Gamma Sports activities Tennis Racquet Extremely Cushion Alternative Grips – Contoured or Textured

Trouble cutting the finished end
First off, this grip is just what I wanted. I had a pro restring my racquet and replace my worn grip recently. I asked for the same grip I had on there (thick, spongy, a little tacky when it’s clean, with a contour ridge); what I got was dead flat called something like “Gamma Micro-thin”. This grip looks and feels perfect and I can’t wait to give it a go on the court next week.I saw several reviews that said people had trouble with the finishing end of the grip, so I’d like to offer a few suggestions. To follow them, you will need a plastic cable tie, a pair of diagonal cutters, and a razor sharp blade.Before I started installing the grip, I measured the distance from the bottom of the butt to where I wanted the finished wrap to end, enough below the racquet’s logo above the handle to allow half the width of the finishing tape to be applied to the bare handle and not cover the logo.With my wrapped handle length in hand, I stretched the grip to make sure it was plenty tight, with no bunching around the flare at the butt of the handle, and once the tapered section ended I overlapped each wrap such that the edge of the new wrap was touching, but not covering, the first vent hole along the edge of the previous wrap. My racquet has the fattest handle I could find in several tennis shops, and with that amount of stretch and overlap the grip supplied was plenty. I went ahead and wrapped it all the way to the top, covering the logo completely.Next I got out a cable tie that was long enough to fit around the handle, and cinched it down on the handle such that the edge of the cable tie furthest from the butt was the measurement to where I wanted the grip to end. I unwound the end of the grip material to where it was being held by the cable tie, and got out my trusty razor sharp Swiss Army knife (if yours isn’t sharp enough to shave with, try a straight razor or one sided razor blade or X-ACTO knife or Stanley knife or something).Next, using the edge of the cable tie as a cutting guide, and pulling up on the end of the grip material so as to avoid cutting (and potentially weakening) the racquet’s handle, I cut off the excess grip material in a fairly perfect circle. One snip from my small diagonal cutters got the cable tie off without damaging the grip beneath.Finally, I peeled the protective film off the back of the supplied finishing tape and, trying to stick half the width of the tape to the bare handle and the other half of the width to the grip material, I applied the tape in the same direction as the grip was wound.

tricky to start for a first timer
Amazing replacement grip! Love the feel. Both tacky and cushy. Only thing was trying to figure out the overlap at the beginning. Particularly because of the butt cap tapering. Some instructions would have been nice. I was concerned that I didn’t overlap the beginning enough so actually unwrapped it and started over. The tape is sticky enough to hold it on but not so sticky that you can’t unwrap it to start over. The finishing tape appears to be the standard size but would have liked a wider tape to better secure the end of the grip given that it is a bit thick and my racket tapers in at that spot.

Good price and comfortable
Tried a few other brands and finally found the right one, comfortable and not slippery. Bought 2 more.

What I expected same great quality!
Just like golf clubs it seems when you purchase a new “toy” the grips just are not that great. I’ve used this Gamma before and it still has that “feel”. Remarkable difference with this new grip. When the feel is right so will your shot. Just make sure “overlap” it properly. If you do it right you should not feel any “edges” on the grip just smooth cushioned grip. Yes it’s all about the feel!

Surgrip épais, bonne qualité, bonne résistance à la pressionJe recommande

I’ve had this now for over a year and it has held up quite well. The contoured grip feels good and it was fairly straightforward to put on the racquet. I am happy with this purchase.