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Badminton grip size

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Players often ask how thick their badminton racket handle should be: how many layers of grip tape should they add?

I don’t know of any formula for calculating your ideal badminton grip size. To get the right size, you have to experiment.

Your grip needs to be big enough so that you can hold the badminton racket comfortably with a relaxed grip. If you find yourself needing to clench the badminton racket to maintain control, then your grip is probably too small.

Your grip needs to be small enough so that you can make good use of grip tightening for power. If the grip is so big that it completely fills up your palm, then your grip tightening will not be effective. Having too thick a badminton grip will also make your grip less flexible.

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This page is mainly based on my own experience, but also on the advice of Lee Jae Bok.

This page was last updated on 8 February 2008 (article update log).

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Left-handed?

All the instructions in the Badminton Bible are written for right-handed players.

If you are left-handed, you’ll have to reverse the instructions in your head. Every time I write right, you should think left, and vice-versa.

Sorry about that!