Sledge Handles

[nrw125]

I've been training with an 8# sledge for about 7 weeks now, and felt it was necessary to wrap the handle in athletic tape. It seemed too narrow, to slippery, etc. I've noticed Bender seems to prefer the fiberglass, and I seem to recall Tom Black using wooden sledges on his website (but don't quote me on that). I've never used anything but the wooden handles, does fiberglass have any advantages?

[MIKE HALEY RILEY CLOE]

Nrw 125, I have an 8lbs. sledgehammer with a fiberglass handle, I dont do a lot of sledgehammer work , but I do use it to do some lever work mostly as streches after my other grip work. The only advantage I would say in the fiberglass, is the durability, lack of a chance of picking up splinters ect. I will say that my handle is actually textured so it may be less slippery than wood. Of course the fiberglass cost quite a bit more also. There are quite a few people on the site that are more experienced on this subject than I am , hope this helps though. Mike

[bender]

The fiberglass ones are textured, and they will last longer.

I have old memories of playing with old sledge hammers while chopping wood at my parents house. The hammer was splintered, it was cracking next to the head, and there was a minor split through the wood grain. As I stood at home depot looking at the fiberglass handle and the wood handle, it was an easy call.

[Sean Dockery]

Actually, if you're not using the sledge for anything other than grip work, either type handle should outlast you. Of course, if you're gonna go drive spikes or something...