How To Hold A Table Tennis Racket

Even though this is pretty basic, it's important.

1. If you hold the racket with a shakehand grip, the more surface contact your index finger has with the racket, the better your "feel" will be. 

2. Don't grip the racket tightly until you are ready to hit and that's when you should "squeeze" the handle tightly (at the moment of contact) to transfer that sensation to the racket and "finish" your stroke.