How to add grip to my stick?

[Muzza_77 0]

Hey, last week I tried using the candy cane tape job on my stick and wow!! my game was much better, that extra grip did something. Though I dont want to keep taping up the shaft which wastes tape and probably isnt the best for my glove palms either. So is there something I can spray on to make it grippier? spray paint?

It's a wood stick by the way.

So if spray paint is the way to go, do i need to put a primer down first?

Cheers, muzza

[Abubaca 0]

Well, anything that adds friction/grip, is going to cause more wear on your gloves, regardless of what it is. That being said, most people go through their top hand glove palms first anyway, so maybe this would just even it out!

....and I can't see having to re-tape it very often, so might as well just use tape. Figure one roll of tape should last a LONG time, and what's that? -four bucks at the most?

[Dangles919 0]

alot of people i know take a broken shaft thats like 2 feet long at most maybe smaller and take friction tape i think it is and rap it around the shaft and then rub it down the shaft of your wood stick if that makes sense

[Muzza_77 0]

Ive played 2 games and it needs replacing already, so i dont think tape is a good enough option.

I think i get what your saying dangles, so they hold onto the broken shaft instead of the real shaft?

[chef_ducky 0]

Pine Tar

[RadioGaGa 162]

Pine Tar

That'll make a damn mess of your gloves.

[dcdot377 0]

stick wax works well for me but you need to put the tape down first then the wax and the tape will last much longer. you will only need to re-wax every month or so

[Gooch 0]

alot of people i know take a broken shaft thats like 2 feet long at most maybe smaller and take friction tape i think it is and rap it around the shaft and then rub it down the shaft of your wood stick if that makes sense

A couple kids I know do that, they will wrap tape around a water bottle, Gatorade, or a broken piece of a stick so that the sticky side of the tape is facing out. Then they just rub it all over their stick.

[dalebert 8]

I have something relatively close to this in the shop i work at, I just can't remember the name.

http://www.prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/18961

The stuff I have is sprayed on, and wears off over time so you will have to respray but when it does wear off it doesn't leave any residue. The guy that left me the bottle also claims it does nothing to the gloves. When I go back into work sunday I'll try and get the name and more info on it.

[Muzza_77 0]

Hey sweet thanks!!

also, wouldnt the glue from the tape being rubbed over the shaft like, KILL the palms?

[Gooch 0]

I really thought it would have been worse, but it wasn't terrible from what I recall.

[armada 0]

Why would you want your stick shaft to be sticky anyways?

I thought your stick should always be moving around freely with the bottom hand and you can always grip it when you need to.

[Muzza_77 0]

Yeah thats what I thought aswell, until recently when i switched sticks my wrist shot went out the window. So i figure "i need more practice" though that didnt work, then one day i used the new stick without gloves and my wrist shot was great, so i figured that grip was the thing. I tried the candy cane tape job and it worked!!

thanks Gooch, ill try it.

[D aka speck 0]

I'm surprised nobody has tried Rhino Liner for truck beds yet. :lol:

[english15x 3]

1 ) I use candystriping on non-grip sticks and it lasts forever, just because it tears a little doesn't mean it isn't gripping.

2 ) You can still move your freehand(bottom) one around easily, how else do NHLers do it? (Kessel for example, candystriper)

3 ) go candystriping, or buy a grip stick next time. anything else will affect your palms bad. don't paint it.

[habsfan87 0]

alot of people i know take a broken shaft thats like 2 feet long at most maybe smaller and take friction tape i think it is and rap it around the shaft and then rub it down the shaft of your wood stick if that makes sense

I have one in my bag at all times, when I'm using non grip shafts I'll apply maybe 6inches of backwards tape around the piece of stub-shaft and rub it down my stick every 1-2 ice times, doesn't look the best but worked great and didnt murder my gloves

[zales17 0]

Ive taken a very light grit sandpaper and lightly sanded off (more like scratched) the paint on the shaft. not too much, just mess up the paint some and then wipe the shaft off with a wet rag to take off the dust. leaves a mild polarfiber type grip, which I like.

the good thing with this is you pretty much grip the corners, which seem to be the part of the shaft that slips in the hands, while leaving a smooth wall, for SOME slide.

[chef_ducky 0]

Pine Tar

That'll make a damn mess of your gloves.

The pine tar will make a mess of your gloves. That is 100% correct. For me, I like my stick sticky(although I havent done it since buying new gloves) it works.

[grymicast184rc 0]

You can try tacki-mac grip tape and cut off the but end part. Might be a bitch to slide it down to where ever you need it to be but... It supposedly prolongs the palms of the gloves as well compared to tape. just a thought.

[Bender 0]

Just to put another idea out there: Shoe Goo :P

put it on as thinly or as thickly as you want, and where ever you want!

[dalebert 8]

I have something relatively close to this in the shop i work at, I just can't remember the name.

http://www.prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/18961

The stuff I have is sprayed on, and wears off over time so you will have to respray but when it does wear off it doesn't leave any residue. The guy that left me the bottle also claims it does nothing to the gloves. When I go back into work sunday I'll try and get the name and more info on it.

Okay I know I said sunday, but I couldn't find the stuff in my shop for about 2 weeks then the site went down, so for any of you still following and wondering what I was talking about, if that was anyone... :lol: the stuff is called ZTEdge by adeo sports. http://www.ztedge.com/hockey.aspx There's the link to the exact thing the rep gave us.

[Rustyhole 1]

link may help adding grip

as an addendum... tried both and definately prefered the textured epoxy. the rubberized version just balls off and never felt really dry

use that on all my sticks but damn it's pricey (almost $70CND with shipping)

[kkancho 6]

I tried the ZTEdge and it's great for grip but you might as well rub the sticky part of hockey tape all over your shaft if you're going to use it. It makes your shaft sticky like hell and makes a mess on your gloves. Too bad we can't find out exactly how some companies add grip to a shaft so we can just buy some stuff from a local hardware store and do it at home. I'd love to have the grip the Easton Synergy sticks have on my non grip sticks.

[dcdot377 0]

Ive taken a very light grit sandpaper and lightly sanded off (more like scratched) the paint on the shaft. not too much, just mess up the paint some and then wipe the shaft off with a wet rag to take off the dust. leaves a mild polarfiber type grip, which I like.

the good thing with this is you pretty much grip the corners, which seem to be the part of the shaft that slips in the hands, while leaving a smooth wall, for SOME slide.

do you get splinters?

[Dangles919 0]

alot of people i know take a broken shaft thats like 2 feet long at most maybe smaller and take friction tape i think it is and rap it around the shaft and then rub it down the shaft of your wood stick if that makes sense

I have one in my bag at all times, when I'm using non grip shafts I'll apply maybe 6inches of backwards tape around the piece of stub-shaft and rub it down my stick every 1-2 ice times, doesn't look the best but worked great and didnt murder my gloves

yea some of my buddies do it so i tried it once but its kinda hard to get used to but def works