differentiating thickness

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  1. manduki

    manduki Regular Member

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    Hello, my doubles partner came up with an interesting idea. He asked if gripping a portion of the racket thin and another part thick to give it more power. I told him that it is unrealistic and that I don't really see a purpose in that. I would hate to have given him the wrong information. Has anyone tried this?

    Thanks for your replies^^:D
     
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    I believe a lot of ppl actually doing that. When u put grip on the racket, only a small portion of the grip will "over lay" one another, therefore, the "nocovered" spots are thinner than the overlap portion.
     
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    But wouldnt that be too inconsistant and unreliable? How would you measure which parts would be comfortable and actually aid you in your smahses?
     
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    i think what he meant was, for example, gripping the part of the handle closer to the cone thicker than the part of the handle closer to the buttcap, or vice-versa ;) correct me if i'm wrong

    to answer the initial question, i'm not sure what the difference would be :(
     
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    i do that! :D but it's mainly becuase i am not good at hands on stuff and i can't curl the grip perfectly lol. but i usually start semi-thick at the bottom, go thinner in the middle, then go thick at the top part where the handle meets the shaft, so that when i do a backhand drive grip there's more cushioning to help my thumb! wonder if that's good anyways :rolleyes:

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