Ashaway Super Tacky Overgrip (3-Pack)

Ashaway's own pitch is short: better absorbency, extra tackiness for a non-slip feel, and a comfortable grip material. On court that translates to a wrap that grabs your palm from the first rally, which helps anyone who tends to throttle the handle to stop it turning. A relaxed grip is a faster swing, and tack is the cheap way to get there.

Tacky grips have a known weak spot, though. Once they're soaked they lose their bite faster than a dry, matte grip does. If your hands sweat heavily, or you mostly play outdoors in summer, look at a drier finish in our padel grip range instead.

Most overgrips come three to a pack, so the real differences are feel and thickness. HEAD's Padel Pro overgrip publishes 0.60mm, the Polyfibre Feel It is sold as ultra thin, and Bullpadel's GB1200 Comfort is a thinner, absorbent 0.5mm.

Wrap from the butt of the handle upwards, overlapping each turn slightly and keeping steady tension, then secure the end with finishing tape. One overgrip on top of the base grip adds a little to the handle's thickness; two will make it noticeably chunkier, so try one first.

Change it when it stops feeling sticky or starts to shine; our grip guide puts a tacky overgrip at roughly 4 to 8 sessions of 90 minutes. A spare in your padel bag saves a slippery third set. If you've just bought a new padel racket, wrapping a fresh overgrip on day one also protects the original grip underneath.