Light Continental Grip for Soft Push Dinks
Summary
Aylex says ruined dinks often start with grip pressure. Hold the paddle like a light handshake — continental grip — so you see a V along the side bevel.
Squeezing tenses the arm and turns a push dink into a popup. A dink is a soft ball over the net into the kitchen; light hands make that possible.
Key takeaways
- Light continental / handshake grip
- Look for the V on the side bevel
- Squeeze → tension → popped dinks
Action items
- Dink rally with a “1–3 / 10” grip-pressure rule only
- Shake out the hand between points if you catch yourself squeezing