Frequently asked questions about padel overgrips
How often should you change your overgrip?
It depends on how much you play and how much you sweat, not on the calendar. The honest rule: if your hand starts sliding inside the grip, you're already late. Playing two or three times a week, every two or three matches is about right. Competing, or playing in summer, every match.
What's the difference between a grip and an overgrip?
The grip is the one that comes from the factory, stuck to the handle of your racket: thick, adhesive and almost never replaced. The overgrip is the thin layer you wrap on top. You change it every few matches and it's what your hand actually touches. Never take the original grip off to fit an overgrip.
Smooth or perforated? Which one should I take?
Both grip just as well. The difference is sweat.
The smooth one (Adherence) has no perforations, so the whole surface touches your hand: dry, firm feel, ideal if you sweat little or play indoors.
The perforated one (Transpire) lets air through and stops sweat building up on the handle: better if you sweat a lot, or play in summer and outdoors.
If in doubt, start with the perforated. It forgives more.
How do you put on a padel overgrip?
- Take the old overgrip off. Leave the factory grip on.
- Start at the bottom, at the end of the handle. Peel the adhesive tab at the start and stick it down at an angle.
- Wrap upwards, overlapping about a third of the width on each turn. Pull it slightly taut, but don't overdo it: too much stretch means creases and a shorter life.
- Cut the excess at an angle and finish it off with the tape in the pack.
The first ones come out crooked. By the third you've got it.
Can you put one overgrip on top of another?
You can, and plenty of people do it to bulk up a handle that feels too small. But you lose feel, and the one underneath gets soggy with sweat without you noticing. If you need more thickness, go for a bigger handle or a heat-shrink sleeve underneath.
Which overgrip is best if my hands sweat a lot?
The perforated one (Transpire). The perforations let moisture out instead of trapping it between your hand and the handle. And change it more often than you think: a soaked overgrip doesn't grip, however good it is.
Do they work for tennis, frontenis or badminton?
Yes. Our overgrips are 110 cm long, enough for a padel racket and also for a tennis, frontenis or badminton racket. Same product, same way of fitting it.
Why are all your overgrips white?
Because they last longer. Colour pigments break down faster with sweat and friction, and the grip suffers match after match. Making them only in white lets us focus on the product lasting, not on having fourteen colours.
Is a big pack worth it?
If you play regularly, yes. The 15-pack works out at €1.32 per unit and the 60-pack at €0.83: buying the box of 60 saves you 37% per overgrip. And you stop running out of grips on the exact day you have a match.
