is heat expansion/shrinkage of grips for tennis raquet to fit your grip size good?

Question

Im a grip size 3 and the raquet im buying online is a size 2, they seller recommended i buy it and get the grip size heat expanded. has anyone tried that? Is it alright to try? or should i just buy a size 3.

Answer 1

Go for 3

Answer 2

Going up one size from 2 (4 1/4) to 3 (4 3/8) is fine. By using the shrink wrapping type underlayment or the old peel and stick kind, you'll keep the original shape of the grip. If you were building it up 2 sizes or more, it will lose the grip shape, AND, it will begin to effect the playing characteristics of the racket. But, for one grip size, I wouldn't hesitate. My sponsor sent me a batch of rackets one summer that were one size too small. I had to build them all up to my correct size and felt no difference.

Answer 3

I have done the very thing you are talking about many times. What you need is a heat shrink sleeve. What you do is take off the orginal replacement grip and expose the bare handle of the racket. Then you slide the heat shrink sleeve over the handle and you use a hot hair dryer or glue gun and go over the sleeve for about 30 minutes as it shrinks to fit the handle. Then using an exacto knife, scalpal or razor blade like I use and cut off the excess around the butt cap. Then put your replacement grip back on your racket if it still has its adhesion/sticky side left after removal. Heat shrink sleeves are rather expensive, about $3 each. If you need any, I still have like 3 of them left from my last order of 10. Feel free to email me if you have any more questions.

Answer 4

Buy size 3 or put a couple of overgrip on the size 2 ;)

Answer 5

buy size 3. The seller probably wants to get rid of a size 2.
size 3 is very small. most people use 4.25-4.5

Answer 6

Buy, size 3 cause the grip'll never expand that much.