How long do your grips last?

Discussion in 'Grip' started by Dill, Nov 21, 2004.

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how long does your grip last?

  1. up to one week

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  2. from one week to three

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  3. from three weeks to four

    3 vote(s)
    12.5%
  4. four weeks up to 2 months

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    25.0%
  5. longer than 2 months?

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    25.0%
  1. Dill

    Dill Regular Member

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    Can we have a new poll please?

    How long do your grips last you?

    1 week
    2-3 weeks
    4 weeks
    2 months
    longer

    please state how many hours played in the timeframe and what kind of grip in order to see which is the most durable.
     
  2. trunks512

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    4 weeks-1 1/2month
     
  3. Woven

    Woven Regular Member

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    i use yonex supergrap white. change every 3 weeks (3 x 4 hours session per week) or so when the colour start turning yellow.
     
  4. Dill

    Dill Regular Member

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    My generic towel lasts for around 2-3 weeks per racket

    playing:

    Sun => 2 hours
    Mon => 3 hours
    Wed => 3 hours

    coaching:

    Sat => 2 hours
    Thur => 3 hours

    total of 13 hours per week, so around 39 hours give or take
     
  5. Kai91

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    Usually abt 4weeks to 2 months... using a rubber grip and no standard schedule for games
     
  6. bluejeff

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    1 week of time is about 6-10 hours of play.

    Yonex A440 regular : 2-3 weeks.
    Yonex A440 thick : 2 months+ and still in good condition.
    BlueStar Regular: 2-3 weeks.
    BlueStar thick : 4 weeks.
     
  7. Brave_Turtle

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    Karakal PU super grip : 1 month
     
  8. defender

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    I play 16hrs a week.
    Sunday 3.5hrs game day
    Tue 3 hrs game day
    Thur 3 hrs game day
    Fri 3hrs training
    Saturday 3.5 hrs training

    Yonex super grap usually last me about 3-4 weeks.
     
  9. smash_master

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    i use yonex super grap (orange) over a forza grip and well as for playing time it varys from week to week usually about 2 hours every 2nd friday and sometimes an hour in the morning but on days off or some weekends anywhere from 4-7 hours of play and well the grip usually lasts for 3-4 weeks.
     
  10. Feng_MP-100

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    Yonex Super Grap:
    White - 2 ~ 4 weeks
    Black - 6 months ~ 1 year
    Yellow - around 4 weeks
    Blue - around 8 weeks
     
  11. shawn30_k

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    protech soft n tacky grip.its also somewhat like a rubber grip.it will last me for 4 weeks.anywae my grip only cost me s$2.

    sat 2hrs
    sun 3hrs
     
  12. Lobber

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    mine protech last me like 3-4week
    btw,shawn,where you got urs for $2?i bought mine for $3...

    Wed 2hrs
    Fri 2hrs
    Sun 2hrs
    (2+2+2)*4=24hrs
     
  13. nutty

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    White Victor towel grip.

    Play twice a week for about 4 hours each week, lasts for 2-3 weeks only :(
     
  14. Tomsk

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    About every 1.5 months/6 weeks at approx 4 hours (court time) per week = 24 hours per grip
     
  15. LazyBuddy

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    Play about 15+ hrs per week. Using Yonex A440, flip once after the 1st side got worn out to save a bit $$$. :D

    Usually need to change for a new one after 2 weeks.
     
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    A suggestion - perhaps a more accurate poll would be to estmate how long a grip lasts in terms of number playing hours....

    For example - one who plays 5 sessions a week is going to wear out his grips a lot faster than one who plays 4 times a month....
     
  17. cressidaracer

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    how come the black one last u so much longer? does it have something to do with the color?
     
  18. CanuckBur

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    Yonex-Pink, 1.5-2 months. Average 5 hours per week.
     
  19. SWC_Ant

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    i have a guess.. is it because on the black grips, wear/tear and dirt dont show up as obviously? i see my orange AC102 Yonex Super Grap have thin black layer of dust.. and i want to replace it (about 1 month of playing about 3-5 times/week 1.5-2.5hrs/session). but i used A440 blue and it lasted me about 5 months on and off playing :eek: :D
     
  20. Jinryu

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    Karakal PU Supergrip: Lasts me almost two months, I usually play about 8-12 hours per week.

    But it depends on the person I think-- I have pretty dry hands while playing (no sweat at all!). Someone else i know, the PU grips that I give him last him about 4 weeks and he plays the same amount of time as me, but his hands are sweatier than mine are.
     

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