Longer grip handles on extended racquets?

Davee

Davee

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I have very large hands and I really struggle to fit my hands on the grip on my two handed backhand... Is an extended racquet a solution to problem?

Thanks!
 
Some standard length rackets have longer grips than others, so you might do some checking into which companies tend to have longer grips.
 
DustinW said:
Some standard length rackets have longer grips than others, so you might do some checking into which companies tend to have longer grips.
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I know the VCore Pro or Ezone lines have longer grips... But I don't really like these frames enough to make them my racquet...
 
A longbody could indeed be a solution, my ex Babolat PDT+ had a longer than standard grip, and so does my PSLGT+.
 
If your racquet has a pallet system, you may be able to get pallets that you can install for a longer handle. This works well on Head XL Pro Stocks. You get a long pallet and can cut it to your desired length and install it on the hairpin.
 
2ndServe said:
How is this,, thinking about buying them. I'm coming from wilson sw104
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Played again tonight, and it was pretty good. I still haven't adjusted to the high launch angle. I think I overcompensated today and started hitting everything into the net. Overall I think I still prefer my RF97, but it's too early to tell. Serving was much easier with fresh balls.
 
1HBHfanatic said:
im not a 2hander, but some rackets do accommodate a 2hbh better
the new Wilson.blade.98 v7 seems to have addressed this for you 2HBHers, look at 6:15 on this vid.

Wilson Blade 98 16x19 v7 Racquet | Tennis Warehouse

www.tennis-warehouse.com www.tennis-warehouse.com
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I bought this racquet partly because of the claimed longer grip. In fact, the grip is shorter than the gravity grip and not ideal for my two hander. However, I liked the racquet so much I'm still using it! But I wouldn't buy it based on having enough room for two large hands. Maybe it's a centimeter bigger than old blade grip...
 
2ndServe said:
How is this,, thinking about buying them. I'm coming from wilson sw104
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I switched this spring and am extremely happy with my choice. It took about a month or so to get my forehand grooved, but serve & backhand have been there from the start. Its an amazingly stable frame for 305g. I also messed with different strings for the first few months, but have now found my string in the Laserfibre Native Tour at 50lbs.

I did customize a little bit, although not huge things:
  1. Replaced the base grip w/ a Tecnifibre X-tra Full. Why? Because I've come to like a "4 7/16" grip (e.g., between 4 3/8 and 4 /12). Yonex is notorious for a larger pallet and thinner base grips, so buying a 4 3/8 but replacing with a thicker base grip got me there.
  2. Built up the butt cap a bit. Yonex butt caps have minimal flare. I like the flare of Pacific or Wilson, so I wrapped some protection & finishing tape around it to increase the flare (actually am now looking at the Tourna Power Cap instead).
 
Davee said:
I have very large hands and I really struggle to fit my hands on the grip on my two handed backhand... Is an extended racquet a solution to problem?

Thanks!
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While I don't have large hands, I do keep a little space between my top & bottom hands on my backhand (ala Ferrer), and short grips drive me crazy.

The regular length Pure Aero has a decent handle length, as does/did the Strike VS (e.g., Pure Control/Storm frame). Can't recall if the 'normal' Strike or PD have enough room.

Also, the new Dunlop CX 200 line has decent handle/grip length.
 
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