Stick tape - what kind?

[porkpieguy]

I need to buy some stick tape. I'm not a fan of the Zildjian "dips," and I love my Pro-Marks. I never break sticks anymore because I mainly play at church, and because I don't break my sticks, I have noticed that my sticks are getting slick where I hold them. I've been using electrical tape, but that's been getting slick as well. I'd like to get some actual stick tape.

What do you use? What do you recommend?

[imperialstar15]

You can always just glue your hands to the sticks, I heard glue gets really good grip these days. I always use just electrical tape and that seems to work for me, but I don't have much experience...

[Northern Redneck]

Hockey tape a $0.99 roll will last forever.

[Pearl MCX Man]

Vater Grip tape works great and give you a nice comfortable grip. Re-useable and colored.

[Commander]

I have been dropping sticks lately. Something to do with the colder temps. I started using Mr. Zogs Sex Wax. Works like a charm. That piece I got looks like darn near a lifetime supply!

[bitman101]

I use plasti dip - works great. It's very thin, much better than a wrap.
Wears off with time, but I just repeat the treatment.

Dumped a couple of cans into a tall glass bottle - this way when it covers sticks to more then half-length. Original cans are only about 6 inch tall.

[xweasel]

Gaffa tape maybe?

[imperialstar15]

Gaffa tape maybe?

Wouldn't it stick to the stick a lot, and leave residue? I know he may never take it off once its on, but its also crazy expensive compared to electrical and duct tape, but it may work

[slinglander]

Skip the tape and get some hand cream, moisturizer or a little vasoline and rub it into the palms of your hands, etc., if your skin is dry.

[NdnDrummer]

i've used the AHEAD grip tape, worked pretty good and re-used it on several sticks.it doesnt have a sticky backside so it came off clean and wrapped them up on another set of sticks and just retaped the top that held it together

[longgun]

I never cared for wraps.................the VF sticks with "vic-grip" works decent, but the best I've found is Zildjian stick wax............................works great.................bought a can over a year and a half ago and still have more than half a can left.

That's averaging 4-5 days a week of playing.