Hey everyone, I was recently at a badminton tournament. Most of the players at the tournament grip their rackets up past the cone with Yonex supergrap. Everyone knows that in a pack of supergrap, there are three pieces of black Yonex tape to secure the grip with. However, at the tournament, I saw many people with their rackets gripped up past the cone with supergrap, without the black tape. I even held one of their rackets (AT800DE). My question is: how do they secure the supergrap, without it falling off. AND THEY DON"T USE THE TAPE! Here is a guy who has supergrap secured to his racket without the tape that says "Yonex" http://www.badmintoncentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1988/size/big/cat/561/page/1
One side of the grip already has a built-in adhesive and should be the starting point but they just make it the end point.
Yes, I do this too because it both looks better, and is much easier to do. You don't have to bother with the black tape, because with the black tape, you have to stretch it or cut it to make it look good, and most of the time, it looks really bad.:crying:
Well I can never get it to work right. Maybe it's because I try so hard to make it look good, that I end up doing it like five times. At that point the tape is too stretched and my hands are sticky
I think you have less than ideal tape. I buy finishing tape from...I think it was www.tenniswarehouse.com.
Probably, I only used the stuff they gave with it, thus my switch to no tape. Sometimes though, when I'm in the mood for towel grip (i.e. I want a match with better control then power) I don't see how you can put finishing tape on a towel grip without it looking hideous or the tape being really big.
Finish tape = electric tape. E-Tape doesn't cost almost nothing and there is a big difference between good and cheap E-Tape. Good tape stretches and holds it's adhensive. The cheap stuff doesn't last. Trust me, I've bought a lot of different E-Tape.
Yeah but... does it really worth to buy from www.tenniswarehouse.com? I think we are going a bit too extremist in badminton equipment My dad is an electrician and i've tried almost all brand and all color of electrical tape it can exist. I can confirm you that any electrical tape will do. You don't need the lastest technology that stretches and everything. Even some non-electrical tape will work just fine. IMHO, It is not worth to buy finishing tape from a specialized store! Save some money
Well, that's the thing, your father is an eletrician and he will use industrial grade, good E-tape. There is cheap E-tape that doesn't work well. I can assure you. Finally, it was actually less expensive buying from Tennis Warehouse. In addition, I was buying other things as well.
It might have something to do with the fact that the grip in the picture is towel grip which has double sided tape on it - one side sticks to the towel so it doesn't fall off and the second side to the racket so you don't need any end tape. If you want another type of grip to do this invest in some double sided tape, it shouldn't cost that much if they use it on towel grip. But if you do go down this route apply a layer of electrical tape underneath where you are going to apply (even on the shaft) as the double sided stuff is very sticky and does not discriminate with what it pulls off when you remove it; paint, grip, shards of wood from the handle etc.
The way I've found works best: Bulk up your grip with as many layers of undergrip as you want. Wrap cling film (food wrap) over the last layer. Twist, cut, and secure at the handle butt with tape. Apply the final layer of grip -- this is the one that will get changed when it wears out. Finish at the top with electrical insulation tape (ignore any tape that comes with the grip). This way, when you change the grip, only the cling film comes off. You apply a new layer of cling film for each new grip. The electrical insulation tape should not be expensive. You only need a very small amount, especially if you wrap your grip up to the shaft.
Agree with the replacing with leccy tape, the tape that comes with grips is very poor in the majority of cases.
Silicon Sealing Tape I use this Silicon Sealing Tape from Tyco Adhesives. It's stretch and seal, self-fusing. I got it from Home Depot. This is the best, work on any curve and any shape. Very nice finish http://www.tycoadhesives.com/SearchProductsDetails.aspx?ID=515
I don't like using cling film, as its very slippy and the grip will slide around and not stay in place.
What is the best electrical tape brand? How bout the 3M brand and the Croco? Anyone tried this brand?
