need to get a grip

[jshaw]

so lately i've been trying to work on my false grip. however, i'm having a problem holding onto it due to my sweaty hands. my hands are slipping out of the false grip and back to a regular grip long before my wrists/forearms can no longer hold it. i tried wearing a pair of batting gloves, but the glove just slides down my hand and i lose the grip anyway. what would be the best way for me to fix this? should i get some tackified tape to put on the rings, get some chalk, or should i get a tube of that tite grip stuff?

[Steve Low]

Tape works... chalk works too. Another way to get a 'better' grip might be some type of rubber like a theraband (kind of like using a rubber pad for opening the tops of jars).

Find out what's cheap and what works for you.

[Toperfection]

A friend of mine is a skinny dude. He almost never sweats. Now that I am thinking about it, no wonder he has a great grip. This thread made me think about that.

[theliar]

Ha -- well, I'm a skinny dude and I sweat like a prize winning county hog in the peak of summer. So your friend is lucky.

[speedy]

When mine wears out I was going to check out the grip tape (it's not really tape) that is commonly used for tennis rackets.

[srphantom]

I have the old style of rings and the wrapping wore out so I used a product I bought in Home Depot called "Plasti Dip " which is a liquid rubberized coating.
It comes in two styles, one is a spray and the other can be dipped or painted on.
I painted it onto the area of my rings which I would hold onto including enough coated area to allow for the false grip.
It works great providing a non-slip surface which is also smooth.

[dale]

Tyler has mentioned the overgrip tennis racket tape but the Plasti Dip stuff sounds interesting. i still have not tried it but i think it was on the Crossfit forum talking about pull-up bars that someone posted about using the plain dishwashing foam pads (not the ones with the scratchy stuff on them).

[Apolo]

I also used the plasti dip spray. It costs about 6 bucks, and my roommate and I have been using the rings this way for about a month, with no signs of wearing off. We use the rings at the gym a lot and we can't use chalk there as it would make a mess. It has really helped with multiple muscle-ups, because I don't have to regrip everytime I get to the bottom.

[jshaw]

how does the plasti dip handle sweat? i'm sure it works great when your hands are dry, but can you still grip well when your hands are sweating?

[Richard Parker]

Chalk.

The ribbed surface of the rubber coating has worn down on my rings after about 3 months of regular use. I don't sweat too much on my hands, per se, but I don't enjoy needing to readjust my grip very often for any reason. I went to REI yesterday afternoon and got a tub of Bison chalk for rock climbing for $13. I'm under the impression that chalk is chalk and I'm not patient enough to wait for gymnastic chalk to be shipped to me from ebay

I bought it, brought it home and tried it for the first time today. It works wonders. I have also tried finger-less riding gloves. They were useless. I've been able to stay on the rings longer with chalk (apparently I did sweat a little bit on my hands??) and I tell you what... there's something strangely satisfying about having sore skin and blisters now

Chalk works wonders. You'd think it was glue.

I imagine this 1lb will last for several weeks.