Kookaburra Cricket Bat Grips

Kookaburra Cricket Bat Grips at a glance

Products in this range	66
Price range	$7.50 – $14.99 AUD
In stock	49 of 66
Brands	Kookaburra
Sold by	Cricket For All, Gilles Plains, South Australia

Products in this range

All 66 products in this collection, with current catalogue price and availability.

Product	Brand	Price	In stock
Kookaburra Players Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra GRIP PLAYERS	Kookaburra	$8.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Pink	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Xtreme Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Red	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
EOS CHEVRON GRIP - 3 PACK	Kookaburra	$14.99	Yes
Kookaburra Aura Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Aura Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Aura Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Hexa Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Wave Grip Blue - Junior	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Vertex Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Xtreme Grip Red	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Wave Grip Black - Junior	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Max Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Max Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Max Grip Pink	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Red	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra SCALE GRIP	Kookaburra	$7.50	Yes
Kookaburra Hexa Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Vertex Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Grid Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Grid Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Aura Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Grid Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Hexa Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Wave Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Vertex Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Wave Grip Yellow	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Vertex Grip Yellow	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Grid Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Wave Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Xtreme Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Zig Zag Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Xtreme Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Wave Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Zig Zag Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Zig Zag Grip Black	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Zig Zag Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Players Grip Blue	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Max Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Yellow	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Scale Grip Yellow	Kookaburra	$8.00	Yes
Kookaburra Scale Grip White	Kookaburra	$8.00	Yes
Kookaburra Scale Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$8.00	No
Kookaburra Scale Grip Orange	Kookaburra	$8.00	No
Kookaburra Scale Grip Black	Kookaburra	$8.00	Yes
Kookaburra Players Grip Pink	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Scale Grip Red	Kookaburra	$8.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Yellow	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Scale Grip Pink	Kookaburra	$8.00	No
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Lime	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra Octopus Grip White	Kookaburra	$10.00	No
Kookaburra Octopus Grip Blue	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra ZIG ZAG GRIP	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra PREMIUM CHEVRON BAT GRIP	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra XTREME GRIP	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra GRIP MAX	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra GRIP OCTOPUS	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra GRIP GRID	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes
Kookaburra HEXA GRIP	Kookaburra	$10.00	Yes

What you get at each price point

Across this range, a quarter of options sit below $10.00, half below $10.00, and a quarter above $10.00.

Entry options in this range:

• Kookaburra SCALE GRIP - Kookaburra, $7.50
• Kookaburra GRIP PLAYERS - Kookaburra, $8.00
• Kookaburra Scale Grip Black - Kookaburra, $8.00

Premium options in this range:

• EOS CHEVRON GRIP - 3 PACK - Kookaburra, $14.99
• Kookaburra Players Grip Lime - Kookaburra, $10.00
• Kookaburra Zig Zag Grip Lime - Kookaburra, $10.00

Cricket bat grips

A grip is the cheapest piece of cricket equipment and the one that most directly affects bat control.

When to replace

Replace a grip when it hardens, glazes, or when the hands slide during a shot. A perished grip on a $600 bat is a false economy - most players should replace grips at least once a season, and any player batting weekly through a summer will want two or three.

Types

• Chevron - the standard raised-chevron rubber. Grippy, durable, the default.
• Octopus / suction - raised nodules, maximum tack, popular in humid conditions.
• Spiral / ribbed - moderate texture, thinner feel, closer contact with the handle.
• Scale / dimple - shaped textures, largely a matter of preference.

Thickness and double grips

A second grip increases handle diameter, which suits large hands and reduces the wrist strain of gripping too tightly. It also adds a small amount of weight above the splice, which slightly improves pick-up feel. Players with smaller hands, and most juniors, should stay with a single grip - too thick a handle prevents the top hand from controlling the face.

Fitting

Grips are fitted with a grip cone or by rolling. Fit dry, over a clean handle. If a handle binding is loose or the twine has come away, that needs repair before a new grip goes on - a grip will not hold a failing binding together.

Why grip choice affects your batting

The grip is the only point of contact between player and bat, and it governs two things that matter technically: how tightly you have to hold the bat, and how much the handle can rotate in the hands at impact.

Grip pressure and bat speed. A worn or glazed grip forces the player to hold on harder to stop the bat turning. Grip tension travels up the forearms into the shoulders, and tight forearms slow the swing and shorten the follow-through. Coaches spend a great deal of time telling players to hold the bat lightly - a fresh grip makes that instruction possible to follow.

Rotation at impact. A ball struck off-centre applies a twisting force to the handle. A grip with enough tack resists that rotation, keeping the face square through contact. This is why hitting the ball off the toe or the edge with a worn grip is so much more painful: the handle turns in the hands and the shock goes into the wrists.

Handle diameter and hand size

Bat handles are roughly 30-32 mm in diameter under the grip. Adding a second grip takes that to 34-36 mm. The right diameter is the one where the fingers of the top hand can close comfortably around the handle with the fingertips reaching the palm without pressing hard into it.

• Too thin and the player squeezes to keep control, which locks the wrists.
• Too thick and the top hand cannot wrap far enough round, which stops it controlling the face and pushes the player toward a bottom-hand-dominant swing.

Larger hands and players who suffer forearm fatigue generally benefit from a double grip. Juniors almost never should - most junior handles are already proportionally thick for small hands.

Fitting and removal

Grips are fitted with a cone or by rolling them on over the handle. The handle must be dry and free of old adhesive. If the twine binding under the grip is loose, lifting or unravelling, that must be repaired first: a grip does not hold a failing binding together, and a handle that comes apart under a grip usually means a re-handle rather than a repair.

Removing an old grip is easiest by cutting it lengthways with a blade angled away from the handle - never dig into the binding. Cricket For All's Gilles Plains workshop fits grips and repairs handle bindings alongside its bat repair services.

Grips beyond bats

The same rubber sleeve technology appears on other cricket equipment: some players fit grips to the handles of bowling machines, ball throwers and even kit bag pull handles. Chevron grip material is also sold in sheet form for repairs.

Bat grip terms

• Chevron - the standard raised-chevron rubber pattern.
• Octopus / suction - raised nodules for maximum tack.
• Grip cone - the tool used to stretch a grip onto a handle.
• Binding / twine - the wrapped cord under the grip holding the handle together.
• Double grip - two grips fitted over each other to increase handle diameter.

Common questions about bat grip

How often should I replace a bat grip?

At least once a season, and two or three times for anyone batting weekly. Replace when the rubber hardens, glazes, or when your hands slide during a shot. A perished grip on an expensive bat is a false economy.

Should I use two grips?

A double grip increases handle diameter, which suits larger hands and reduces the tendency to grip too tightly. It also adds a little weight above the splice, subtly improving pick-up feel. Juniors and players with smaller hands should stay single - too thick a handle stops the top hand controlling the face.

How do I fit a grip?

With a grip cone, or by rolling it on over a clean dry handle. Check the handle binding first: if the twine is loose or lifting, that needs repair before a grip goes on, because a grip will not hold a failing binding together.

Which grip type is best?

Chevron is the durable default. Octopus and suction types give maximum tack and suit humid conditions. Spiral and ribbed give a thinner feel and closer contact with the handle. Beyond that it is preference.

What to buy alongside

A grip cone makes fitting a new grip a ten-second job rather than a wrestle.

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Buying from Cricket For All

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