USPTA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| NEW UPDATE

USPTA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| NEW UPDATE WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

continental, eastern, semiwestern and western The four basic grips


1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces
4. More support
5. Topspin

6. Good for beginners Eastern Forehand grip advantages


1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley

4. Finesse and touch shots 5. Difficult to hit high balls Eastern Forehand disadvantages


• Contact point in front of the body with a vertical racquet face.

• Often referred to as the "shake hands" grip. Eastern Forehand



Panel 3 Eastern Forehand Heel



Panel 3 Eastern Forehand Base knuckle index finger



Panel 1 Eastern backhand Heel and base knuckle


1. Easy to generate power
2. Waist-high balls
3. Adaptable to different surfaces

,4. More support
5. Topspin

6. Good for beginners Eastern backhand advantages


1. Grip change
2. Weak on slice
3. Low volley
4. Finesse and touch shots

5. Difficult to hit high balls Eastern backhand disadvantages


• Contact point is slightly in front of the body with a vertical racquet face.

• This grip calls for a definite change between forehand and backhand positions. Eastern
backhand



Panel 2 Continental heel and base knuckle


1. Low balls
2. Slice
3. No grip change
4. Adaptable to different strokes
5. Degree of versatility
6. Topspin on serve
7. Late hit on forehand side
8. Good serve and volley

9. Good for hit touch shots Continental advantages


1. High balls

,2. Weak wrist or forearm
3. More difficult to generate topspin than eastern grip

4. Requires good timing Continental disadvantages


• Contact point is just as far in front of the body as with the eastern grip. However, the player
must learn to ad- just the racquet face with his or her wrist in order to hit flat or topspin shots.
• Tennis teachers recommend this grip for netshots where there is little time for grip change.

• Should be used on the serve, this grip makes it easier to hit a slice. Continental grip



Panel 4 Semiwestern forehand heel and base knuckle


1. Topspin
2. High balls
3. Disguise
4. Passing shots

5. Power Semiwestern forehand advantages


1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Major grip change to backhand
4. Serve

5. Low volley Semiwestern forehand disadvantages


• Contact point for the semiwestern grip is more forward of the body.
• This is the grip that most of today's competitive players are using for a number of reasons.
• In this grip, the inclination of the hand is toward the western grip. Many players prefer this
grip because of the

, comfortable feeling of the hand behind the racquet. Semiwestern forehand



Panel 5 Full western forehand heel and base knuckle


1. Topspin
2. High balls
3. Disguise
4. Passing shots

5. Power Full western forehand advantages


1. Low balls
2. Underspin
3. Large grip change
4. Serve

5. Low volley Full western disadvantages


• Contact point is very early and preferably higher than your waist.
• This grip closes the face of the racquet and is used for exaggerated topspin and groundstrokes
where contact is
preferably made in front of the body.
• Some players who use the western grip for forehands keep the same grip for backhands,
hitting the ball with

the same face of the racquet. Full western


1. Power
2. Topspin
3. Sharp angle