There are two types of table tennis grips, straight grip rackets and horizontal grip rackets.
Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom, on two square tables, the use of rackets to hit the small balls, making a ping-pong sound, so it is called table tennis. The English name is table tennis.
Table tennis originated in Europe, where European players were tall and mostly used horizontal grips. The characteristic is that the attack is strong, and both hands can be attacked. For defensive chippers, the front and back hands use a horizontal grip to spin the racket.
In the 50s of the last century, Chinese table tennis player Rong Guotuan used a straight shot to win the first world championship in the history of Chinese table tennis at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships held in Germany in 1959.
Table tennis in China was imported from Japan. At that time, Asians were short in stature, so they often used straight-grip rackets to get their hands done. Japan invented the secret ** curve ball, which made Japan's table tennis level in the leading position in the world.
China's combination of curve ball and fast attack style has gradually taken a dominant position in international table tennis.
Near the station fast attack, forward and backward push, the use of direct shooting is very convenient.
As the racket adhesive material continued to improve, European players were able to take advantage of their power and spin in the horizontal grip of the racket, gaining an advantage in the stalemate phase.
To sum up, straight shooting is suitable for short stature, fast speed, and line change grip. Fast break advantageous.
Horizontal shooting, suitable for tall, power players. It is advantageous to play with the ball.