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DRIVE PLANO [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

In French, a distinction is made between a top bevel (pan supérieur) and the various side bevels (chanfrein supérieur droit, chanfrein supérieur gauche, méplat gauche/droit).

CONT

Place the "V" between your thumb and first finger to the left of center on the top plane, with the knuckle of your first finger on the upper right slant or its bottom edge.

PHR

Slight racquet bevel.

Key term(s)
  • racket bevel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Pans du manche [d'une raquette de tennis] intermédiaire entre les méplats et les côtés.

CONT

[La prise western est une] prise américaine dans laquelle le «V» formé par le pouce et l'index est situé sur le chanfrein supérieur droit.

CONT

[...] La poignée se compose de 8 faces incluant le dessus et le dessous, les méplats et les chanfreins. Chanfreins et méplats peuvent être plus ou moins accentués et influencent donc la forme de la poignée.

PHR

Chanfrein supérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Empuñadura semi-oeste de drive. Coloque la «V» sobre el chaflán superior derecho del mango y el nudillo del índice sobre el borde superior del sesgo inferior derecho, palma hacia el plano inferior.

CONT

Coloque la «V» que forman el pulgar y el indice a la izquierda del punto central del plano superior, con el nudillo del indice apoyado en su borde inferior... Coloque la «V» en el chaflán superior izquierdo y el pulgar sobre el plano posterior. El nudillo del índice ha de descansar en el chaflán superior derecho.

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Record 2 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Semi-Western Forehand Grip. Place your "V" on the upper right slant of the racket and the knuckle of your first finger on the top edge of the lower right slant; have your palm towards the bottom plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Prise semi-western de coup droit. Placer le «V» sur le chanfrein droit et la jointure de l'index sur la pointe du chanfrein droit. La paume se trouve au bas du dessous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Empuñadura semi-oeste de drive. Coloque la «V» sobre el chaflán superior derecho del mango y el nudillo del índice sobre el borde superior del sesgo inferior derecho, palma hacia el plano inferior.

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