ChocoChipWaffle
Regular Member
So I heard one of Japanese pro players used to wrap the electric tape that comes with overgrips all the way up to near the top of the shaft, and people on the forums have reported that this makes the racket shaft to feel noticeably stiffer when playing.
So I wanted to see if I can figure out the best way to make a racket shaft stiffer, while not adding too much weight to the overall racket. I guess the easiest way to start off is finding the best material of tape I can try wrapping around the racket shaft. Electric tape is okay, but it's definitely not the lightest or thinnest of tapes. Do those familiar with engineering know of any rigid, but light and thin material I can use for this case? I'm thinking of aluminum tape, but if there's anything better I'd appreciate the input
So I wanted to see if I can figure out the best way to make a racket shaft stiffer, while not adding too much weight to the overall racket. I guess the easiest way to start off is finding the best material of tape I can try wrapping around the racket shaft. Electric tape is okay, but it's definitely not the lightest or thinnest of tapes. Do those familiar with engineering know of any rigid, but light and thin material I can use for this case? I'm thinking of aluminum tape, but if there's anything better I'd appreciate the input