Grip Tape
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Topic: Grip Tape
Posted By: Leshxa
Subject: Grip Tape
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:15am
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Anyone using grip tape for your paddles? Anything you can recommend. I'd like something thin. For now I use electrical tape, but as you can imagine its not the best alternative. Please share. I've looked at badminton and tennis and squash grip tapes, but they are usually thicker and there are a million of different kids. Figured instead of going out on a 10 type shopping spree, I'd ask you guys first. Thanks! ------------- Back to table tennis... |
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Posted By: kelvinyoong
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:36am
| Butterfly Soft Grip Tape is quite thin. |
Posted By: holda
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:38am
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kelvinyoong wrote:Posted By: Leshxa
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:47am
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Anyone knows where I can order one?
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Posted By: pongmaster
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 2:05am
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i use tourna grip it has my reccomendation ------------- Blade: BTY Matsush*ta Pro Special Arylate Carbon FH:H3 BH:Spectol |
Posted By: tdragon
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 3:28am
http://www.sportsauthority.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2886750&cp=3077568.3077641 - http://www.sportsauthority.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2886750&cp=3077568.3077641
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Posted By: XxbOOmxX
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 9:21am
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Try What a Grip, very comfortable and thin. Slip it on and play. Please note one package will be enough for two blades.
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageACUNIQUE-WAG.html - http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageACUNIQUE-WAG.html ------------- Acoustic FL FH: IQUL 2.2 BH: Nimbus Soft 2.0 (about to kick the bucket) http://tinyurl.com/ATTA-Club-Photos - http://tinyurl.com/ATTA-Club-Photos |
Posted By: firetack
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:00pm
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butterfly is the best i`ve tried so far,soft,thin,it is shaped at the end so is easy to get the right angle for wrapping,available at http://www.presports.com - www.presports.com ------------- Black Balsa 3.0 fh/tenergy 05 1.9 388d ox |
Posted By: Rich215
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 12:45pm
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Butterfly offers 2 versions of grip wrap now. One is alittle softer and thicker. They are very light and feel awesome compared to tennis racket type of materials. I would like to try the grip wrap offered by http://www.tabletennisonly.com/Accessories_2.html - www.tabletennisonly.com to see how it feels. Has anyone tried that one yet? So far, Butterfly's are the best. ------------- |
Posted By: stiltt
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 2:15pm
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I highly recommend Wilson tennis grip that you can buy at Big5 stores. It looks a little bit like leather. Foe US$3 (3 bucks!!!) I get 2 rolls and each roll can do 2 SH blades (when rolling around the handle the grip goes over itself no more than 3mm). It's thin, its light (you add 2 grams to the total weight) and it does not take feeling away too much.
So each blade for 75 cents and it lasts years...best value for sure! ------------- /forum/topic91512_page1.html#1124698" rel="nofollow - sales - forum_posts.asp?TID=19315" rel="nofollow - feedback |
Posted By: porrotu
Date Posted: 03/16/2009 at 6:57pm
I second what a grip Ive tried it and its excelent
------------- Blade: Joola Chen Weixing FH: Tenergy 64 1.9 BH: TSP Curl P1r 1.4-1.7 "Smash away ill just chop it back" |
Posted By: ppmax
Date Posted: 03/17/2009 at 12:40am
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Buy some medical tape at CVS, Stop & Shop... That's what I'm using now. Being thin and not squishy, it doesn't kill the feel too much. I like it. |
Posted By: tdragon
Date Posted: 03/17/2009 at 12:54am
I have used Butterfly grip, Tennis grip, then finally I use medical tape (Athletic tape). It is soft, thin and very comfortable. In addtion, the price is so cheap
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 12/17/2010 at 4:13pm
I specifically recommend Wilson Overgrip Pro Soft - for 5 bucks you get three grip tapes. They are soft, very light and wrap around beautifully. Very good grip feeling, too. |
Posted By: Kolev
Date Posted: 12/18/2010 at 6:04am
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In every shop who sells badminton, or squash equipment, there is a big choice of brands, colors and thickness. I normally go for the cheapest which is the thinnest and the least tacky.For better result I pull very well while wrap around the handle
------------- Hallmark Carbon Extreme (x3) FH: D05/G1/RX BH: Z2/D64/Ω7Pro |
Posted By: Tommy16
Date Posted: 12/18/2010 at 3:18pm
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I have used Wilson ultra thin for years. It´s thin, has nice grip and is quite cheap as well. ------------- What is the point of playing safe shots when you can miss with style My feedback: http://www.mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67171&KW=&PID=811763&title=tommy16-feedback#811763 |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 12/18/2010 at 4:06pm
Actually the tackier version of Wilson Overgrip is better - tacky setting on one I tried was 4 and there was no tackiness at all. Then it was 8 on Overgrip Soft and it was very very lightly tacky which is good cause at least the tape was not unwinding immediately once I have wound it a few times around the handle and started to attach it at the end. So don't be afraid of tacky Wilson grip tape - but I cannot say the same about other tapes. BUT: DON'T use black hockey tape! it is so tacky that it will literally pull finish and paint and even tiny slivers off of your handle. ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: ebah
Date Posted: 12/19/2010 at 11:52pm
| i am using the grip from Nittaku, it is great. |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 12/20/2010 at 12:27pm
Specialized TT grip tape are good - but they are overpriced. You are basically paying same price for Nittaku grip tape as you would have plaid for three tapes from Wilson. ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: mhnh007
Date Posted: 12/20/2010 at 1:19pm
This is what I use too. The whole roll weight about 6 grams, but you only need to use about 1/2 roll per blade. I use the whole roll to modify the FL handle to ST. You can stretch the tape a little bit if you do not want the handle to be too thick. |
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 4:04am
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Any recommendation for a grip tape that does not leave ANY mark on the handle? I need to make an experiment but don't want to spoil my Violin handle. ------------- Nexy Arche & Nittaku Violin LG. Join the forum_posts.asp?TID=47778" rel="nofollow - Nexy Clan ! Also member of Violin & 1-Ply clans. |
Posted By: Peter C
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 5:35am
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Use grip tape that doesn't have a sticky surface on the back. You wind the grip around the handle; towards the end of the handle and then lay the final wrap, over the previous wrap. Trim the wrap so it finishes flush to the end of the blade and use a bit of adhesive tape or a spot of glue to hold the final wrap wrap in place. That way; you'll only have sticky tape or glue on two layers of the wrap, instead of it touching the handle. |
Posted By: arg0
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 10:05am
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Ah ok, so easy? I was assuming that all grip tapes were sticky on one side. Any brand/type to recommend?
------------- Nexy Arche & Nittaku Violin LG. Join the forum_posts.asp?TID=47778" rel="nofollow - Nexy Clan ! Also member of Violin & 1-Ply clans. |
Posted By: jt99sf
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 12:06pm
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I use 'TournaGrip' and the blue painters' tape at the end. -------------  Photino/Super Viscaria : H3 (FH)/Dr N pips(BH)林德成 HardBat:Hock 3-Ply /Dr Evil |
Posted By: assiduous
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 6:17pm
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i hate grippy handles. I used a few grips just to make the handle thicker, but that made it too grippy and I had to remove it. I adjust my grip during play alot and need to be able to move the blade in my hand. Plus I really love the feel of wood in my palm. ------------- puppy412 : Sorry man, I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but I know that more training will make me better, I don't need to come here to figure that out |
Posted By: AllezCho
Date Posted: 06/26/2011 at 8:42pm
I use TournaGrip as well, it has my recommendation. ------------- Viscaria T05/T64 |
Posted By: tabletennistips
Date Posted: 07/05/2011 at 9:05am
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butteffly soft grip
I have this and it is quite light and thin
hope this helps
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Posted By: bravefest
Date Posted: 02/01/2012 at 3:40pm
That's what she said. On another note: anyone find it harder to grip the paddle when hands are dry in the winter?
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Posted By: Baal
Date Posted: 02/01/2012 at 5:34pm
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I don't like sticky adhesive grip tapes (which are usually blue). Messy, hard to remove, not very effective. I use a tennis overgrip (I like the ones made by Prince, but I use the minimum possible). I have a comment about my experience with this in the thread titled Overgrip. |
Posted By: roypnoy
Date Posted: 02/20/2015 at 4:27pm
I used the Butterfly Rubber Grip (it's difficult to slip it on). The best one is to use the Gamma grip tape for tennis racket. It comes in 3 rolls. You can use 1 roll for 2 paddles.   |
Posted By: Rahul_TT
Date Posted: 02/20/2015 at 5:41pm
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Alex I have used wilson's grip mentioned above and it's really cheap and good for trying it out. It's thin as well. I stopped using it the same day coz i lost the ability to sense small variations in bat angle.. i think it was because no matter how thin, a grip tape will make the handle a little bit more round than it is without grip.. my 2 cents
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Posted By: viva
Date Posted: 02/21/2015 at 12:13pm
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Tried Yinhe Grip its really thin and heat shrinkable. https://www.megaspin.net/store/default.asp?pid=yinhe-grip ------------- My trade feedback here: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40170&title=viva-buy-sell-feedback |
Posted By: aroonkl
Date Posted: 02/21/2015 at 3:04pm
Look interesting. Is it tacky and soft? |
Posted By: viva
Date Posted: 02/21/2015 at 7:28pm
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its non tacky and stays really thin has a rubberized plasticy feel to it. looks neat on blades. ------------- My trade feedback here: http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40170&title=viva-buy-sell-feedback |
Posted By: unprepared
Date Posted: 02/24/2015 at 9:46pm
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Thin and grippy. http://shop.butterflyonline.com/rubber-grip  ------------- BTY Freitas ALC, Xiom Vega Europe DF |