Grip wars. 4 grips for the end of your stick, which provides the best performance and benefit.

I take 4 different grips that are on the market, rocketgrip, buttendz, power flex and lizard skin, play 4 games in a row to see which grip is the one I want to use moving forward. Something different than a stick review!

[Jakuby]

Lizard skin is by far the best that I've tried. I put it on all of my sticks, and it gives me that perfect feel for the silky mitts.

[swedishgoaliephenom]

I just use tennis grip because it’s cheap, saves my gloves, and best of all provides more grip!

[Thedonron]

Buttendz for me. I have one on my main and backup stick both Jetspeed FT460s. No issues, easy installation and the grip is awesome.

[phillipthompson]

I have recently experimented with no tape. Just a little tape knob and that's it. Sticks nowadays have a grippy texture anyway. I find it stops my gloves getting worn out and I have a pretty good feel too.

[redline]

I really like the way the lizard skin grip feels in the hand, good soft grip like its a really soft rubber and the buttends is alright too but the thing I cant get over is it really dulls the feel of the puck to me. My go to is split the tape and half and build up a buttend that is somewhere between 3/8" to 1/2". Then do the candy cane twisted tape under the final wrap and keep it spaced wide. I get that elastic grip tape like that powerflex you showed but the Howies or Renfrew brand and do a very thin wrap job with it to go over the twist, I haven't seen abnormal wear from using it, left hand is a little more worn since I'm a righty too but that's inevitable but its not really bad. Nothing I tried beats that and I always go back to it after trying something else. I really like the lizardskin and wanna use it exclusively but can't get over the dulled puck feel, its an ongoing conflict with myself.



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[mhicaoidh]

You can use a hair dryer on the Rocket Grip as well. I tried out the cloth version of the Rocket Grip, and it has a lot more grip than the foam version.

[joemarkivich]

I used to use Taki Mac but it just felt like holding a piece of rubber. I’m currently using the lizard skins on my 2 roller and 2 ice sticks.

[tbrun]

great review... here is something i've been using, "Self-Fusing Silicone Tape", from your local hardware store of choice. It is pretty soft of the palms and provides better grip than regular stick tape

[mikevieser]

Another great vid...Would love to see you do one on blades (Flare, Step, Tydan, BladeTech) vs stock.

[iancmuir]

I have used the Buttendz and the Lizard skin and both are great but the Lizard Skin fell apart after two after about 15 games. Once your hand goes against the grain on the Lizard Skin it starts to fall apart pretty quick. The Buttendz has a issue in BC, Canada where with all the moisture in the air in the winter causes the grip to shift around when you store your stick in your truck or garage. It really defeats the purpose of being reusable when you have to glue it and the price is just too much. I started using the Tacki-mac after using hockey tape and will be going back to it again once I have to replace my stick.

[mongillohockey]

Another solid review! Thanks! I might have to try that lizard grip stuff. I’m sick of replacing my grip tape every other game. I was really curious as to what you were gonna say about the Butt Endz. Before I retired from reffing, I saw a fair amount of those either fall off or get ripped in two during games.

[qmechanic]

I used Lizard Skin a long time ago and thought that it was too thick when I had to wrap it over itself. I might try it again. I usually use the Future version of the Buttendz. I find that the Buttendz is reusable, no issue switching it to other sticks. It can be a pain to get the Buttendz on, but you need to watch their video on how to install it and remove it. I also tried Tacki-mac a long time ago. I found it really difficult to remove. I could never get the hair spray to work, so I had to use their adhesive which is super strong and makes the grip extremely difficult to remove, not to mention leaves horrible residue.

[jamesweaver]

I also use the snakeskins now. I was using the buttendz for years but found with the price and feel it works best for me. Good review!

[ericgreenwood]

No tacki-mac? I've been using the Kane grip for a while now and love it and, if you use hair spray instead of the adhesive they send you, it is reusable.

[kachino]

Love your amazing reviews. It's things like that that us beer leaguers would definitely want to try. Thought about trying the Rezztek tape but will not purchase them and stick with regular tape. Continue the great work Justin.

[PrettyLolBoy]

You should really check the brand tacki-mac, the "wrap texture" model especially because this is the grippiest and thinnest i could find out there. All the other models are kinda too bulking and you get a spongy feel to your stick. And the tacki-mac is also pretty cheap, like 5-10$

[calenlaughlin]

I pull an arms length of tape and twist it until it resembles a string. I wrap this string descending around the end of the stick. I am careful to space each wrap of the string so that my fingers naturally fall in the gaps between wraps. Now I tape over this string of tape in the opposite direction until I reach the end of the stick. I'm not done. I want a knob. I wrap layers of tape until I know that the girth of the knob I have created is large enough that I can easily pick up the stick if I drop it. Now I cover the entire tape job with sock tape to protect my gloves.
Not only have I never had an issue with grip using this method, my gloves last longer and unless you decide to shorten your stick your tape job will easily outlive your stick.

[DumbOrangeFrog]

Replacement for rocket grip:use heat shrinking rubber tubes which should give you good grip

[sirena_films]

The buttendz come with a spray to make it easier to put on

[FrankBlueMeow]

What about grip spray for the shaft? Just bought the original Warrior Alpha LX Pro as you have suggested over the years but the grip is terrible compared to my Warrior Covert QRE 40....($100 stick from two years ago). I didn't realize what was going wrong during my first game using it but then I realized it was just not as grippy while I was taking practice shots at home. Meow.