Improve the Grip on the Hurl in the Wet

[Milltown Row2]

http://www.kite.ie/productlist.asp?sid=89&sporttype=4

The above is a link to "kite" a sports company, based in Galway,  which specialises in hurling equipment. The link above links to their hurling grips page complete with video on how to apply grip to hurls!

that looks like tat. I'd suggest staying away from it. The photos on the site look like the stuff they sell is substandard. The sliotars are certainly not on the approved sliotars list anyway. Regardless, anything hurling-related you should be able to look at and get the feel of before committing to it. Hurls, grips, sliotars, etc.


I'm sure their SAQ equipment is fine though.

We spend our time working on product and not on social media - hence the delayed reply!

Two points to this:
Our sliotar has been GAA approved since the very start - CúChulainn sliotar. I believe we were number 6 to be tested and approved.
The Kite grip is being used by the very players who used to change their grips after every game - the players who tried everything to get the edge. We give them the edge. They don't need to change their grips near as often now (I understand it was after every game - now it is once a month) and have a better grip into the bargain.

Who could really be arsed changing their grip all the time?

[Tony Baloney]

http://www.kite.ie/productlist.asp?sid=89&sporttype=4

The above is a link to "kite" a sports company, based in Galway,  which specialises in hurling equipment. The link above links to their hurling grips page complete with video on how to apply grip to hurls!

that looks like tat. I'd suggest staying away from it. The photos on the site look like the stuff they sell is substandard. The sliotars are certainly not on the approved sliotars list anyway. Regardless, anything hurling-related you should be able to look at and get the feel of before committing to it. Hurls, grips, sliotars, etc.


I'm sure their SAQ equipment is fine though.

We spend our time working on product and not on social media - hence the delayed reply!

Two points to this:
Our sliotar has been GAA approved since the very start - CúChulainn sliotar. I believe we were number 6 to be tested and approved.
The Kite grip is being used by the very players who used to change their grips after every game - the players who tried everything to get the edge. We give them the edge. They don't need to change their grips near as often now (I understand it was after every game - now it is once a month) and have a better grip into the bargain.

Who could really be arsed changing their grip all the time?

Boys like Donal Og probably have GPA enforced lackeys to replace their grips after thay have spit polished their boots.

[Jimmy14]

Is it fair to say that players don't pay any heed to what grip they use?
They'd use ones from Lidl, Cooper to Karakal!!

Very surprised if this was the case, surely some players would have a preference for a grip that suits them or is the range that limited?

[neilthemac]

a former manager of ours used to have some sort of spray stuff that helped with grip. you'd be told to spray it onto the hands before going out on the field and after half time
also if there was a break in play the waterboys used to come in and you could spray it on.

I forget what the name of the product is.

there is also a type of grip which has a seam of leather going through it. I used to have it on my hurley, and I found it helped with grip in the wet

[CorkMan]

What's the name of the stuff the rugby players put on their hands to make the ball stick? I remember Donnacha O'Callaghan talking about it before. Would that be worth a try?

[antoinse]

I would suggest you ask Johnny Maher (Loughrea), he had a good grip of his hurl today in the county final - his performance a must see on TG4 player

[Canalman]

I would suggest you ask Johnny Maher (Loughrea), he had a good grip of his hurl today in the county final - his performance a must see on TG4 player

I would agree that everyone should TG4player the last 5 minutes of the game. Only saw the ending of the game and bizarre is one way to describe it.

[Jimmy14]

It's hard to fathom top players use Karakal grips etc. as they are very poor quality.

Is there not a variety of options when it comes to grips?

How much would you be willing to pay for a good grip?

[Puckoon]

May be a ludicrous idea, but I had to golf on saturday in a fecking deluge of biblical proportions. Went into the pro shop at the turn and bought some rain gloves by footjoy. The back 9 was a much better experience. Even though it was still lashing down, the club wasnt slipping really at all like it had a few times on the front.

http://www.footjoy.com/catalog/productview.asp?c=45

[Jimmy14]

Would be interesting alright if a player was to wear them 

Any thoughts on what the maximum somebody would pay for a top of the range grip, do they exist?

[openseason]

The towel grips are on sale by a Kilkenny company called Farelii GAA. They can be bought on the website.

rosin is only any use on timber.

Get a Karakal PU super grip. They hold up best in my experience. If its a really really wet day, they'll give out eventually. In that case keep a spare hurl close by and have something wrapped around the handle to keep it dry. Then just swap sticks when the one you started with becomes hard to handle.

I had problems with gripping the stick in the wet back in my playing days and experimented a lot with the various grips on offer. I actually found the old towelling grip to be best. Even when it was wet it was still coarse enough for you to be able to grip it. It was cheap, and it did the job, but now its not really sold anywhere anymore.

The best of the rest is definitely the PU super. Most sports shops will stock it.