Vater Percussion Stick & Finger Tape, Green

This only has four stars because the white discolours very easily under a drummer's sweaty grip. Count it as five stars if you're not bothered by that.I have been looking for this tape for a few years after I found a pair of sticks with it on after a gig. Now that I have I am glad that I kept looking.The feel of this tape is slightly rough, which I prefer to the leather/plastic feel of hockey stick style grip tape. It also comes in a long roll which covers many more sticks than other grip tapes that usually do two pairs per packet and are much more expensive.The tape sticks to itself so there is no sticky residue left on your sticks if you want to remove the tape. The tape has shifted ever so slightly on my sticks as I've used them, but I think that is just because it was the first time that I've applied this kind of tape. If you make sure to wrap it really tightly I don't think that this will be a problem.The first time I used this tape I got blisters on my hands where I usually don't get them. I worked out that this was from holding the sticks tighter than I needed to. I had been compensating for sweating during gigs by gripping my sticks tighter so that I didn't drop them, but the tighter grip means less control. Now I've adjusted to playing with the tape I have the same control in the middle of a sweaty gig as I do in an air-conditioned practice room. Now my grip is so gentle that I haven't even had the usual blisters.I have also used this tape to correct my grip. I have a habit of shifting my grip too far up or down the stick as I play. By only wrapping the part of the stick that I want to be gripping I can keep my hands in the right place which leads to better technique all round.

I have been looking for this tape for a few years after I found a pair of sticks with it on after a gig. Now that I have I am glad that I kept looking.The feel of this tape is slightly rough, which I prefer to the leather/plastic feel of hockey stick style grip tape. It also comes in a long roll which covers many more sticks than other grip tapes that usually do two pairs per packet and are much more expensive.The tape sticks to itself so there is no sticky residue left on your sticks if you want to remove the tape. The tape has shifted ever so slightly on my sticks as I've used them, but I think that is just because it was the first time that I've applied this kind of tape. If you make sure to wrap it really tightly I don't think that this will be a problem.The first time I used this tape I got blisters on my hands where I usually don't get them. I worked out that this was from holding the sticks tighter than I needed to. I had been compensating for sweating during gigs by gripping my sticks tighter so that I didn't drop them, but the tighter grip means less control. Now I've adjusted to playing with the tape I have the same control in the middle of a sweaty gig as I do in an air-conditioned practice room. Now my grip is so gentle that I haven't even had the usual blisters.I have also used this tape to correct my grip. I have a habit of shifting my grip too far up or down the stick as I play. By only wrapping the part of the stick that I want to be gripping I can keep my hands in the right place which leads to better technique all round.

I have been looking for this tape for a few years after I found a pair of sticks with it on after a gig. Now that I have I am glad that I kept looking.The feel of this tape is slightly rough, which I prefer to the leather/plastic feel of hockey stick style grip tape. It also comes in a long roll which covers many more sticks than other grip tapes that usually do two pairs per packet and are much more expensive.The tape sticks to itself so there is no sticky residue left on your sticks if you want to remove the tape. The tape has shifted ever so slightly on my sticks as I've used them, but I think that is just because it was the first time that I've applied this kind of tape. If you make sure to wrap it really tightly I don't think that this will be a problem.The first time I used this tape I got blisters on my hands where I usually don't get them. I worked out that this was from holding the sticks tighter than I needed to. I had been compensating for sweating during gigs by gripping my sticks tighter so that I didn't drop them, but the tighter grip means less control. Now I've adjusted to playing with the tape I have the same control in the middle of a sweaty gig as I do in an air-conditioned practice room. Now my grip is so gentle that I haven't even had the usual blisters.I have also used this tape to correct my grip. I have a habit of shifting my grip too far up or down the stick as I play. By only wrapping the part of the stick that I want to be gripping I can keep my hands in the right place which leads to better technique all round.

Works - I put it on my fingers and it stops me getting blisters, although you have to be careful not to put it on too loose or too tight. Also, make sure you cut off the bit of paper on the end and stick it back on the end when you've cut a bit off, otherwise the whole roll will get stuck together.

I won’t be wasting my money on this again…heat from my hands made the tape slip…even gave me blisters 😳