What are the advantages and disadvantages of playing table tennis with a horizontal paddle and a straight paddle?

A. Straight paddle

Advantage: flexible and changeable playing style, more delicate control of the ball, generally use straight paddle players, close to the table combat super strong.

Disadvantage: backhand is weak, backhand attack power is not enough, in the attack on the continuation as well as defensive counterattacks on the top of the horizontal board is not sharp.

Second, cross-court

Advantage: the playing style is relatively inflexible, but forehand and backhand can be attacked, and the power is big, enough killing power, general cross-court players are super strong in the attack from the far table.

Disadvantages: middle defense is a weak point, ball control is not as good as straight, near table attack is not flexible enough.

Expanded:

Grip Methods:

Straight Racket

(1) Fast Attack Grip. The second knuckle of the index finger and the first knuckle of the thumb in front of the racket in a pincer shape, between the two fingers at a distance of 1 to 2cm, the handle of the racket against the tiger's mouth, and the other three fingers naturally bending to stick to the back of the racket on the upper end of the 1/3.

(2) Arc-ring grip. The Arc Grip is basically the same as the Fast Attack Grip, with the difference that the thumb and forefinger form a small ring, and the other three fingers naturally overlap on the back of the racket, with the first knuckle of the middle finger resting on the extension of the handle.

Horizontal Racket

The horizontal racket grip is the same as the hand grip. The middle, ring and little fingers are naturally bent to hold the handle, the thumb is near the middle finger on the front of the racket, and the index finger is naturally straight and placed diagonally on the back of the racket. When attacking the ball with the forehand, the index finger moves slightly upward, and when attacking the ball with the backhand, the thumb moves slightly upward.

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