Hesacore padel grips in Australia — what they are and how to choose one
A Hesacore is not an overgrip. It is a replacement for the base grip your racket came with: you take the original off the bare handle and slide the Hesacore on in its place, using the plastic strips supplied in the box — no glue, a couple of minutes. The surface is moulded into a patented pattern of hexagonal cells that matches the anatomy of the hand, guides your fingers into the same position every time you pick the racket up, and spreads the contact area across the handle — Hesacore measure 8–14% more grip surface than a conventional round grip. The point is that you stop squeezing. A relaxed hand means a relaxed forearm: less fatigue over a long match, less shock travelling up into the wrist and elbow, and a grip that still holds when your hands are wet on a humid Gold Coast evening. It is not a treatment for anything; it is a handle that asks less of your hand. Made in Italy from a recyclable silicone blend.
Which size
Hesacore sizes are the thickness of the grip material, and the right one recreates the handle thickness you already play with rather than sizing you up. Hesacore's own size guide goes by what you play with now: if your grip feels too big for your hand, take Extra Small (1.0mm); if it suits your hand with one overgrip, Small (1.5mm); if you use two overgrips or it feels a little small, Medium (2.0mm), the thickest size we stock. No grip to go by? Measure from the tip of your middle finger to your wrist: under 18cm is Extra Small, 18–19cm Small, 19–20cm Medium. Same thickness you know, with a better shape underneath it.
Which version
Every Hesacore shares the same hexagonal shape; only the feel changes. Original is the reference model — the balance point between direct feel and comfort, and the one Hesacore tell retailers to start people on. Gel is the softest grip Hesacore make: a gel layer that moulds to the hand and cushions every contact, and the one Hesacore's own retailer guide sends anyone dealing with elbow pain or vibration straight to. Carbon is the firm one — carbon filaments through the grip make the handle noticeably stiffer, so you feel more of the ball and absorb more of it too. Pink sits alongside the Original on feel and, at 1.0mm, is the thinnest Hesacore made.
Do you still need an overgrip?
Optional. Most players run the Hesacore on its own or with one thin overgrip over the top; the overgrip adjusts thickness and adds sweat absorption, and costs you a little of the hexagonal texture in exchange. If you play outdoors in Queensland in summer, try it bare first and add an overgrip if your hand slips. Your grip may arrive in Hesacore's pickleball-branded packaging — padel and pickleball handles are identical and it is the same grip. Grips, overgrips and how they fit together →
Buying Hesacore from us
Stocked on the Gold Coast, shipped the same day on orders before 1pm AEST, free shipping over $99 and $9.95 below it, free click and collect at Pacific Fair in Broadbeach. A Hesacore on its own sits under the free-shipping line, so it is the obvious thing to add to a racket order.
Buying Hesacore on the Gold Coast, in Brisbane or on the Sunshine Coast
We are a Gold Coast business. Every in-stock Hesacore product on this page ships the same day from Broadbeach on orders placed before 1pm AEST on a business day, which usually means next-business-day delivery across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast (sometimes two), and free shipping over $99 ($9.95 below). Pre-orders ship when the stock lands, on the date shown on each product. If you are local, click and collect is free from our counter at Priceline Pharmacy in Pacific Fair, Broadbeach — ready within 3 hours (usually within the hour) during trading hours, 7 days a week, where the stock is on hand, which puts a Hesacore order ten minutes from the courts at Carrara and Robina and a quarter of an hour from Burleigh Heads. We do not hold demo rackets at our end; if your club has a Hesacore on its wall, hit with it there first. Playing further north? Padel in Brisbane and padel on the Sunshine Coast list every court and what to expect, or see every court in Australia. Weighing up a local order against an interstate one? Buying padel gear on the Gold Coast sets out what actually exists here and what it costs today.