Blisters from leather grip

[yjcturtle]

Hi, i have been using leather grip for quite some time now and i relly love the feel it gives. However, my plam started to have blisters and it is quite painful to hold the racquet now. Thus I wanna ask should i put an additional overgrip or to continue using until the blisters become hard? I am afraid that putting an overgrip will lose it's "feel"

 

[jasoncho92]

Id just tough it out because when i got blisters, i kept playing and even though it opened up and bled a few times, it healed over with harder skin. But you really wont notice a great difference in "feel" if you get a thin overgrip,

 

[mdjenders]

I use leather + tournagrip. The tourna is nice and thin, so the bevels are still very prominent to feel.

 

[todot62]

I use leather + tournagrip. The tourna is nice and thin, so the bevels are still very prominent to feel.

I have done the same thing; however, I still got blisters. For me, blisters were the price of admission to the land of leather.

Tod

 

[Michelangelo]

Overgrip will help, but not completely eliminate the problem, especially when one has wrong grip size.

 

[ShiroRm]

Overgrip will help, but not completely eliminate the problem, especially when one has wrong grip size.

I agree. I had blisters with a small grip, because the bevels made pression on the falanges directly.
With a bigger size, falanges touch the flat sides of the grip, not the bevels, so they don't receive an improper rubbing/pression during play and blisters don't come out

 

[tbini87]

i personally use an overgrip over leather, and would recommend it. there is still enough feel, and it gives a little added comfort. not to mention you will probably get a better grip on the racquet with a good overgrip that is tacky and/or absorbs sweat. keep playing enough and you will eventually build up rough skin to protect your hands.

 

[Bud]

I agree. I had blisters with a small grip, because the bevels made pression on the falanges directly.
With a bigger size, falanges touch the flat sides of the grip, not the bevels, so they don't receive an improper rubbing/pression during play and blisters don't come out

Phalanges are finger bones, if anyone's confused... something lost in translation :shock:

 

[Katlion]

Overgrip.

And for blisters, soak your hand (s) in salt water, or a bath of Epsom salt.

 

[AlpineCadet]

I used to get very small blisters, but they have now healed. The use of an over-grip really does help, and depending on which over-grip you use, you can fine tune how much comfort you want since they vary in thickness. IMO Yonex Supergrap is pretty thick, and helps soften the feel of leather.

 

[goosala]

As painful as that sounds you should try an overgrip like Wilson Pro.

 

[Tour 90]

let em turn into calluses (sp?) and your good to go!

 

[freelancer]

I just switched over to a leather grip as well. I love the feel you get from it, but the blisters came quick. I've been using a pumis bar on the blisters. I just use it while i'm in the shower (so the blisters are good and soft), and it works pretty well to keep the blisters from getting too bad.