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Grip Size
You may feel comfortable with the smaller grip especialy if you played other racquet
sports like racquetball or badminton. But you need a little larger grip for tennis racquets.
Smaller then normal grip may cause all sorts of injuries of wrist and elbow. On contrary the
racquet with the larger then normal grip will most likely fall off your hand which will make you
squeeze the grip tighter. That will put an extra tension on your arm preventing the relaxed
swing.
The grip sizes for adult racquets are starting from 4" and going up to 4 3/4"
(4, 4.1/8, 4.1/4, 4.3/8, 4.1/2, 4.5/8, 4.3/4). Most models will not have sizes 4 and 4.3/4, but will
have other 5 sizes as the most common. You may not understand the sizes scale in some
countries as they use numbers:#0=4"; #1=4.1/8; #2=4.1/4; #3=4.3/8; #4=4.1/2; #5=4.5/8;
#6=4.3/4.
The Junior racquets sizes are from 3 5/8" to 4" and in some cases to 4.1/8 .
There is a way to measure your grip size with ruler. Your correct grip size basicly is the
distance from the tip of your ring finger to the farthest main vertical line in your hand. I would
not advise to relay on the ruler in this case.
The better way to determine the correct grip is to measure it holding the racquet. Hold
the racquet with one hand and slide the index finger of the other hand in between the tips of
your fingers and the base of your palm. If the grip is too small - there will not be enough room
for the index finger. If there is an extra room - the grip is too large. The correct grip is when
the index finger fits perfectly.
Remember, you can not make the grip smaller. And do not buy the racquet with the grip
too small even if it is a bargain. Building up the grip for more then 1 size will make it rounder and
you will not feel the octangular grip shape.
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