Paddle Grip Thread

[ilyazhito]

3 hours ago, indykrap said:

Weird - should be fixed now I hope.

It is fixed now. 

@ThatCarGuy what is the pentagrip? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

[Chenner29]

1 hour ago, ThatCarGuy said:

Here’s a grip I’ve been doing for a season now

All slight adjustments in hopes of mimicking the feel of the pentagrip. Basically just tape rolled up into a rough shape and then taped over to give a similar feel. Taping shoulders with standard tape is hard if anyone has tips please share them

I thought of doing the same thing

Did you roll up some joints to fit under the tape?

[ThatCarGuy]

6 minutes ago, ilyazhito said:

It is fixed now. 

@ThatCarGuy what is the pentagrip? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

It fills the negative space in your your palm making the stick easier to hold. 

4 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

I thought of doing the same thing

Did you roll up some joints to fit under the tape?

I’ve heard of people sniffing glue but I don’t think smoking it would be a great idea

[ilyazhito]

3 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said:

It fills the negative space in your your palm making the stick easier to hold. 

I’ve heard of people sniffing glue but I don’t think smoking it would be a great idea

Interesting. I thought the blocker was designed to grip the stick without the need for esoteric mods. Or is this a way to make it easier to grip a stick with the trapper? 

[ThatCarGuy]

1 hour ago, ilyazhito said:

Interesting. I thought the blocker was designed to grip the stick without the need for esoteric mods. Or is this a way to make it easier to grip a stick with the trapper? 

Personally I hold my stick on the shaft with the glove much higher than the paddle like so (sorry no picture evidence of myself since I don’t play the puck much)

A blocker should have no issues holding a stick but the pentagrip certainly makes it easier especially for guys with bigger hands. 

Edited March 22, 2022 by ThatCarGuy

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

Didn’t somebody post a homemade pentagrip somewhere?

[itis121]

16 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Didn’t somebody post a homemade pentagrip somewhere?

I think it's in one of older paddle grip threads 

[DL42]

just add a small knob on the shaft and hold it there.

 

the grip is whatever.  the stick lie, shape of  blade, flex is more important,  no pro can give crap about new marketing hype. rather stick to what already works. new material yes, not new features.  

[GoalieInTheDesertYT]

Since everyone was cutting sticks I figured why not. 
here’s my grip and how I hold it. 
Only got on the ice twice since cutting the stick, but I did notice a difference in play.

thinking about cutting the 2s 

Edited September 30, 2022 by GoalieInTheDesertYT
Grammar is hard

[itis121]

After 3 years with my s190 grip I finally cut my 1s. Now I got matching sticks.

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

Paddle shavers, does shaving the paddle technically make it shorter? I know the paddle physically gets shorter but do you technically still hold a 25 where you would hold a stock one?

[Chenner29]

3 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Paddle shavers, does shaving the paddle technically make it shorter? I know the paddle physically gets shorter but do you technically still hold a 25 where you would hold a stock one?

My factory custom Warriors with steep shoulders starts where a traditional 25" would start.

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

48 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

My factory custom Warriors with steep shoulders starts where a traditional 25" would start.

Steep shoulders? Is that like the rounded option from Bauer?

[GoalieInTheDesertYT]

10 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Paddle shavers, does shaving the paddle technically make it shorter? I know the paddle physically gets shorter but do you technically still hold a 25 where you would hold a stock one?

Definitely not! Went from holding my paddle at 26 down to a 24 after the cut.

made a world of difference in my game.

[Chenner29]

10 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Steep shoulders? Is that like the rounded option from Bauer?

Yes 

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

1 hour ago, Chenner29 said:

Yes 

So don't you technically hold it a bit lower than where you would hold the standard 25 since the full width paddle starts lower?

[Chenner29]

10 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

So don't you technically hold it a bit lower than where you would hold the standard 25 since the full width paddle starts lower?

Not really, I still wrap middle finger around where paddle meets the shaft

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

19 minutes ago, Chenner29 said:

Not really, I still wrap middle finger around where paddle meets the shaft

Makes sense. I guess if you hold it more on the shaved part like @GoalieInTheDesertYT it will feel smaller. Thanks for the advice guys!

[Puckstopper]

54 minutes ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Makes sense. I guess if you hold it more on the shaved part like @GoalieInTheDesertYT it will feel smaller. Thanks for the advice guys!

I'd agree that if you cut the paddle you end up holding it lower.   My last project was a 26" Bauer that feels closer to a 25" now. 

[Hockey34]

20 hours ago, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Paddle shavers, does shaving the paddle technically make it shorter? I know the paddle physically gets shorter but do you technically still hold a 25 where you would hold a stock one?

It definitely does. Made my 25 play more like a 23ish, which I’m fine with because I hold a stock 24 on the paddle as shown in picture. 

[Hockey34]

Here’s another grip I have done. All I did was make the paddle narrower because holding the paddle on a stock shoulder like I do (see post above for how I hold the stock shoulder), every puck that hits the paddle feels like it breaks my pinkie finger, so I made it narrower so that it doesn’t hurt as bad. Then here’s how I hold it. 

Edited May 6 by Hockey34

[Hockey34]

On 9/30/2022 at 7:46 PM, itis121 said:

After 3 years with my s190 grip I finally cut my 1s. Now I got matching sticks.

Do you put any other tape on that, or does the melted electrical tape have grip?

[itis121]

On 5/5/2023 at 10:36 PM, Hockey34 said:

Do you put any other tape on that, or does the melted electrical tape have grip?

the electrical tape is just used to compress the glass an the epoxy. When everything is dried the tape is removed and sanded to give the grip a smoother finish. 

[A.YOUNGoalie13]

First time! I lost my ps card. The two test rund are behind my final product. The mach started as a 26 and now basically holds as a 25 (maybe like a 24.75 lol) This dremel tool was a tank I highly recommend.

[creasecollector]

Nice work! Still deciding if I'm going to cut my Bauer paddle down an inch or two.