What size grip to use

[dixie]

By the usual measurements I take a 4 5/8 grip. I spoke with a racquet manufacturer who said many of the pros are using a much smaller grip eg. Nadal uses a 4 1/8. He suggested a 4 1/4 for me. What are your thoughts?

[llll]

it used to be said that too small a grip size could lead to tennis elbow or conversely if you have or had tennis elbow a larger grip size helps to decrease the twisting of the racquet thus less stress on the elbow. try different sizes to see if they are comfortable and go with what feels best with the caveat re grip size and tennis elbow. i am sure if there is new data on grip size and injury prevention or promotion someone will respond

[llll]

good news found an article from 2006 research conclusion that technique more a cause of tennis elbow than grip size.