Know More About the Badminton Grips

One of the things that is also important for badminton players are the Grips, and actually there is so much in choosing a badminton grip than meets the eye. Badminton players can be classified as Control or Power player. 

Control players often uses a variety of shots to score. He/She may use clears, net shots, drops and other deception techniques all Control players like long rallies and rely on their opponents to make a mistake caused by their accurate and deceptive shots. 

The Power players are the more aggressive type of playing style. They are the players who rely on their smashes, jump smashes and drives, they win games by overwhelming their opponents with relentless sequence of strikes and attacks.

However, when you choose your badminton grip you need to be aware of the thickness of the grip as this will definitely cause you to inadvertently grip your racket tightly/loosely.

Here are the 2 different badminton grips that most players are looking for;

1. Rubber Grip

Overgrip - this grip is used to surround your replacement grip so it adds a variety of texture for better control. This Overgrip is very cheap to change so it really saves you a lot of money in the long run. The downside of this is it makes your racket bulkier and heavier.

Replacement Grip – this replaces the original grip that the racket came with.

One more issue of the rubber grip is that when it becomes very wet, they become extremely slippery, so when you have sweaty hands it is not recommended for you to choose the rubber grip, you won’t have proper control and power during games. Also you don’t want to hit your opponents with those flying rackets.

2. Towel Grip

The other type of grip is the towel grip, this is in contrast with the rubber grip, no matter how wet the towel grip becomes it can still maintain a very good friction and feel for the badminton racket. Surely that it will not slip easily even if it gets very wet. On the other hand the downside of it is that because it is made of cloth it does retain odor and will have to be changed. It does not last as long as the rubber grip. 

Also with the towel grip, the more you use it the rougher it becomes. If you want a towel grip on your racket the best choice is to invest in a branded one such as Yonex badminton grips.

Towel grips are recommended when you have a sweaty hands or when you expect to sweat more than usual as when you will be having extensive training as you will perspire more. 

We recommend that you try both rubber grip and towel grip for you to have a good feel and fit on what is the best grip for you because experience will answer what you really need. When you buy a badminton grip many factors need to be considered that’s why you should know what your body and game play needs.