Tennis · Skin is gear

Overgrip soaked by the second set. Blister on the heel of the hand by the third.

Humidity, a two-hour match and a racket that never leaves the hand. The grip goes slick, the wrist tightens, and the skin at the base of the thumb rubs raw. Here is how racket players keep the handle dry, stop the blister, and keep the elbow in the game.

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Why the handle gets away

Overgrips absorb sweat. They do not stop it.

A player goes through overgrips because the hand keeps sweating into them. By the second set the tack is gone, the grip tightens to compensate, and the forearm pays for it at the elbow. Pickleball, squash, padel and racquetball all have the same hand on the same kind of handle for the same length of time.

The blister is the same story. Wet skin at the heel of the hand shears against the grip on every serve until it lifts. Dry hands the night before keep the overgrip tacky longer and the grip pressure lighter. Tape the spot that always goes. Deal with the elbow before it is a season-ender. Rhino's sweat cream was built for climbers. A racket handle is a hold you never let go of.

A match, set by set

From the warm-up to the ice.

Where racket players' hands go wrong over a match, and what goes on at each stop.

The night before · 9 PMDry hands show up dry.

Performance on the racket hand before bed. The overgrip stays tacky longer and the grip pressure drops.

PerformanceDry Spray
Warm-up · 8 AMCover the court sun.

Zinc on the lips, Repair or sun hoodie on neck and forearms. Tape the heel of the hand if it always blisters.

Reef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla ScentRhinos' Own Adhesive tapeSun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50
Changeover · Set 2Reset the hand.

Towel, then a spray of Dry Spray on the racket hand and let it dry before the next game. Hydrate on sun-tight skin.

Dry SprayHydrate
Third set · Set 3Keep the grip light.

Dry palm, lighter grip, looser wrist. The elbow will thank you tomorrow.

Performance
After · NoonDeal with the elbow.

Massage Cream on the forearm and elbow. Split on any blister. Repair on the hands.

Massage CreamSplitRepair
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The pack

What's in the racket bag.

Travel sizes in the accessory pocket. Full sizes stay in the locker.

Sweat Block Bundle
All of it, one boxSweat Block Bundle

Performance, Dry Spray and Tip Juice. Sweat control for the racket hand.

The whole routineSweat Block Bundle$56.85$49.95
10 items · pick a size, hit Add
The night beforePerformance$8.95
At the changeoverDry Spray$8.95
Heel of the handRhinos' Own Adhesive tape$3.95
Warm-upReef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla Scent$4.95
Court sunSun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50$19.95
Sun-tight handsHydrate$8.95
BlistersSplit$4.95
After the matchRepair$8.95
Forearm and elbowMassage Cream$8.95
Between setsAcupressure Massage Ring$5.00
The crew

The people who test this on court.

League players, teaching pros, pickleball converts. They tell us what kept the grip dry into the third set.

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Seen on court

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The tiebreak, the sweat-through overgrip, the trophy. This wall is yours.

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