I think it's really bad idea if you want to hit the ball consistently. I think there should be no daylight around your grip on any shot. Lots of good players do goofy things -- too many goofy things to try all of them.
I hear you. I'm not trying to emulate goofiness, not arbitrarily anyway- I do think it is useful to experiment, and I do
but since a loose grip is one that's appealed to me over time, for various reasons, what wobbly said clicked with me
if anything, I find myself gravitating towards a tighter, more enveloping grip- that's just what's happening now
but anyway, I didn't mean to suggest that I, or anyone, should intentionally vary their grip tightness for each shot
I think consistency in technique is important. and while I do try different things, eliminating variables makes sense
but I'd not heard of a player tightening up on a power shot, to (even if only subconsciously) anticipate clenching
to me, that's a cool idea. so I posted. and I post...