baffled abt grip

[|R|S]

i own a mp77 and i took out the original grip and replaced it with pacific smash grip and a thin overgrip. i find that the weight is fine but its too small for my hands, so i added another not so thin overgrip. and the racket became very heavy!!

y is that so??

i thought the thicker and heavier the grip is, the racket willl feel lighter isntead as the balance point is changed...

[kaushik]

hi,
how do u expect a racket to feel light when you put a heavier grip.when u put thicker or heavier grips the "net weight of the racket" is going up.Only the balance is shifted so u do not feel the weight on the head.

[|R|S]

that is wat i mean...

but in this instance, the racket feels heavier! it is as if the racket becomes head heavy!

[modious]

Frankly speaking, I've no idea because the racket head should feel lighter!!
But what you're saying is that it feels heavier rite??

[Tony Halim]

Hey |R|S!
Whatever feels good to you.... just do it!
If making your grip as thick as a baseball bat makes it feel lighter to you.... then do it.
I personally have given up trying to figure out these things eg grip sizes, string tension, racket balance etc etc. : )
That's why all my 3 rackets have different grips, grip sizes, strings and string tension.
They each feel great to me anyways and I can use any one and still play to my best ability.
Moral of the story: Stick to what feels good to you.

[|R|S]

hmm....
what you say does make sense, but still, i want to know how come this is happening... just curious =)

[ptang777]

Maybe the new grip is lighter than the original grip. Therefore the head will feel heavier. Some grips even though being thicker could be lighter.