▁as ▁his ▁single - hand ed ▁back hand , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ever . ▁His ▁fore hand ▁is ▁his ▁we aker ▁wing , ▁and ▁is ▁generally ▁less ▁consistent ▁and ▁slower . ▁For ▁his ▁fore hand , ▁Gas quet ▁uses ▁a ▁semi - western ▁to ▁Eastern ▁g rip ▁with ▁an ▁unus ually ▁long ▁take - back . ▁However , ▁upon ▁contact , ▁he ▁hits ▁the ▁ball ▁flat ▁with ▁an ▁eastern ▁g rip ▁while ▁f lick ing ▁his ▁w rist , ▁seem ingly ▁combining ▁flat ▁and ▁to ps pin ▁stro kes ▁together . ▁It ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁that ▁his ▁fore hand ▁is ▁sometimes ▁considered ▁" awk ward " ▁and ▁less ▁effective . ▁ ▁Gas quest ' s ▁single - hand ed ▁back hand ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁grace ful , ▁efficient ▁and ▁effective ▁back hand s ▁ever . ▁Like ▁his ▁fore hand , ▁he ▁wind s ▁up ▁his ▁back hand ▁very ▁far ▁backwards , ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁supporting ▁the ▁take - back . ▁Upon ▁release , ▁he ▁f lick s ▁his ▁w rist ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁produces ▁a ▁large ▁follow - through ▁and ▁finish , ▁executing ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dead ly ▁top - sp in ▁single - hand ed ▁back hand s . ▁His ▁back hand ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁consist ency , ▁speed ▁and ▁accuracy , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁many ▁past ▁players ▁and ▁comment ators ▁such ▁as ▁Rob bie ▁Ko enig , ▁John ▁Mc En roe ▁and ▁Brad ▁Gilbert . ▁His