Should I demo the same racquet with different grip sizes?
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Voytek Bunia
Rookie
Do the 3/8 and add og if in doubt.
I have sympathy. Where I live the demos are always 1/4 or more often 3/8 and I’m a 5/8 technically so always end up adding a couple of over grips and sometimes double wrapping one. Then when I find a racquet I like I get it in the ‘right’ size, (and these days I have to get a 1/2 and add a thick overgrip) but it always feels different and often not as good. Its frustrating.
So it depends how sensitive to differences you are I would say and how close either size is to the size you like best in that grip shape.
It’s trickier to reduce grip size - though it can be possible if you use a thinner replacement grip than the stock one, but it’s easier to make a grip bigger with an overgrip. Babolat skin feel replacement grips are quite thin, as are Yonex. And Yonex Super Grap or Babolat Pro Tour overgrips are quite thick and can almost increase a grip a whole size. A Babolat vs original for example is much thinner.
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So it depends how sensitive to differences you are I would say and how close either size is to the size you like best in that grip shape.
It’s trickier to reduce grip size - though it can be possible if you use a thinner replacement grip than the stock one, but it’s easier to make a grip bigger with an overgrip. Babolat skin feel replacement grips are quite thin, as are Yonex. And Yonex Super Grap or Babolat Pro Tour overgrips are quite thick and can almost increase a grip a whole size. A Babolat vs original for example is much thinner.
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If you don't have a full 4 racquets you want to demo, then just do it. If you do have a full 4 racquets you want to demo, either do 2 in the 3/8 and 2 in the 1/2 or, even better, find someone you know that has whichever you don't have and hit with their racquet for a few minutes. It's not perfect, but it's best to find out what grip size you want before you demo.
I'm in the same boat as redmini. I have 5/8, so oftentimes I have to buy a 1/2 and build it up. If you are in doubt, I'd go with the smaller grip when it comes to purchasing a racquet. While it adds weight, it's a lot easier to build up a grip than it is to get it smaller.
I'm in the same boat as redmini. I have 5/8, so oftentimes I have to buy a 1/2 and build it up. If you are in doubt, I'd go with the smaller grip when it comes to purchasing a racquet. While it adds weight, it's a lot easier to build up a grip than it is to get it smaller.
markwillplay
Hall of Fame
I think a good idea I demoed a prince stick in two sizes and am glad I did. I needed to be sure 1/2 was a bit too large with overgrip.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
I'd generally just demo the lower grip size and use overgrips to adjust.
jonestim
Hall of Fame
If between sizes I prefer to go up. Building a grip size up adds weight and you lose bevel feel.
Decreasing a half size is super easy with a thinner grip (Prince ResiThin or Babolat Skin Feel), or a full size (Wilson Feather Thin). I don’t lose bevel feel and can add lead under the grip to adjust.
Decreasing a half size is super easy with a thinner grip (Prince ResiThin or Babolat Skin Feel), or a full size (Wilson Feather Thin). I don’t lose bevel feel and can add lead under the grip to adjust.
