Are these grips too big??? (pictures)

[KBT]

And once again, everyone has different opinions on size, length, thickness! My, aren't we a helpful bunch The grips look like they could be the right size (if larger is your preference). I am also concerned with the width and thickness. Wide is ok if that's what you like, but it does obstruct your ability to bend the edges of your hand in to grip the bar. If your daughter was using a "cupped hand" technique, she'd probably hate wide grips.

I *think* these are Reisports? Or at least ones that look pretty similar. As I mentioned in your last thread, these grips are very thick, probably thicker than a first-time grip user would like. I took about eight years off from gymnastics, bought a new pair of grips when I returned to the sport, and in the eight years the grips had gotten much thicker. Even I had trouble getting used to them. These are great grips for higher-level gymnasts who work out a lot yet still want their grips to last for a decent amount of time. My old, thinner Reisports still lasted 1-2 seasons of working out 16 hours a week so I wouldn't be too concerned about having to replace them all the time. The thickness also means it's harder to *feel* the bar - not a problem for someone who's used to the feel of swinging bars in grips, but could be a problem for someone who still wants some of the feel of barehands on bar.

I'd probably get her some thinner, more narrow grips as a "transition" pair. There have been some great suggestions on brands here. When it comes time for her to get a second pair, she'll have started developing preferences of her own, and you can go with those.

[gymdog]

I think they're tensport which is like the ten-o copy of Reisport. I have 501 blues (buckle) and I've had them for about 5 years now (started using this pair freshman year in high school). They hold up okay, I'm starting to wear the top part of the stitching off over the last two years or so because I seem to swing with the grip higher up on my left hand. I don't know anyone with the tensports though, the 501s seem hit or miss as far as liking them, but they're all right quality wise in my experience. I like that they don't have the flap over the finger holes. They're cut a little different than the reisport/tensport. We only use buckle grips at my old gym.

[MadKate]

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Originally Posted by maddiekate I wear a 00. I wish they had 000s. I wore kids sizes until high school.

My skeleton could not fit into a 000. Or even a 00. I am...not exactly built for this sport. And I was on the smallish side of average (both height and chest) until about the middle of high school, too.

On closer inspection, I'd need to know the brand of your grips to find out if you're really that much more suited to the catcher's mitt club than I am. ;-) It seems in some, I *would* be a 3.

(I should have read the boards more before signing up and picked a username that was less similar to popular posters...at least our avatars are quite different - precisely the opposite!)

[maddiekate]

I have reisport grips. They used to say lady on them. My hands had green spots on them at gymnastics camp because the text wore off onto my hands.