The Original Gig Grips Drumstick Grips - Transparent

Very nice. I started playing drums again after 12 years and kept dropping the sticks so I was using a very tight grip. These grips have allowed to use a more relaxed grip which helps my technique. Very easy to use and adjust. They also provided very good customer service and replied messages very quickly.

These work a treat! Only problems I’ve found is that if you break a stick mid song you’ve got zero chance of swapping the stick quickly. Also, they don’t last all that long. I’ve had a number of these and they have all snapped at the section that slips onto your stick. I think for the money these could be designed a bit better and thicker around the weak points. I think I’ll have a go at making some from a old drive belt from a vacuum cleaner. Yes they work a treat, but way too expensive and weak in my opinion

I placed the order as a present for my other half. What arrived was 2 strips of rubber and a photo copy telling me they had removed the retail packaging to reduce their carbon footprint. - So no use whatsoever as a present!!! Anyways I decided to try them anyway myself. At first they seemed great however it was soon apparent that they impeded the freeflow and bounce of the stick. Different fingers allowed for sticking different strokes okay but no finger allowed me to play everything. This is pretty useless as it's totally impractical to swap fingers between strokes. On the positive side they stopped the sticks from flying off when the grip was too loose. I think where they could be very beneficial is for anyone with artheritis or any drummer who tends to hold the sticks too tight and is not concerned about finessing the sticking motion. I could have given them a neutral 3 stars or not bothered to post a review as they would benefit some less discerning drummers however the audacity of the supplier to send them unpackaged and try to hoodwink me into thinking it was for some social and envronmental good beggers belief. It's more like they had been a previous return! Bottom line for me is that these grips could be worth 4 or 5 stars to a very new beginner (if serious though should learn better grip technique) or to a drummer with a hand ailment like artheritis. For anyone else .. at best a waste of 12 quid or worse still inhibiting of a good sticking technique.

Had some gig grips years ago, took a few years off drumming, was recently invited back to my old band. Playing was fun but I was suffering from pain + discomfort in my thumb joint, from repetitive strain injury caused by work. Ordered some gig grips, looped them round the stick and tried them out. I loop my middle & ring fingers through so I can relax my thumb but still keep grip. Gotta say I haven't played so comfortably in years - highly recommended.

Product was late in arriving, but the goods themselves were excellent

If you think you need these ask your self if you have ever seen any decent big name drummers use these? Answer, no. These are really only for beginners or hobby drummers. If you need these your technique is bad and ironically they will not improve your technique so they will get beginners in to bad habits and hobby drummers will not improve. If you want to be a good drummer then don't buy these they're a gimmick, do some practice on your technique instead it costs nothing except a little time and effort.

I play in a band that has a 2 hour full on set, no slow songs all fast, I used to lose 4 sticks per gig. I've tried Sex Wax and everything. The Gig Grips are simple but increcidibly effective. No lost or dropped sticks!

I haven’t tried these due to the reviews so far, but yes like a few reviewing here I do have hand problems, (Dupytrens Contracture). I also play a Yamaha DTX kit where the pads are relatively hard. Assuming that people use these due to hand problems mostly, I’ll tell you what I did to help my hands. I use Headhunters padded sticks for one, and no the pads are not thick, they do take out some of the back ‘zing’, (You probably won’t even notice that if you have good hands, but remember, hands get old, so look after them). The thing that helps is simply the grip, not having to hold so tight, yeah you can kinda let go. I also use the silicon tips you can buy here on Amazon, not the solid ones, the ones with the ribs, they come in grey and orange, and on E drums they don’t really make much difference to your tone. This helps, there is also a rubber shrink tubing that you can use for your sticks on Amazon, not sure what size you need? My sticks came with this tubbing already on them... Yeah yeah mesh pads are better.... I can’t afford a new kit just now....