Took me a while to even find the name of replacement grip so I could do a search, so good to see a video showing how to cover a gripless racquet! Thank you!
Thankyou! Love that you did a second one straight away with the initial bubble at the start from overlapping more than normal by the butt cause of the butt. But yeah. Awesome. I did have a question now I forgot
Thanks I don’t always do the top cut but will do next time. Also last grip I put on a friend pointed out I had put it on upside down so I took it off and turned it around I didn’t realise that there was a right way round I do now.
Hi Harry. Thank you for providing tennis equipment videos every day. Since this video is about replacement grip. I have one question here. My friend bought a tennis racket with a small size grip and she wanted to put another replacement grip over the original one to make the grip size a little larger and fit to her hand. Do you think is this doable to meet the grip size and still provide a good grip feeling? Thank you in advance and support your channel all the time.
Thanks for this video. The person at the store put one on and it didn't look right at the bottom. You can see fraying and a bit of plastic and the grip doesn't start right at the bottom like you have put on.
I could be wrong but I think the but cap is a rubbery item and it's there to keep a good grip on the handle. If it gets covered the original purpose for the cover is defeated.
Appreciate the video & followed it to install my new grip. However, I noticed that like my racket, the 2nd one in your video had a plastic band near the top that you didnt say/show what to with. Does that get pulled down to cover the taped top? Or pulled down to cover the end near the bottom? I didnt notice where it was on my racket because I'd taken it to the tennis store & they removed the old grip to look at the condition of the racket handle. Thanks, again !
Hello friend, congratulations on the video, I have a question, I can remove my cushion grip from my new racket, and just put an overgrip, because if I put an overgrip over the cushion grip, it gets a little thick in my hand, I can do it that? thanks.
Another excellent replacement grip is HEAD Hydrosorb Tour, but that one may be called just 'Hydrosorb' in Europe, now. TW carries the Hydrosorb Pro, Hydrosorb Comfort, and Hydrosorb Tour. TW-E carries the Hydrosorb Pro, the Hydrosorb Comfort, and a regular Hydrosorb, the specs are identical to the Tour, so maybe they're the same grip.
Just curious Harry... Did the Hydrosorb replacement grip alter the swing weight? If so by how much please and was it a reduction or increase in swing weight? Notebook at the ready... 🤔
Thank you Harry but do you have a video that shows how to apply a “replacement grip” to a Wilson Blade v8 or v9 please? This is a nightmare because the end of the butt cap is round and the tape does not stick down when you fold it over as the adhesive only covers the centre of the grip. Poor design by Wilson.
Best grip application video I've seen yet. Side question, I see that you hold the racket near the butt cap. Do you do that for backhands as well as forehand?
I believe the idea is to give your wrist more freedom to move, which helps when generating spin, because if the butt/base of the racket sticks out further than the heel of your palm then you can't swivel it as much.
Excellent video. Thank-you! I think that HEAD replacement grips are among, if not, the best for playability and durability. I used to work in a tennis store and they used to staple the grip when starting at the butt cap. Is that no longer necessary with the modern adhesive tapes on the grips? Also, one salesman there claimed that grips for right-handed and left-handed player should be wound in opposite directions. Have you ever heard of that?
If applied correctly, the tension is enough to keep the grip in place. And to start, you just need to hold the grip with your thumb and it'll be ok. As for the direction, yes, left-handed player use to go the other way around (though it's not an "unbreakeable rule").
Slightly off topic but still good to know, last week I changed the basegrip on a Babolat Pure Drive to a HEAD Hydrosorb Comfort. Thinking it would probably get a little thicker (HEAD says this grip is 2.1 mm thick). What do you know, NO difference at all! So Babolat's basegrips are pretty thick, it turns out. Maybe their grips are 'Comfort grips' too, because of the high frame stiffness (mine is 73 unstrung)? Anyway, if you want to up your grip size using a HEAD Hydrosorb Comfort grip, that won't work on a Babolat!
You could also mark a line with a pen or marker. Start marking it at the point you think it’s perfect and mark it down until the end. This shouldn’t be longer than 10 centimeters. Now you have the perfect cutting line!
The USRSA requires it, but in practical uses it's not that necessary. The only time I've found I really need it is when using a leather replacement grip. Note that if you want to use a staple, you're going to need to find a very small staple gun.
Do you know if the babolat skin feel discontinued? I don’t see it available in many shops. What’s something similar to that grip? The skin feel is my favorite after leather.
Tennis Spin Featherthin is way too light compared to Skin Feel. The difference(~6gm uncut) should be considered before going for Featherthin. Skin feel is my favourite go to grip too and is a must for me for every new racquet customisation. Sad to know it’s getting discontinued. Time to stock up.
After replacing the replacement grip on a Head racquet makes the grip feel thinner. Could that be due to the head racquets have a very thin foam layer below the grip, and when the original grip is removed the thin foam comes loose.
@@gerholdtmail Please read my question again and try to understand it this time. I am referring to replacement grip and not overgrip. I do know the difference.
Great video and super helpful thank you! Curious, I've been working with the Head grips you are showing in this video on a couple of Head Radicals, and they continue to slide off the butt of the racquet, which is something I've never incurred before, do you have a recommendation for a double-sided tape to use to prevent the grip from continuing to slip off? Also wondering what your "finishing" tape is as well? Appreciate any feedback. Thanks!
You can apply the grip with the left hand. Everything becomes inverted. The final cut might be a bit tricky because most scissors are right edged. Sometimes, they're suitable for cutting with both hands.
If you start with the wide grip at the bottom,you don,t need scissors to cut the grip at the end.Normally,you dont have scissors at the tennis court when you need to replace the grip.It,s not the correct way,but works for me.
Can I apply 2-3 thin overgrips instead of the replacement grip? I want to to reduce the grip size a little bit if possible. Will it affect the handle cushion/comfort a lot?
Yes you can apply 2-3 overgrips instead of replacement grip. Depending on the overgrip you use you may find you feel the ridges of the pallet a bit more than if you overgrip over a replacement grip. Best thing to do is just try it. I personally use a tournagrip over the pallet and then a signum pro magic overgrip on top of that and it’s perfect for me and reduced the handle size, (the magic overgrip is slightly thicker than a tourna), it works out a little thinner than a single replacement grip but works just as well...
Hi i have a question, my hands are sweety old the time and i was wondering if you can recommend me a good combination of grip and over grip for sweety hands on a humid environment with a temp over 86 degrees. I got a lot of blisters on my palm and fingers. I play a lot.
Same here. Hyperhidrosis, and for years the racquet would spin in my hands when I tried to hit a ball. Now, I can play properly using Wilson pro overgrip or yonex super grap. But I have to replace them pretty often.
Personal preference. Most advanced players prefer a leather grip with an overgrip on top. This improves general feel for the ball, but also makes the racquet heavier and less forgiving on your hand. Try both and see which you prefer.
If you always use an overgrip, you don't really need to replace the base replacement grip unless it compressed to the point that you no longer find it comfortable. It's really not that unusual to never replace it (permitting you're always playing with an overgrip on top).
Yes, he did, it's sticking you can hear and see it. That piece of plastic sticking out at the tip is just typical quality control. It actually shows on my Head replacement grips too. Only my Babolat Syntec doesn't have that crap.
