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  1. beachgirl

    Parents Grip finger holes too big

    My DD just got her first (and second) pair of grips. I don't know all of the terminology but her coach wants her to have something called a pixie grip that is more narrow with buckles instead of velcro. We measured her hand and ordered from the company her coach wanted us to order from, Frank...
  2. 4inches

    Breaking in Grips

    Last week my coach said I should get grips and I ordered some and wore them to practice yesterday. I am an old level 6 and now in Xcel and have never used grips. When I woke up the next morning the space between my thumb and index finger was really sore and throbbing. My wrist was also sore...
  3. A

    Coaches Grips or no grips?

    Hi We are thinking about getting grips to our gymnast that do or starting to do kips and cast to handstand and so on. Since we are a very new club we don't really have any experience about. How much difference and what diff is it between? Grips with a roll, Grips without and going without...
  4. Ali'sMom

    WAG Replacement rubber bands for grips??

    DD has US Glove Hot Shot grips. She broke one of the rubber bands yesterday. At the gym they put a new rubber band, but definitely not as strong as the original one, and told me she needs new rubber bands. I am going to sound TOTALLY stupid, but is there any reason why I can't just go to an...
  5. G

    WAG Grip Problems???

    I have been using the same pair of grips for about 8 months now and about a month and a half ago whenever I would try to do a kip cast handstand on the highbar I would end up doing a front hip circle instead. I have tried new grips of the same brand (Ginnasta USA) and they continued to do the...
  6. putri

    WAG Best dowel grips for under 5" hands

    Hi! I have a 5yrs old who just started in Oct. It's probably equal to pre team in the US. Initially coach and I decided that dd can do without grips (they wanted the dowel grips, not the beginner ones) since her hands are tiny and she hasn't really done gym. First day she could do three chin...
  7. Dizzy_And_Lazy

    WAG Some questions about grips

    I have been using tape grips for a while made out of athletics tape but I find that the tape around my wrists slip a lot. Does anyone know how to stop this happening? Also, I have been thinking of switching to palm guards but I was wondering if they take a while to break in? I only do twenty...
  8. Hannahmariee00

    WAG Kip/grip issues..?

    I recently had a back injury, which obviously led me to not train/condition. I started training again about a month ago, and my kips have been terrible! I am hardly making any kips (long hang/glide) and it's stressing me out. I believe that there are several factors that are contributing to my...
  9. veganmami

    WAG Reccomendation for new grips

    Hey everyone. I have a 10 y/o DD that is teetering between repeating 5 or going to 6 that has had the same grips for almost two years. I know at this point she needs new ones. Any reccomendations for grips? Companies, how to measure, belt vs. velcro, cost comparison, etc… Thanks in advance...
  10. A

    Coaches Hot shot grips

    Has anyone used hot shot grips recently for their smaller gymnasts? I have always used hot shots because of the narrower palm piece. After "retiring" for a few years to have children, I am back in the gym and when my tops and young optionals were ready for grips I asked them to get Hot shots...
  11. l.c.o

    WAG Grips and 'finger rips'?

    Hi! I have a quick question, and I'm hoping someone here might have some advice. DD, 10, has been in her US Glove double buckle grips for about six months. Just recently, she's noticed that she has a few small abrasions on her middle fingers of one hand. She suspects it's from her grips. I've...
  12. 3LittleGymmies

    Parents Grips Slipping?

    My daughter has really small hands and tiny wrists. Her grips are a 00 Narrow. We chose the narrow because bars was not her strongest event at the time and her coaches agreed that a little more contact with the bar would be a good thing for her. She has really worked hard and her bars are great...
  13. 3gymgirlsmom

    Parents Double buckle grips

    What is the cheapest place to get some, my dd needs new grips since her old ones are too small
  14. C

    MAG Grips

    DS is very excited to be getting his first pair of HB grips! Coach has recommended 501 Blues with buckles. However, DS is insisting that he wants velcro. What is the real difference between the buckle and velcro? What have your boys used (he is just a L5)? I can see that velcro may be easier...
  15. E

    WAG How should grips fit?

    Should dowel grips cover your entire hand and fingers when you lay the grips flat on your hand or should he tips of your three middle fingers poke out? Should your hand be curved when you put your fingers through the holes?
  16. E

    WAG Are my grips too small?

    I just got new grips, and I think they may be too small. The finger holes definitely need sanding but I am worried that the grips themselves may be too short. Would anyone mind looking at the pictures below and giving your opinion? Thanks!
  17. kaloss

    Parents Permanent marker on grips...

    My dd is training level 4 and the coach told her that she needed to get grips to start getting used to them and breaking them in. Another mom in the gym had ordered a pair for her daughter but they were too small, she couldn't return them because her very excited daughter wrote her name on them...
  18. Flipomaniak

    WAG Grips!

    You'd think that as a level 10 I would have figured out what grips I like... but no, not really. So I have bulldogs and they stretch out so fast, they're also too smooth? I don't know if that makes sense but It just feels like I need to get chalk a lot. Does anyone have any recomendations?
  19. gymnastflip

    WAG What are the strongest grips?

    I'm looking to get a new pair, and I usually go for reisport. However, they tend to not last me very long- usually about 4 months, which is a bit annoying because I have to keep wasting time working new ones in. I know reisport does double leather ones, but I'm not sure I want to risk buying...
  20. K

    WAG which grips? 2 or 3 holes?

    Until now, I have just trained without grips but wanted to get one now, because I am learning giants and Free Hips to Handstand. But now I can't decide which I should get because I have no idea! I want to order them form Ginnasta, but there are soo many different grips - beginner grips, with...

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