I have an elite custom pro. You have to give it a good tug to get the handle off. There's no twisting involved -- you pull it straight down and it slides off.

Your Hot Melt is a pretty old racquet. If the handles have never been changed, it may be more difficult than usual to get the original one off -- it may have bonded over time.

If you like the way the racquet feels, you might just want to be content with it as is. I tried each of the handles once on my elite, decided which one I liked, and haven't changed since. The idea that you would want to change handles regularly really doesn't hold up in practice -- it would just screw up your game. Which is undoubtedly why Dunlop shelved the "custom" concept, despite the fact that the elite at least is actually a nice racquet.

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