Tennis Raquets Blog

There are a few major factors that have to be considered to choose tennis raquets.

One of them and a crucial one is the Grip Size.

First off all it should be said that there are US and Europe measures.

The most common grip sizes are listed below:

US          Europe

4 1/8           1

4 1/4           2

4 3/8           3

4 1/2           4

4 5/8           5

Do I need an expert to I find the best grip size for me?

No. You can easily find it on your own.

 You hold your racket with a forehand grip while the frame is parallel with the hand.

Place the index finger of your other hand in the space between the palm of your hand and the ring finger.

Does your finger fit in between exactly?

• No? Then the grip size is not big enough. Choose a bigger one.
  
  
• If the space is too wide you need a smaller sized grip.
  
  
• Does it fit right in between? Perfect - You have found the appropriate size for your hand.

It really is that simple. You're done.

But maybe you don't have a raquet around to test it.

No problem!

Alternatively you can find out the fitting grip size with a ruler:

• You open your hand with the fingers closed together and stretched.
  
  
• Put the ruler in your palm and measure the length between the tip of your ring finger and the middle of your palm.
  
  
• That length is the grip size you need (US size!)

With most of the modern tennis racquets it's not possible to reduce their grip size.

 Should you be between the available sizes chose the next smaller one.

Then you can simply add an overgrip (it usually increases the size by 1/16 inch) to make the grip fitting.

 Every tennis player that has this easy basic knowledge is free to choose his favorite tennis equipment.

 With that information you can benefit of the huge variety of models that you can find in the internet and you can safe good money if you order Tennis Raquets online.