BETTER THAN TAPE?

Went through several different and unique alternatives that replace hockey tape at the top of the stick. I covered:
- Renfrew Grip Tape
- Sniper Skin
- Tacki Mac
- Lizard Skin
- Buttendz
- Rocketgrip
(Here is the installation video for Tacki Mac, credits: hockeyreviews.ca)
• How To Install a Tacki...

[@redbirdtwo_]

Great vid boss. Very informative

[@TonyHockey]

Thanks man! Appreciate the feedback

[@TrevorWongMusic]

Great vid!

[@TonyHockey]

Thanks Trev!

[@prestonspratt1]

Love the jersey

[@TonyHockey]

💪

[@johndoerksen6768]

Question from a complete noob about hockey. Why do hockey sticks need grip tape? Do they not have a good grip right off the rack?

[@TonyHockey]

Great question! 99% of sticks already do come with grip right off the shelf, but that’s just enough grip for your bottom hand to slide up and down, but grippy enough to really grab the stick when shooting. Players put tape or grip tape up at the top for added grip cause we almost never move our top hand away from the top of the stick. So we basically want our top hand stuck to the top of the stick and feel really connected. I’d say 90% of the players want that sticky/locked in feeling for the top hand.

[@johndoerksen6768]

Gotcha! Thanks for the response.

[@same3013]

Are you really using your nice sticks on the concrete

[@TonyHockey]

Nah, I've got a wraparound on my ice sticks, and the others are abs blade

[@johndoerksen6768]

Question from a complete noob about hockey. Why do hockey sticks need grip tape? Do they not have a good grip right off the rack?