grip size advantages

**Viper2005** · 01-31-2006, 02:31 PM

I just noticed in the picture, is Lin Dan bending the feather slowing it down?

Which tournament is this? hmmmm.....I thought umpires don't allow players to adjust shuttles. Is Lin Dan cheating?

**blindfury** · 09-04-2009, 01:23 PM

peter gade has huge grip, he rules.
lin dan has medium grip, he rules, too.
cheng hong has thin grip, guess what? ...... he rules.

**Script** · 09-04-2009, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Viper2005

I just noticed in the picture, is Lin Dan bending the feather slowing it down?

Which tournament is this? hmmmm.....I thought umpires don't allow players to adjust shuttles. Is Lin Dan cheating?

He's not bending the feathers down, he's just straightening them.

**DinkAlot** · 09-04-2009, 11:10 PM

Since the below post, I've gone smaller and smaller in grip size. I originally started using quite a large grip, G4 with 3 overgrips, double overlapped. Now I'm down to an actual G5!

The G5 is quite a small grip relative to my hand size but I get more feel, more control. I've changed my preference with time.

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

The only reason to go with a bigger grip is for power. Otherwise, I'd go with a normal or slightly smaller grip. The reasons why:

+better feel for the racket (easier to rotate, move up down)
+better wrist control (whip)
+less expensive (buy less grips

)

-less power
-may cause pain in the arm because smaller and you'll grip tighter (that's why I say go normal size or only slightly smaller)

This of course is all, in general.

**Pete LSD** · 09-05-2009, 12:44 AM

And you can do those deadly dink AC and AD Dink Shots

with the smaller grip size.

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Since the below post, I've gone smaller and smaller in grip size. I originally started using quite a large grip, G4 with 3 overgrips, double overlapped. Now I'm down to an actual G5!

The G5 is quite a small grip relative to my hand size but I get more feel, more control. I've changed my preference with time.