Additionally, it’s recommended that you keep the handle clean from adhesive components, grip tape material, or any other materials that shouldn’t be beneath the new grip layer. Wrapping direction – where to begin?įirst of all, you’ll want to remove the old grip tape and staple. In most cases a pair of scissors are the most efficient tool in removing the old grip tape. The grip tape is the only necessity, in essence, while you’re free to choose between pliers and the screwdriver to remove any staples or remnants of the old grip. In these cases where people are removing the factory grip they may need these extra tools to remove old staples and get down to the original bare paddle before building it up with a new grip (and overgrip if needed). If you’ve searched the web or watched any youtube videos on this, you may have seen some people pull out a pair of pliers or a narrow screwdriver in addition a pair of scissors and sometimes a staple gun add the finishing touch, but it’s not entirely necessary. Most modern grips are designed with self-adhesive tabs at the end to stick to the paddle as well as small length of tape to finish off the paddle grip at the top end. Tools for wrapping – what do you need?įor most scenarios you’ll just need a replacement grip (and/or overgrip tape if you are going that route) and a pair of scissors if the grip needs to be trimmed. Usually, this “issue” is solved by just trimming the tennis racket grip down (with a scissors) to the length which will suit the pickleball paddle. Because of that, the replacement grips sold for tennis rackets can be used on a paddle BUT they’ll need to be trimmed to work on the shorter handle. Now, there’s only one, but crucial difference between a standard tennis grip and the pickleball grip – the tennis handle is longer than a paddle handle so as to accommodate the larger surface of the racket’s head. Tweaking around with them usually brings additional tackiness and cushion, improving the stroke mechanics and reducing the chance of accidental slipping caused by excessive sweat buildup. Since people tinker with their tools in both sports, we’d say that another clear similarity is the “customizability” of rackets and paddles. Every tennis racket, and every pickleball paddle comes outfitted with the “factory” grip, and you’re free to use it if you’re satisfied with it, but many tennis veterans and pickleball experts advise adding another “layer” – an overgrip, so to speak. The first most noticeable similarity between tennis and pickleball grips is that both of these come wrapped over your standard grip. Reference – differences and similarities between tennis and pickleball grips We’re going to talk about the necessary information you’ll need to properly replace pickleball paddle grip, among other things. We’ve tried to explain it clearly but for more visual people, it’s probably a lot easier to watch a video which we’ve linked below. One of the questions we often get is how to correctly regrip a pickleball paddle and many people ask if 1) a tennis grip can be used to replace a pickleball grip and 2) is there any special technique that needs to be used to replace the grip on a paddle (or is it just like in tennis)? Very short answer = Yes and No. If you are here, you most likely know that many elements of pickleball came from tennis (as well as badminton and ping pong).
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