where to buy lead tape????

[mel_baddie]

hi all,

can anyone tell me where i can buy lead tape?? i live in germany and i have no idea where i can find it? any advice would be helpful.. thanks!:)

[Hierkommtnils]

Aren´t lead tapes not the tapes which you could use to make the at different points heavier?

If you mean those tapes, I think I´ve seen some at tennistown.com. Don´t know if they work for badminton as well.

[mel_baddie]

yes.. they make the racket head heavier or head lighter depends on where u put it. i need to find it as quickly as possible so i don't want to order it online.
right now i am guessing maybe i can find it in a hardware store. anyone can tell me if that works?

[phandrew]

You can buy lead tape of this ebay seller: http://stores.ebay.com/PIC-UP-TENNIS

I bought a few things from him and i had no trouble

[silentheart]

Did you try local tennis proshop? They usually carry some.

[drifit]

Did you try local tennis proshop? They usually carry some.

i know, you will place lead tape on your tennis rackets....
where will you place the lead tape for you badminton rackets.....:rolleyes:
i can only imagine that the only place is the butt cap, make the yonex armortecs towards head lite.....:p

[mel_baddie]

i will stick it to the handle. hopefully that will do the trick. :-)
there are no local tennisshops that i know of where i stay. i have read in a tennis forum that some of them drill a hole in the handle from the bottom and then fill it up with silicone. maybe that might work too as the handle for my racket has a hole in it.

[drifit]

i will stick it to the handle. hopefully that will do the trick. :-)
there are no local tennisshops that i know of where i stay. i have read in a tennis forum that some of them drill a hole in the handle from the bottom and then fill it up with silicone. maybe that might work too as the handle for my racket has a hole in it.

yes, it can be done in a such way. but it is not highly recommended.....
1. what if, too much weight added? take out and reduce silicone?.... :cool:
2. what if, not enough weight? take out, drill again, add silicone?....:eek:
since, it will be inside the handle(no aesthetical look involve), just go to nearby hardware store and get that lead roll. cut 20mm and stick at the butt cap, try it out. not enuf? add another 10mm, try it out.... ok? take out the grip, take out the butt cap, stick it inside and put everything back together...
now, go be the scientist...... trial and error until the result is satisfactory..:D

[silentheart]

Good advise drifit.
Also, get a good double sided tape so the lead you put on the but cap will not fall off.

Also, mel, there is no tennis club near where you live?

[mel_baddie]

i am afraid by the time i get the right balance, my racket would be so damaged that i need to buy a new one. lol. am trying it on my victor ATB magan 5500 though. when it works, i will then try it on my At's. hihi.

[mel_baddie]

yes there are tennis clubs here but they are mostly not in the city and i don't know where they are.:crying:.



Good advise drifit.
Also, get a good double sided tape so the lead you put on the but cap will not fall off.

Also, mel, there is no tennis club near where you live?

[drifit]

Good advise drifit.
Also, get a good double sided tape so the lead you put on the but cap will not fall off.

Also, mel, there is no tennis club near where you live?

thank you, master SH....:)
as for double sided tape, go for 3M....:D

[mel_baddie]

i'm thinking i would do it like this.
hmm.. how do you all attach a pic to the message?

[drifit]

i'm thinking i would do it like this.
hmm.. how do you all attach a pic to the message?

u are fast to edit.........:D
use the post reply, not the quick reply
then, attach the file.... ok?:)

[mel_baddie]

ah.. now i got it.. thanks a lot.

[drifit]

i'm thinking i would do it like this.

:rolleyes:
are you going to increase the grip size?
better stick it at the back, where the butt cap area.....:)

[mel_baddie]

i hope the lead tape would not be too thick. will then just use a replacement grip over it and no overgrip. :D

hey drifit,

since u are from malaysia, have u ever heard of a racket brand called Eptif? it was quite popular about 15 years ago. :eek:


:rolleyes:
are you going to increase the grip size?
better stick it at the back, where the butt cap area.....:)

[drifit]

a racket brand called Eptif? it was quite popular about 15 years ago. :eek:
15 years ago....:rolleyes:
long history.... cant really recall that brand
15 years ago.... Yonex, Carlton & ProKennex.... hmm... still recalling.....

[silentheart]

Don't put lead tape in that way!!! Here is one of my side story. Drifit will like this one.
Yonex supplier send me a newly strung RQiS1 for testing and ask me to report any difference from my last one with exact same spec. I tried it out and some thing is just not right. Timing was off and the ball baunced off the ball differently. I feel something different about the handle bout I can not tell why. Turned out that he put the lead tape in the handle just like that and whole experiment was just wrong.
I will not suggest you to put lead tape in your handle because it change the grip and feeling. Also, it is a pain in the @ss to change mod the weight is you put in too much or too little.

[mel_baddie]

here are 2 pics of the racket. oval shaped head and very good.:D
wish i could buy a few more of these. :(

[mel_baddie]

thanks for the advice. i will try and put it at the end of the handle. :D


Don't put lead tape in that way!!! Here is one of my side story. Drifit will like this one.
Yonex supplier send me a newly strung RQiS1 for testing and ask me to report any difference from my last one with exact same spec. I tried it out and some thing is just not right. Timing was off and the ball baunced off the ball differently. I feel something different about the handle bout I can not tell why. Turned out that he put the lead tape in the handle just like that and whole experiment was just wrong.
I will not suggest you to put lead tape in your handle because it change the grip and feeling. Also, it is a pain in the @ss to change mod the weight is you put in too much or too little.

[drifit]

Don't put lead tape in that way!!! Here is one of my side story. Drifit will like this one.
Yonex supplier send me a newly strung RQiS1 for testing and ask me to report any difference from my last one with exact same spec. I tried it out and some thing is just not right. Timing was off and the ball baunced off the ball differently. I feel something different about the handle bout I can not tell why. Turned out that he put the lead tape in the handle just like that and whole experiment was just wrong.
I will not suggest you to put lead tape in your handle because it change the grip and feeling. Also, it is a pain in the @ss to change mod the weight is you put in too much or too little.

what can i say anymore? king of lead tape = Pete Sampras....:D
best place for lead tape(tennis racket), shall be the lower throat area, the triangle area where you can stuck the tennis ball...:D
as for your test racket RQiS1

[silentheart]

Very funny. No comment. I am trying very hard not to flip you off...

[drifit]

thanks for the advice. i will try and put it at the end of the handle. :D
let us know the outcome. good defensive? bad offensive?

Very funny. No comment. I am trying very hard not to flip you off...
did you mean this



now, dont be :mad:

[mel_baddie]

so, i finally finished tuning my racket. since there was a hole on the handle the size and depth of a AAA battery, i filled it up with silicone. :D. let it dry and then i put a 20 euro cent coin inside the buttcap and fixed the buttcap back to the handle, a replacement grip and an overgrip and its done. ;)

the racket has a balance point of 270mm now so..the same balance point as my Eptif racket. am goin to try it out tomorrow to see if it plays the same too. if it still feels different, then i don't know what else i can do.




let us know the outcome. good defensive? bad offensive?

did you mean this



now, dont be :mad:

[Master Yoda]

Any one got any links to a websitebthatsells good badminton lead tape

like the pictures here

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51911&page=50