Zero Residue
No adhesive on your overgrip. Ever.
Guard-Tex bonds to itself — zero adhesive contacts the racket grip. Your overgrip stays clean and consistent. Cotton gauze provides stable friction in both dry and sweaty conditions.
Protect — Tennis
Guard-Tex protects the fingers and palm absorbing racket impact and overgrip friction. Self-adhering tape that stays in place through serves, rallies, and match-long sweat without adhesive residue on your grip.
Tennis generates extreme hand friction. Every forehand transfers racket rotation into the index finger and thumb. Every backhand torques the lower hand across the overgrip. Topspin creates rotational friction on the middle and ring fingers. Serves load the palm heel with deceleration force. After 200+ shots in a match, accumulated friction destroys skin.
Overgrips absorb sweat but create their own friction as they wear smooth. And sweaty hands amplify friction — moisture creates a higher-friction interface than dry skin, which is why blisters worsen in hot conditions.
USTA 4.5 tournament weekends ended in bloody blisters by the semis. Guard-Tex on index finger and thumb — played to the finals blister-free for the first time in years.— USTA Tournament Player
Guard-Tex on high-friction fingers creates a cotton interface between skin and grip that manages friction instead of amplifying it. No adhesive to dissolve in sweat. No residue changing racket feel. Consistent friction management through a full match.
Zero Residue
Guard-Tex bonds to itself — zero adhesive contacts the racket grip. Your overgrip stays clean and consistent. Cotton gauze provides stable friction in both dry and sweaty conditions.
Forehand and topspin. The dominant hand's index, middle finger, and thumb pad take the most friction during forehands. Heavy topspin amplifies rotational friction 30-50%. Guard-Tex on these three contact points absorbs friction while maintaining racket feel for spin control.
Two-handed backhand. The non-dominant hand's ring finger and palm heel take heavy torque loading. Guard-Tex on the lower hand prevents callus formation and blister development that worsens with every backhand rally.
Serve. Serve motion loads the palm heel and index finger base with deceleration force at contact. Over 50+ serves per match, this creates deep calluses that crack. Guard-Tex on the serve-hand palm cushions deceleration without changing grip feel.
Net play. Volley grip changes create unpredictable friction across the hand. Guard-Tex on fingertips provides consistent protection regardless of rapid grip position changes at net.
Tournament and multi-match play. Most significant damage occurs during tournaments — multiple matches in consecutive days. Guard-Tex prevents early-round blisters from becoming debilitating in later rounds.
| Feature | Guard-Tex | Athletic Tape | Bare Hands | Adhesive Bandages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residue on overgrip | ✓ Zero — no adhesive | ✗ Adhesive transfers | N/A | ✗ Sticky residue |
| Racket feel | ✓ Thin cotton — full feel | ✗ Can change grip diameter | ✓ Full feel | ✗ Changes grip feel |
| Sweat performance | ✓ Bonds tighter, wicks | ✗ Loosens in sweat | Grip gets slippery | ✗ Dissolves |
| Match duration hold | ✓ Full match + changeovers | ✗ Needs reapplication | N/A | ✗ Rarely lasts a set |
| Friction management | ✓ Consistent all conditions | Moderate | Varies with moisture | ✗ Sticks then slides |
Play a set and note hotspots. Most players: dominant-hand index finger, middle finger, thumb. Two-handed backhand: add non-dominant ring finger and palm heel.
Pro tip: Your friction pattern depends on grip style. Eastern loads index finger. Western loads thumb pad. Tape according to your grip.Apply to dry hands. Two passes per finger, keeping wraps thin for maximum feel. For palm coverage, X-pattern across the heel allowing full wrist mobility.
Pro tip: Apply before putting on wristband. Tape sets during warm-up and reaches full bond by the first game.Guard-Tex holds through 2-3 hour matches of sweating, towel use, and grip changes. Bond strengthens with sweat compression. For tournaments, add reinforcement passes between matches.
Pro tip: Keep a roll in your bag. Changeover taping takes 30 seconds.Peel off — zero residue on hands or overgrip. No need to replace the overgrip just because you taped.
Pro tip: Guard-Tex over existing blisters protects during healing without adhesive pain on raw skin.
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Clean look for athletes. 3/4" wraps fingers perfectly. Self-adhering, non-stretch, woven cotton. Zero residue on equipment. One roll lasts 20+ sessions.
Shop Now"USTA 4.5 tournament weekends ended in bloody blisters by the semis. Guard-Tex on index finger and thumb — played to the finals blister-free for the first time in years."— USTA Tournament Player
"My two-handed backhand was destroying my left ring finger. Guard-Tex on that one finger solved it completely. Backhands all day without pain."— High School Varsity Tennis
"Teaching 6 hours of lessons daily, my hands were wrecked by Wednesday. Guard-Tex on my dominant hand and I teach through Friday without issues."— USPTA Teaching Professional
"Athletic tape residue was ruining my overgrips. Guard-Tex leaves nothing. I change overgrips because they wear out — not because tape gunked them up."— Club Player, 3x Weekly
Many use self-adhering tape like Guard-Tex because it prevents blisters without adhesive residue on racket grips. Unlike athletic tape, it bonds only to itself.
Guard-Tex is thin enough that most players report minimal change. Two passes provides blister protection while maintaining grip feedback for shot placement.
Guard-Tex over existing calluses prevents further friction. Wrapping before play prevents callus formation. Focus on index finger, thumb, and palm heel of dominant hand.
No. Zero adhesive. It bonds only to itself through cohesive technology. Cannot transfer residue to overgrips, replacement grips, or handles.
Yes. Guard-Tex holds through 2-3 hour matches. The cohesive bond strengthens with sweat and compression — holds better during play than at rest.
Before any high-volume session — matches, tournaments, extended practice. Preventive taping is far more effective than taping over existing damage.
Self-adhering tape. No adhesive on skin or gear. Made in Elk Grove Village, IL since 1935.
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