How do I increase grip size without affecting weight too much?

[PascalMariaFan]

I'm playing with a 4 5/8 grip (the biggest size I could find), with two replacement grips on it and an overgrip. The problem is it's way too small (fingertips touch my heel pad when I hold the racquet), and pretty heavy too.

My question is, what's the best method of increasing the grip size without putting on too much weight? Should I use heat sleeves, replacement grips, or over grips?

I'm thinking about finding which one of the three has the highest size/weight ratio and then putting on lots of them.

Thanks guys.

 

[WhereIsMacMac]

Overgrips I think

But it would be best to get your racquets to a professional racquet technician and get molded handles or whatever to fix your problem

 

[Irvin]

A heat sleeve will weigh more than a grip and will not build up the grip as much as a grip so you will have to use at least two to replace one of the grips your using now which will up the weight about 1.5 ounces.

There was someone not long ago that built up his grips with bulsa wood I'll try to find a link.

 

[Irvin]

This should retain the bevels on the handle and decrease the weight from what you have now.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=482746

 

[PascalMariaFan]

This should retain the bevels on the handle and decrease the weight from what you have now.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=482746

This is great. Thanks a lot.

 

[jorel]

balsa wood...i think don hightower did a tutorial once...might want to ask TW

 

[jorel]

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=482746&highlight=balsa+wood

 

[PascalMariaFan]

Had a look around the forum and turns out that using athletic tape is popular. Light weight and maintains the shape of the bevels. Might give that a go before trying the balsa wood method.

 

[joshtige600]

just curious;

how tall are you? or do you just have exceptionally large hands? if you don't mind me asking...

what size grip does Isner use? Is there another player with larger hands than Isner? Are there any pros with tiny hands?

 

[PascalMariaFan]

just curious;

how tall are you? or do you just have exceptionally large hands? if you don't mind me asking...

I'm almost 6'3. I don't think my hands are particularly big for my size.

what size grip does Isner use?

Don't know, but I read that Karlovic uses a 5 1/4.

Anyway, I used the athletic tape method and it worked okay. Made the grip too soft (not sure if I used the right tape), so I ended up cutting 8 pieces of thin plastic and gluing them over the athletic tape, then put a single overgrip over everything.

Feels good in the hand, not too heavy. The athletic tape turned the 4 5/8 into a 6, and the plastic strips that I glued over the tape make the grip a bit harder and the bevels more pronounced.

If it turns out that feeling is too dampened or the grip gets compressed over time, then I might take everything off and try the basal wood method.