Bullpadel GB1200 Comfort Padel Overgrip (Pack of 3)

At 0.5mm it sits in the middle of the range: a shade thicker than the thinnest tennis-style overgrips, a little thinner than the 0.6mm grips from Head and Bas3line. Thin is good if your handle already feels right and you just want a fresh surface, because it barely changes the grip size.

Bullpadel describes it as breathable and absorbent, with "maximum grip" and a "firm and secure" hold, but none of its retailers says whether it feels tacky or dry in the hand. We'd call it an absorbent grip first. If you want a definite tacky feel for cold indoor sessions, HEAD's Padel Pro is the one most clubs sell; if your palms sweat through anything, Bullpadel's own Comfort Dry tub of 50 uses a micro-perforated version built for exactly that.

Most people buy whatever came on their racket, which for Bullpadel owners is usually this one. That's not a bad default. The table shows where it sits next to the alternatives, and the full comparison of tacky, dry and perforated finishes is on our padel grip page.

Start at the butt cap, peel the backing as you go, wrap upwards with about a third of each turn overlapping the last, and finish with the tape that comes in the pack. Padel overgrips are shorter than tennis ones, so you shouldn't have much to trim. Change it when it goes shiny or starts to slip; for a twice-a-week player in summer that's every week or two. A wristband such as Bullpadel's black and white pair slows that down by catching sweat before it reaches your hand.

The GB1200 is the overgrip you'll find on most Bullpadel rackets, so if you've just bought a Bullpadel racket and liked the feel, this is the like-for-like replacement. The rest of our padel racket range takes it too; a padel handle is a padel handle.