Do you tape your shaft?

Charge_Seven

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To be perfectly honest, I don't think that's any of your business. What I do with my shaft is my own busniess...
 

hfboardsuser

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Candy-stripe the shaft with a bulge on the top. Very little tape on the blade- think Orr's stick.
 

Patrice37

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never have never will...i like to be able for my hand to easily slide up on it for slapshots...i dont wanna get caught on no tape
 

Geogaddi

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I do on my Innovative. Havent always, but started to about 6 months ago. Really like it as it feels easier to stick handle.

For some reason i've always hated the Grip sticks though
 

stick9

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Nope, never taped my shaft. I've never wanted to add the extra weight. I figure whats the sense of buying a super lite OPS only to weigh it down with loads of tape.
 

redwingsdude

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I've never tried it, and I don't know why I would, but my brother has tried it in the past, but even he prefers a less grippy shaft these days.
 

Seph

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Just near the top with a bulge at the end. I extend my stick one handed for poke checks a lot. I'm short so I often have to really extend myself to get the poke check, and without the tape and bulge there it's easy to get my stick knocked out of my hand.
 

Ti-girl

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I have a knob on the end of my stick and tape it about six inches down the shaft (just straight tape) and then I candy cane it.
 

#66

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I actually did it when I switched from wood to a composite stick. I've always kept my hands a little close together and used a long wooden stick but the flex on my composite seems a bit low. So I just used it as a reminder to widen my grip for one timers.
 

CaptBrannigan

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I've heard that 'candy striping' a one piece stick with tape actually takes away some of the benefits that one piecers have over wood. I don't know why or how. :dunno:
 

Ti-girl

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I do it on my one pieces because my gloves no longer have any grip on them and this way I feel like I have more grip.

Its probably all mental, but hey, I'm the only girl in the league who does it so I look cool.
 

mac-sniper

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maann thats for plugs i remmeber kids doing that in pewee haha ive never done it but i tape the bottom of my twig relentlessly
 

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