grip

I understand the differences between grip shapes between brands. I really liked the Head Graphene 360+ Prestige Pro 4 1/2 grip, but I like Wilson racquets more in general (favorite so far is the Shift 99 Pro. Interestingly, I didn't like the 2023 Prestige Tour (G360+ Pro's successor) grip...

I’m using a leather grip but with an over grip on top. Anyone doing the same, how often do you change the leather grip? I guess a related question is how often you guys change the base grip even if it’s not leather.

Honestly, post can be closed super quick. Been playing for 16 months now, recently just reached 4.0, pretty much play every day, and I can always tell what grip other people are using, in demonstrations/charts it's obvious to me, but when it comes to myself, I feel like I'm not different and it...

Hi! I struggle with discomfort/pain/numbness in the palm of my hand when I play tennis at high intensity. It's fine to play at normal intensity, but when I play against a player who hits hard, I have to hold the racket harder and I then feel discomfort in the palm of my hand. I feel like my hand...

Hey! I've been playing for around 9 months or so (hitting 5-6 times per week), and I've been trying to improve as fast as I can; however, an issue came up in the last month or two and I have no idea how it 'started.' When I first started, I had a modified eastern and was taught to hit...

My kid hits with an extreme semi western grip, where his knuckle is on #4 bevel but closer to the bottom bevel ( #5 bevel). He generates a ton of racket head speed and the balls still land a feet inside baseline. Some of the coaches he worked with tried to change the grip so the knuckle is...

What was his forehand grip? He was an unorthodox player if I recall.

Hey guys I just bought 2 new Ezones 100 Plus on TW. I’m moving away from the previous gen Ezone 98 + because I wanted a similar racquet but more forgiving. the racquets are matched to following STRUNG specs, no overgrip. Weight 317 , Balance 2 HL , 340 SW Based on my previous experience with...

I have head hydrosorb pro on my racquet but it feel like thick to me. Is there any thin option Available but soft too. I know when grips are soft, they are thick. But what is most thin and soft grip available? Thanks

When you hold the racket on the forehands, volleys, serve, overheads, and forehand returns of serve, you spread the hand and get a trigger finger type grip that we all have heard of. When you hit a backhand however, it is recommended to hold the racket with a fist type grip. Not spreading the...

Hi all, new to tennis started about 2 months ago and recently started group lessons. I have a slinger machine and try to practice a few times a week, I have two HEAD GEO Speed Graphite Tennis Rackets in one is size 3 the other is size 4. I want to buy a better racket once my strokes improve but...

When I hold the forehand with the "traditional Head butt cap I feel the forehand suit the best for me, but when I hold the two handed backhand with the Head rectangular pallet I can´t rotate well so I for the forehand it feels the size for me, but the backhand it feels too big or thicker, so I...

When I was around 10 years old I got my first ever adult size racquet which was the Babolat APDO in 4 1/4. So a decade later, I tried the PAO in the same size and noticed that the grip/handle wasn’t the same as the OG. Till this very day I till love the handle mold of the APDO. The question I...

Hello folks, I decided to dust off the gear and have some questions. My 2 rackets have only had 2 overgrip changes in 6 years :o shocking, but big breaks occurred in my tennis . I have started by removing the overgrips, they were there for more than 2 or 3 years but granted I did not play much...

Have only been playing tennis a couple of years and inconsistently at best. I've always had trouble with my forehand grip, switching from eastern to western to somewhere in-between. I've looked at all the grip guide videos on YouTube and the concept makes sense to me, placing the base of the...

I'm working on a video where I thoroughly breakdown my first impressions on a TenX racket. They're an up and coming racket company from Australia with some international presence. Maybe you've heard of them. Anyway, I do somewhat of a teardown and I talk in detail about my observations and...

I have always played with a 4 1/4 but I would say I am more of a 4 3/8 since I use 4 1/4 as I like smaller grips. I recently found a used Ultra Tour but it is size 4 1/2. I put on a leather grip and overgrip. Here is a link to a pic showing my index finger test. Is this too big...

Hello, Has anyone noticed a change in prince grip sizes since around 2019? I have a few old prince racquets: - precision mono ( 90's ) - pog classic ( 2014 ) - phantom 100p 1st gen ( 2017/18? ) All are 4 3/8 and the grip feels consistent. I've had many other prince sticks over the year and...

Hi all, I'm doing a research project for my masters of Sports Engineering to determine if the grip preferences people have for their rackets have any correlation (either consciously or subconsciously) with their hand anatomy and playing styles. The plan is to see if the findings could be used to...

How do manufacturers maintain a racquet's specification weight when the racquet comes in different grip sizes? With bigger grip sizes, there is more material and hence mass at the handle. So to maintain a given specification weight as grip size goes bigger, something has got to give, but what...

I know, ultimately all comes down to preference, and I read most threads about it here on the forum as well as many articles/tutorials out there... I might have some confusion: So having said, as a basic "rule" you should take your grip in a FH grip and have space for the index finger. OR if...

Hello all, I always use an overgrip with my racquets. But one problem that I've always had to deal with is that I can still feel the ridges/valleys of the original base grip through the overgrip. And since the overgrip already has ridges, there are now double the amount of ridges. Ideally, I...

Hello I am a 3.5 player and I’ve struggled for a long time to find my grip but I have always been more comfortable gripping the racquet at the very bottom where the butt cap is basically on my palm and I feel like this makes it harder for me to stabilize the racquet and if I raise my grip up...

If you had to increase your grip by one size, what method would you chose? Assume your goal is also to keep the original bevel feeling (avoid rounding it too much) and keep the additional weight as low as possible.

Hi all, I have the following dilemma. My hand works ok with a grip size L5 (4-5/8 inches) although according to all websites I checked I'd need even a bigger grip size. E.g. when I measure my hand with this method http://protennistips.net/tennis-racquet-grip-size/ I get more than 150mm or 6...

I have a TW leather grip on my racquets, with a tacky overgrip on top of that. This has worked great for the past 3 years, but lately the overgrip won't stay put. After just an hour of play, my grip looks like this: Sometimes it'll open up near the butt as well, so I get openings under both...

Hi all. What forehand grip is this? I have been using this lately for my forehands. I get a very loopy shot. If I stick with this grip, how can I get more drive/power? Thanks. https://ibb.co/2ZYHmTj https://ibb.co/VQyhfPq

Hi guys. So i think i found a racquet that i am going to buy. I went and measured my grip size and it's 4 1/4 with 4 1/8 being slightly better fit then 4 1/4 but both perfect really I was able to fit index finger perfectly in 4 1/4 and 4 1/8 with 4 1/8 being more tighter, snugger fit for my...

Hello, So I just bought this very worn out racquet (Wilson) on **** and the seller didn’t know the grip size. The buttcap is so worn out that you can’t see a number either. Ik what my grip size is, so that’s not a problem. Just wondering if there is any way I can find out the size of the grip...

Hi Guys, What is the closest to the “Prince Cushion Durasoft+ Replacement Grip”? that is currently available. I want to keep using a tacky and soft, cushioned replacement grip. Thanks.