Top Players - Penholder Grip

Wang Hao

Ma Lin

Xu Xin

(Photos: Copy & Paste from mytt forum)

Here some comments from mytt readers :-

if you're a rpb penholder try to imitate the grip of wang hao or ma lin which is easy to do. by doing rpb you should not grip the blade to hard when hitting the ball loosen the grip for a while then hit it... you should know what is the best for you. which are you comfortable with? if so choose that... and last in every shot you will manage your grip, loosen it or tighten it. hope it helps thanks!

Ok, so I've done some further reviewing today and it turns out that I wasn't holding the bat firm enough by having the last few fingers at the back too low. After changing it, I am getting much higher quality shots both in the forehand and backhand. I would refrain from holding it like Xu Xin, but follow Wang Hao or Malin instead.