Prince racquet grip shape feels different than babolat

[Kingslayersuzie]

Hello all,

My first racquet was a Babolat Pure drive team (2015) and i switched to prince textreme tour 310 a few years back. i love the racquet on my forehand and serve but my OHBH never felt consistent since i cant get a good grip on my racquet . Both the racquets have a 4 3/8 grip size on paper but i felt far more stable holding my OHBH on my pure drive team . MY OHBH is a bit different and i hold my index knuckle on bevel 8 and not the conventional bevel 1. this feel comfortable for me in the babolat but on the prince i tend to move my palm around a bit while hitting giving me inconsistent hits a lot.

What do u think is the reason for this ? is this a genuine concern ? i shifted away from babolat since it was too stiff and i dont want to return no matter how well the grip fills my palm. what are racquets similar to babolat on grip size. i still want to continue hitting my OHBH from bevel 8 . dont want to change my game

 

[BenC]

Yonex and Babolat run one size larger than the other brands. Might try measuring the grip sizes on your racquets first.

 

[Kingslayersuzie]

Is it due to babolat syntec base grip? should i replace the prince base grip with babolat?

 

[BenC]

The bare pallet itself underneath the base grip is bigger. You'll need to match them (i.e. add a heatshrink sleeve) or get another racquet with the right grip size.

 

[loosegroove]

The grip shapes are also slightly different. Princes are very round, like a perfect octagon, while Babolats are slightly more elongated and rectangular.

 

[McLovin]

There was a whole podcast on this, and Troy took out some calipers and measured the width & height of the bare pallets:

Get a handle on your tennis! Pallet shapes and sizes de-bunked, measured and explained! (what‘s a pallet?! essentially, the shape your grip takes)

You can't HANDLE the truth of what your racquet's pallet shape measures out too! Just kidding! :) But in this episode, we dive deep into all things grip shape and size and get down to the nitty gritty of your racquet's pallet. Troy joins Michelle to talk about the generalizations about the...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

Also, it’s a bit of a misconception that Yonex sizes run larger. What they have is a larger “pallet” (for lack of a better term), but that is offset by a thinner base grip (~1.4mm).

 

[KungfuTennis]

There was a whole podcast on this, and Troy took out some calipers and measured the width & height of the bare pallets:

Get a handle on your tennis! Pallet shapes and sizes de-bunked, measured and explained! (what‘s a pallet?! essentially, the shape your grip takes)

You can't HANDLE the truth of what your racquet's pallet shape measures out too! Just kidding! :) But in this episode, we dive deep into all things grip shape and size and get down to the nitty gritty of your racquet's pallet. Troy joins Michelle to talk about the generalizations about the...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

Also, it’s a bit of a misconception that Yonex sizes run larger. What they have is a larger “pallet” (for lack of a better term), but that is offset by a thinner base grip (~1.4mm).

A lot of people here will replace with leather anyways, so if they don't account for the thickness it will end up thicker

 

[McLovin]

A lot of people here will replace with leather anyways, so if they don't account for the thickness it will end up thicker

Well, then a lot of people here are idiots if they don’t reference this thread before replacing their base grip:

Let's Gather All Grip Specs (Weight & Thickness) into two threads

ChicagoJack's thread has been an invaluable resource for myself and others. It seems he doesn't frequent the boards anymore, so I'm continuing this great thread. This is the link to the first thread - LINK. If you have any measurements, please share in this thread and I will edit the original...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

 

[KungfuTennis]

Well, then a lot of people here are idiots if they don’t reference this thread before replacing their base grip:

Let's Gather All Grip Specs (Weight & Thickness) into two threads

ChicagoJack's thread has been an invaluable resource for myself and others. It seems he doesn't frequent the boards anymore, so I'm continuing this great thread. This is the link to the first thread - LINK. If you have any measurements, please share in this thread and I will edit the original...

tt.tennis-warehouse.com

Well it's a forum

 

[McLovin]

Well it's a forum

Good point. I guess my statement was kind a redundant. And if there was any doubt, mosey on over to the General Pro Player Discussion section and read a few threads...

 

[KungfuTennis]

Good point. I guess my statement was kind a redundant. And if there was any doubt, mosey on over to the General Pro Player Discussion section and read a few threads...

Of course, always good advice!

 

[Kingslayersuzie]

changed my replacement grip to head hydrosorb pro and it feels so good and comfortable on my palm now