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Paese

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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #75 on: May 17, 2023, 09:45:08 AM »
I hate the sponginess of multiple grips and so only use one. I prefer a thicker handle though because it gives me more control, so either have to get creative with them myself to get the feel I want (eg. medical tape, extra binding etc) or buy with a thick handle (eg. Aldred). Either way, I never have more than a single grip.

I don't use inners of any kind, and if I am in long enough then I would rather call for my other gloves. I like to be able to feel as much of the contact of ball on bat, extra grips and inners etc take that away for me.
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #76 on: May 17, 2023, 09:51:03 AM »
Prefer to use one grip but will use two on any handle that is a bit too thin such as a Keeley or WCW.

Love the handles on a Scott, GM or Aldred.

 
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #77 on: May 17, 2023, 01:05:35 PM »
One no inners never liked the feel of inners and grips I like hardish feel don't like to much rubber 
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #78 on: May 17, 2023, 04:51:06 PM »
Single chevron and medium think handle can’t stand thin handles at all
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #79 on: May 17, 2023, 08:50:39 PM »
I use two chevron grips with a couple of layers of zinc oxide tape over each and a hex grip on top. The tape removes the squishy feeling of multiple grips in my experience
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #80 on: May 17, 2023, 10:42:31 PM »
Single grip, kookaburra snakeskin type thing.

Used to always be 2
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #81 on: May 18, 2023, 07:15:17 AM »
Back to one grip after trying one and a half.

All these years of playing still undecided whether 2grips actually improves pick up on a bat slightly too heavy
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #82 on: May 18, 2023, 07:58:54 AM »
Quote from: ppccopener on May 18, 2023, 07:15:17 AM
Back to one grip after trying one and a half.

All these years of playing still undecided whether 2grips actually improves pick up on a bat slightly too heavy

I remain of the view it just makes the bat heavier and makes no difference to pick up. Better technique can help more than a second grip.
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #83 on: May 18, 2023, 08:26:35 AM »
Just one grip for me, the important bit is having the handle right in the first place - really there shouldn't be a need for more than one grip IMO.

All the super skinny handles from brands just trying to save scale weight is the real issue but that's enough thread entirely :D
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #84 on: May 18, 2023, 10:44:56 AM »
Personally I love a skinny handle as I have small hands.

So one grip (lords taverner grip if poss) and that's that.

Best bat I've ever used was one of mine I made with a skinny handle replicated off a Malik I had a few years back and I've never looked back.
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #85 on: May 18, 2023, 02:47:15 PM »
One chevron,,thinnish handle,,
Best shoulder /handle I’ve used was a laver,, so my bats are very similar in that respect
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #86 on: May 19, 2023, 05:35:06 AM »
I find that for thin or medium round handle bats with mid low / low swells 2 grips definitely feel like they enhance the pick up, assume its creating a counterbalance of sorts but will leave that to the experts to confirm.
Currently experimenting with a chevron and kookaburras silicone grip which currently makes the handle feel softer/ slightly spongey. The plot twist is I havent decided if thats a good thing or not!
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #87 on: May 19, 2023, 05:46:37 AM »
Quote from: LEACHY48 on May 18, 2023, 10:44:56 AM
Personally I love a skinny handle as I have small hands.

So one grip (lords taverner grip if poss) and that's that.

Best bat I've ever used was one of mine I made with a skinny handle replicated off a Malik I had a few years back and I've never looked back.

To be fair, Harrow bats tend to have thinner handles bud ;)
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #88 on: June 01, 2023, 06:42:10 PM »
Always 2. Tried for a bit with 3 grips. Pickup improved but so did the bat rotating in hand. Specially with round handles. It's just prob me, but the handles these days are too thin to just have 1 grip.
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Re: How many grips...
« Reply #89 on: June 01, 2023, 08:24:36 PM »
Not all handles mate 😉
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