I wasn't a beginner at the sport, in fact I was pretty damn good but the only problem was my serve. I had been playing for just under a year (a long time to put up with a sloppy serve) before I really started to get concerned about my serve. So I asked my new coach (this was about my 3rd PERSONAL coach) if there is anything I was doing wrong with my technique and he said "Your tennis serve grip...you're doing it wrong!"
I was confused, this is the way I was taught to hold the racquet by my first coach, why should I believe that this is right?
He told me that many beginners use the basic forehand grip (Eastern forehand) because it comes naturally to them and is more comfortable but it isn't the most effective grip to use....
The continental grip is more widely known for serves and volleys and is used by most (if not all) of the professionals.
Unfortunately some coaches don't even tell their students that they're holding the racquet wrong and just let them progress like that....
For more information on the Continental grip check out some tennis serve grip tips.
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