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measuring for grips... My 10 year old IS tall for her age. My 12 yo is average to short for her age. They are 4'10.5" and 4'11". So not short at all for gymnasts; but not the tallest girls in the gym either.
So the coach measured them for grips (my 10 yo is getting her first pair, my 12 yo could use a pair of spares and wants to change brands. She used her first pair (english bulldog) for 2.5 years. Right now she uses some French brand (can't remember the name); but they are velcro and she actually wants to go back to buckles (so these would likely swap to being her primaries). Both girls hands from finger tip to hand/wrist meeting (really very edge of hand) are just a hair under 7". I go look at grips and this seems to be the largest size for many brands. I'm nervous as heck to try English Bulldog again because their sizing seems OFF. Their chart says that 7" is clearly a size 2 (up to 7.25"); but one of her teammates ordered some 2s and DD tried them on - too small. But I'm scared to order size 3s considering the chart says that size fits up to an 8" hand.
So... is 7" really just a HUGE hand for kids their size? And... any advice on which grips to get for girls who are under 100 lbs (10 yo is 85, 12 yo is 80); but apparently have large hands? Some of the brands mention weight for their larger grips and the weight they mention is over 100... I would hate for them to have a hard time breaking them in because they are made for girls who are bigger than them.
So the coach measured them for grips (my 10 yo is getting her first pair, my 12 yo could use a pair of spares and wants to change brands. She used her first pair (english bulldog) for 2.5 years. Right now she uses some French brand (can't remember the name); but they are velcro and she actually wants to go back to buckles (so these would likely swap to being her primaries). Both girls hands from finger tip to hand/wrist meeting (really very edge of hand) are just a hair under 7". I go look at grips and this seems to be the largest size for many brands. I'm nervous as heck to try English Bulldog again because their sizing seems OFF. Their chart says that 7" is clearly a size 2 (up to 7.25"); but one of her teammates ordered some 2s and DD tried them on - too small. But I'm scared to order size 3s considering the chart says that size fits up to an 8" hand.
So... is 7" really just a HUGE hand for kids their size? And... any advice on which grips to get for girls who are under 100 lbs (10 yo is 85, 12 yo is 80); but apparently have large hands? Some of the brands mention weight for their larger grips and the weight they mention is over 100... I would hate for them to have a hard time breaking them in because they are made for girls who are bigger than them.