

@timr8456 6 ай бұрын

I was just told at a clinic the other day that there's no such thing as a western grip. I knew I had seen it somewhere before, thanks for confirming

@ephraimmwiti6092 4 жыл бұрын

Best grip lesson I've seen. Simple, clear.

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@alexdubinskiy8847 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@JamesHartt 3 жыл бұрын

Really is, great explanations.

@fatimafarzian9674 2 ай бұрын

FINALLY! I have been watching tens of videos to realise if the racket angle (to the ground) should change when we use different grips. The answer is no. This is the only guy who explains the grips very well. Thank you!

@IntuitiveTennis 2 ай бұрын

🙏

@pablok2854 Жыл бұрын

AS ALWAYS, THE BEST!

@boscoffernandes 3 жыл бұрын

Nik you are simply amazing. The amount of info you put out there with clarity and high quality audio and video. Spending so much time in delivering top quality instruction , information and sharing your wisdom is highly appreciated . As a fellow PTR Pro and teaching since 90s you are just awesome. Love each and every post of your video and stuff you are doing. Regards to you family and students as well. They play an important part in what you do too. Cheers . God bless you each and every day. (btw those 5+ dislikers should go for a check up)

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏.

@zahmikk 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect video for all tennis players.

@Pixeliarmus 2 жыл бұрын

As a beginner I can not reccommend a more valuable video to other beginners than this, plus the video about breathing properly. They helped me tremendously. I started hitting less and less out while my friends wonder why their shots keep flying off the court. Attention to your grip changes so much

@rickyvic6937 2 ай бұрын

I started having this western grip in 92-93 and everyone was picking on me. Reminded me of those days ❤

@AlexanderGr8 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Nik👍💪

@tennisbumch4120 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you,the most complete guide to tennis grips ever on youtube!

@Ernesto020879 2 жыл бұрын

Just great ! Thanks !

@dayostical 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that was a very thorough explanation.

@timr8456 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos Nick. Started playing tennis this past summer and am loving it!

@IntuitiveTennis 6 ай бұрын

🙌🙌

@simonsmith7251 7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I subscribed to your channel this video is absolutely great so much good stuff to learn I’m now going to serve with the continental grip instead of forehand grip immediately, so grateful…thanks

@IntuitiveTennis 7 ай бұрын

🔥💯

@24tomorrow 4 жыл бұрын

Nick, you're such an amazing coach, I wish I lived in the same area so I could hire you :) When it comes to recreational level, most coaches I've dealt with either try to train you like a pro, or oversimplify things that you stop improving after a while

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 24 🙏🙏

@pleaseenteraname1103 Жыл бұрын

I actually use the western grip for many years,And then switch to a semiwestern, it was actually pretty hard for me to switch though, nobody taught me this grip, I basically found it myself, and I had no idea that there were different grips, when I started to learn I was very confused at first.

@seyfullahkadir5011 Жыл бұрын

This guy is incredibly amazing the best Tennis tutor I've ever seen

@Coolquality 10 ай бұрын

Top of the line coaching and content!

@IntuitiveTennis 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@timnguyen5766 3 жыл бұрын

Very thorough and comprehensive contents, thanking you very much Nick! Keep up the good work 😃

@isi7098 9 ай бұрын

Love it!, the greatest, most clarifying tutorial on grips out there…thank you

@IntuitiveTennis 9 ай бұрын

💯

@SquatLife 4 жыл бұрын

You rock and so does that iguana. Keep up the good work!

@subhamchakraborty2819 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting in so much effort for the tutorial. I am a beginner in tennis and your tutorials are what motivating me to play better. Thanks again!

@David-lj2rt 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video!!!

@lionking37. 2 жыл бұрын

Just from watching this last night a couple of times, my game was so much more improved tonight. I even had a lot of other players comment on this too. It really helps knowing what grips to use for each shot that I'm hitting, especially when a few weeks ago I didn't even know that this mattered. Thank you for the detailed video on this coach 👍🏻

@AOBComputer 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing content, as always! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Tennis classes down here in Brazil are very expensive and I've been learning only by watching your videos. I'm already able to beat some players in here :) Thanks!

@ajinkyakarpe2502 2 жыл бұрын

This has cleared so many doubts for me…and having implemented the changes for eg: gap between finger 1 and 2..brought massive difference thank you

@ArunMPEdison 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sharing these fundamentals clearly. It was much helpful.

@daryoes 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful explanation, great job!

@marcoiadevaia2837 3 ай бұрын

Very clear and useful

@tenniscoachcodyinphoenix 4 жыл бұрын

I think making a lesson about the grip is really difficult but you did well. Great work!

@feds9602 4 жыл бұрын

This is really good, thank you so much for your effort!

@s.f.avlogs2209 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent , very well explained.

@Jameson1979 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative, best videos I’ve by far explaining grip and uses

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you James

@aleksandarnorsic9970 3 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was from great help for me. Finally, a fantastic video that explains in detail all the grips and how nad when to use them. Thank you Nick

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@grahamwoloski3174 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative on when to use each grip! Hope this can improve my consistency..I've pretty much just been gripping it and ripping it. It works well sometimes, so hoping more knowledge of each grip will help.

@subhashgupta539 2 жыл бұрын

amazing video on grip, it's really very helpful.

@hectorayub2594 3 жыл бұрын

Greatest technic lesson! Thank you!

@Be_Real_2 3 жыл бұрын

Best online instructor...period

@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71 10 ай бұрын

Great video my friend. This is so informative, you have a GOD given talent for teaching. It’s an amazing talent you have my friend. I have been posting my tennis journey and learning a lot from you. Thank you my friend.

@IntuitiveTennis 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you

@ptej348 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent illustration! Must watch for all beginners and may be even for the intermediate level players. I just clarified my doubt that for the single handed ‘eastern backhand’ grip index knuckle should be on bevel number 1. Thanks a lot :)

@juliusgalvez9081 3 жыл бұрын

I just want to thank this video for correctung my grip specially the first part. I really hit heavy ball and lots of topspin after i lowered my grip ❤

@scholesiefirsttime 10 ай бұрын

Great vid. Biggest takeaway? When getting my kids into the game, not passing on my grips to the future generation!

@thegbgfamily 10 ай бұрын

Super good explanation

@MotoPhill 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation 🙏

@angelofavia 3 жыл бұрын

Great, great, great video!!! thank you!!!

@bright9396 2 жыл бұрын

So so helpful. Thanks Nik!

@keith6032 3 жыл бұрын

Best grip guide video on KZfaq. Thanks Nick!

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@mdougf 11 ай бұрын

Great stuff. Thanks man

@seanmcguire1453 Жыл бұрын

Really great Video, really informative. Looking forward to trying to change my grip as im a beginner and played as a kid so think just through bad intuition picked the racket up thinking flat is how you hit forehand :D so will try to move round to the Semi Western grip and hope it improves my forehand.

@Smileblue27 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was a fantastic explanation of a confusing topic.

@brokenhandler 7 ай бұрын

so great tennis tips

@scarlettjacobs9231 3 жыл бұрын

Western(Bevel5)--forehand for juniors Semi-western(Bevel4)--forehand Continental（Bevel2)--serve Eastern（Bevel1)--one hand back,drop shots, slices, volleys Eastern（Dominate Bevel1）&non-dominate Bevel5-6--two hand back Best grips video!! you're brilliant!

@hafadaze9046 Жыл бұрын

I use eastern on my forehand though

@sfbusinessfinancing 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial - thank you.

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@Sheryl.456. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I learn a lot from you

@tanvi.t7028 3 жыл бұрын

This video this is really nice and you thought it well thank you coach nicola 😄😁.

@AlphaTennisinPittsburgh 10 ай бұрын

Get Ahead in Tennis with Killer Volley Techniques. Great Video! Thanks for sharing this one.

@vivy_xo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Nick! I needed it!

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Natachi

@pats300zx 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video Nick. Love this channel. Wish I lived in Florida so I could get some coaching 👍

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patrick

@Piyush-tv7ho 2 жыл бұрын

Crystal clear info 👌

@Inspiration_Connect Ай бұрын

omg wish that should have been my first lesson. same with golf ....wrong grip will end in disaster ...so important

@vladastankovic3158 2 жыл бұрын

Nick, tnx si much for the serve.. I've tried continental just before the match and immediately felt good. I expected results on the kick and flat, but slice surprised me even more, as the ball didn't fly away to left any more :). In addition to that, eastern backhand used to confuse me on the smash, so now its more clearer, simpler and effective!

@sarzkazi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video, it is super informative! Any tips on best way to adjust the grip mid-play, for example, quick switch from forehand to backhand and vice versa?

@hansolsson3409 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson Nick! 👍👍

@IntuitiveTennis 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@ea3441 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you it was awesome

@peteranastasakis8784 2 жыл бұрын

I knew your channel would blow up. Quality content!

@sucathwa8000 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent clear instrucions. As a returning player I have found your videos really helpful. Thankou. As an Australian I seem to be stuck between the Eastern and Semi Western for forehands with a muscle memory Continental for all the others.

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

Good grips 👍

@aiyka_music 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the best grip explanation video on KZfaq!

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you skywalker

@ripleypipe 4 жыл бұрын

Meticulous Nick, thank you.

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gordon

@mateoo.h874 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video

@khwiserosportsacademy6826 3 жыл бұрын

Great lessons

@merdacina 2 жыл бұрын

The point about the pinky finger being on top of (instead of above) the butt of the racquet addressed a question I had, as well as helping with regard to why there never seemed to be enough space on my racquet for my left hand (for a two-handed backhand) even though my racquet is a normal size racquet. Thanks for addressing these little details.

@stephenk.3226 3 жыл бұрын

An absolute master class lesson on Tennis grips and their pros and cons! The only situation that was not covered, however, is what grips to use on service returns, specifically what grips to use while waiting on serve returns. I realize that there is a great deal of ambiguity in regards to service return grips and what grip to use will depend greatly on the situation and improvisation as well. I still would love to hear your thoughts on this, however.

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven I covered return grips here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qMinp9B0t7i6ZY0.html

@zackhicks2433 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've used the western grip on my forehand since I was little. Although it can look/feel unnatural to novice players, it's actually quite intuitive for many youngsters. The reason for this is because the western forehand grip is good for balls with a high bounce which happens more frequently with less player height. The trade-off is low balls. Since the racket is more or less parallel to the ground, the player must contort their arm and generate low to high swing in a shorter amount of space (often with a kind of hop) compared to when the ball bounces higher.

@ForceOfWill100 7 ай бұрын

I was very comfortable with Eastern/SW for forehand and Continental for serves/volleys, but no matter how much I tried my backhands struggled. I realized through this video I'd been hitting my backhand with my dominant hand in the Eastern forehand grip, which was causing me to have to rotate my hands down making it difficult to gain power. I switched it to the continental and oh my god. I immediately, and I do mean immediately, started smacking the crap out of the ball with control and power I haven't had on a backhand in 15+ years of playing. Thank you so much!!

@IntuitiveTennis 7 ай бұрын

🔥

@wujatt36 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Only one I found that shows how the racquet path and ball path change with the different grips. I've always played with an Eastern forehand, but going to experiment with SW to see how it goes. Also love that you actually give recommendations rather than "you can use this one, or this one is fine too, or this other one". One suggestion: would be useful to put a big dot on your knuckle so it's easier to see how it's lining up with the bevels for the different grips.

@rupeshpatwa_Music 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice lesson

@carmenshearer1635 Жыл бұрын

The best explanation

@pranavjoshi770 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@IntuitiveTennis 8 ай бұрын

💯

@ayoubzouggari2141 2 жыл бұрын

Tennis is love ❤️

@user-hd5hq2qh6l 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this nice introduction. What would you recommend regarding the grip size? What advantages/disadvantages brings a thicker grip to a thinner grip (e.g L4 vs L3)? What is your experience with the grip sizes? Many thanks in advance and stay fit!

@nikolaz938 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to god and this amazing man who explained us with this grip guide. l am a left handed tennis player, so it was really difficult for me to understand this things, but now, with all of these explanations, l understood them at all. Hvala ti od srca Nikola :D

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

Nema na cemu Nikola 🙌

@Kyxul 2 жыл бұрын

Could you do a tutorial for Kyrgios' grip, would love to know how to do it.

@daddypoker23 4 жыл бұрын

New subscriber. Keep them coming

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@emmanuelbuenviaje6564 3 жыл бұрын

Another engaging lesson on an often overlooked topic. I'm curious on the origins as to how those grips were named.

@squirrelprooffeeder Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@IntuitiveTennis Жыл бұрын

My appreciated. Thank you ❤️

@ayoubzouggari2141 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mister pro 👍

@Roaryer 3 жыл бұрын

Even the intro was helpful! I've been too high on the grip

@megt6151 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@megt6151 3 жыл бұрын

After I watched your teaching I went to practice. I video taped myself and noticed my motion looks stiff...I felt lag feeling. Can I send you a video clip? I really appreciate..thanks. Meg

@soap6939 Жыл бұрын

Would have loved this video when I first started learning. I figured out all my grips through trial and error. 😅 I was using Continental as my forehand and Western on my 1H backhand. I still use the Western though, but my fingers are spaced pretty much just like you do on a forehand grip. I haven't noticed any trouble clearing the net, but I do have that problem on the forehand, which I usually take with an Eastern grip.

@y11971alex 3 жыл бұрын

Forehand: continental Backhand: continental Serve: continental Volley: continental Racquet smash: semi-western

@CalebS555 2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, you probably already know this but your videos are above and beyond the rest

@koreancardboard 2 жыл бұрын

My mom got me into tennis when I was young. I played in HS without much coaching. Eventually I wondered why my grip was molding to my hand and I couldnt use the racquet on the other side of the grip. I never knew of grips until now! (I'm 45). I am trying to get back into playing and will plan to use a Semi-Western FH grip (feels most comfortable). I also didn't realize that the FH and serve (CG/2) had a different grip as well as the BH. Wow. So I can use CG for both FH & BH volleys? Thanks so much for the video.

@thomasc4777 4 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done. What are your thoughts on the size of the racquet grip? Some say bigger is better, while it seems like today's players are using smaller size grips. I remember Michael Stich, at 6', used a 4.25. And what a fluid motion and power serve he had. Many manufacturers don't offer the 4 5/8 anymore. I was taught years ago that when you grip the racquet, you should have a space the size of an index finger while gripping the racquet with your dominant hand. Thus, I fell into a 4.5 grip; which, maybe by habit, felt most comfortable to me. I'm sure you could provide some valuable advice about this. Thank you.

@IntuitiveTennis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thomas, I use the same measuring method. I don’t have any data on grip sizes on tour and whether they got smaller except some anecdotal evidence like RAFA

@omarsultanov362 Жыл бұрын

Great fundamental vid, Nik! Could you briefly comment the continental grip? As you say the wrist should stay "straight", neutral. However on the volley I cock the wrist both on FH and BH. It makes the wrist much stronger and it's still I believe the continental grip (is it, by the way?). THE QUESTION - WOULD IT BETTER TO KEEP THE WRIST CLASSICALLY STRAIGHT ON THE SERVE? Or to cock it slightly as on the volley?

@gomriria2197 2 жыл бұрын

best grip explanation video ever, but still did not understand the continental grip and why it's better for serve and volley i need to to watch the video again

@jadawin1137 8 ай бұрын

Playing for 5 years, I learned nothing really new about the grips from this, but the very first seconds were a revelation. Realized that I've been holding my racket wrong all this time, with the racket butt clearly protruding out of my hand. My coaches never noticed this or mentioned it even once. I often have the racket move in my hand uncontrollably at contact and I think this may be the reason why.

@danawijaya6934 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@superjinx 4 жыл бұрын

Great video once again. But i got to watch it again. I'm confused why there is a eastern forehand and easter backhand while hitting a forehand. Easter backhand is bevel 1?

@IntuitiveTennis 3 жыл бұрын

You can’t hit a forehand with eastern backhand grip. Only backhands