Who here plays with griptape on the blade handle?

ZeroTT · Sep 3, 2020

Like the title says, I was just curious who also does this and I couldn't find anything in the search history.

I myself use a thin layer of griptape because I have rather big hands.

Samsonov seems to do it as well as shown in the picture of his blade below(probably also big hands

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tt_beginner · Sep 3, 2020

interesting, can you use grip tape for tennis rackets?

ZeroTT · Sep 3, 2020

Off course, just make sure you use the extra thin one.
But TT brands like butterfly sell them cheap. About 5 Euro for 3 tapes.
So I always get it there.

AndreDoesTT687 · Sep 3, 2020

tt_beginner said:
interesting, can you use grip tape for tennis rackets?

there are grip tapes for tennis rackets

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ZeroTT · Sep 3, 2020

Here is a picture of my old blade using some thin tape from babolat.
But now I just use the butterfly overgrip.

It's weird I'm the only one in our club doing this.
And I can't say I loose feeling or touch with it. It even helps keeping the handle from impregnating with sweat.

ttarc · Sep 3, 2020

Cheap kinesio tape (mainly cotton with some spandex/elastane). Same reason: Most handles are to small (Force Pro Black Edition was the best so far but I prefer more flexible 5-ply or 5+2-ply blades)

zbys · Sep 3, 2020

yes l use tennis grip tape on my handle

tt_beginner said:
interesting, can you use grip tape for tennis rackets?

l played tennis for 35 years before table tennis .. l use the pros pro super tacky its got good grip 0.5mm grip tape on a st handle l had lots left over from a big pack of 60 grips cost 30 pounds from e bay .. and one grip cut evenly into 3 make s 3 goes so its much cheaper than that!! about 16 pence each ..

tt_beginner · Sep 3, 2020

zbys said:
l played tennis for 35 years before table tennis .. l use the pros pro super tacky its got good grip 0.5mm grip tape on a st handle l had lots left over from a big pack of 60 grips cost 30 pounds from e bay .. and one grip cut evenly into 3 make s 3 goes so its much cheaper than that!! about 16 pence each ..

I play tennis too, I have a few grip tapes , might as well cut a few to try it out lol

lodro · Sep 4, 2020

I just use cheap chinese grip-tape to hide my expensive butterfly ALC Innerforce blade from my club buddies.
So they wont be able to develop envy . I also put a little sticker over the butterfly emblem at the end of the handle.

ocelen · Sep 4, 2020

I use double grip tape on my septear nittaku as i have rather larger hands.

best_intentions · Sep 4, 2020

I play tennis also and due to humid weather I put the same non-tacky, Wilson Advantage tennis 'overgrip' on my paddle. Very thin, absorbs sweat well and never felt a loss of feeling.

yogi_bear · Sep 4, 2020

Used to use it but i felt the feel was diminished.

thomas.pong · Sep 4, 2020

Not too many players use grip tape, but some enjoy it.

A friend of mine uses it on his Viscaria ST, whereas he didn't feel he needed it on his Nittaku Acoustic Carbon Large ST.

French national team player Quentin Robinot always uses grip tape on his Apolonia ZLC FL (he used grip tape on his Boll Forte FL too when he used to play with that blade).

yogi_bear · Sep 4, 2020

I also know some players who needed a bigger handle so they use rubber gripsor tapes due to their large hands.

Antonlan · Sep 4, 2020

I used to use grip tape but didn’t like the feel. Ordered a custom blade with considerably oversized handle instead. Well worth it if your hands are on the larger side

Kolev · Sep 5, 2020

Me and many people around here use a grip tape. It helps me to deal with slippage and often to change the shape of a handle to fit better in the palm. Its a simple cure for unwanted head-heaviness. I prefer butterfly but any thin tennis grip tape would do

brokenball · Sep 6, 2020

I use what looks like a big rubber band on my Samsonov Alphas. I think the Samsonov Alphas straight handles were not wide enough for me so I bought what looks like a rubber tube that is 100 mm long that fits snugly on the paddle handle. I don't see them advertised at the Paddle Palace anymore.

There is no slip.
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Short_Pimple · Sep 6, 2020

I love my grip tape.

It helps me to relax my hands because the diameter of the habdle gets a little bigger. And I get sweaty hands easy...

Ahma · Dec 13, 2021

I use it on my Viscaria ST handle because it helps me to get a relaxed grip, it’s hard to get a relaxed grip with a st handle.

mightymouse · Mar 3, 2023

If I remember correctly, Yinhe made a product that looks like a rubber tube. You insert the handle into the rubber tube, then you heat the tube with hair dryer (set at highest temperature possible). The rubber tube then shrinks to fit the handle perfectly (following the contour of the handle).

It is good because you do not use adhesive at all (or tape). I don't remember if it's very grippy or not, for players who sweat a lot, because I never use it for long.

Personally I don't use grip tape. I used once or twice before, but removed it during the game because I just don't fully get the feel of blade.

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