What are grips?

[gymnast1guppy]

I know this is stupid question but ..Are grips supposed to help with gripping the bar or get rid of some pain with your hands or both?

 

[flipandtwist]

Grips are used whenever gymnasts start doing harder skills where they can fly off easily (Like free-hips and giants) to help grip on the bar. A lot of people think that grips help you not have rips and/or relieve pain from rips but that's not really true. Grips don't do anything to help with rips. Hope I helped.

 

[B Gymnast]

Well they do reduce some friction so they can help with rips, also. They do for me

 

[gymnast1guppy]

Thank you so much!