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[CheesePlz]

Brandon Proust has bee using this for a while and have wondered what it is:

http://buttendz.com

Looks to be a type of tacki Mac style grip.

Would love to know if anyone has used it yet and their feedback on it.

[BostonBruins]

Hate them.

Pros
Can be removed and put on another stick. It comes with a mini spray bottle that has some sort of adhesive. Thats the only real "pro" part of them and there main selling point, that it can be removed and applied to another stick

Cons
The texture of the rub feels to think and is not smooth and definitely doest feel close to a real tape job like some of the tacki macks do.

The round knob is also a negative In my eyes because it doesn't feel natural. So used to a square knob up top.


Hope this helped I wrote it fairly quick but I may be able to put a picture up if you need it.

[Gr8erade]

It's a slightly fancier, more expensive tacki Mac. The adhesive is just hair spray, which I found didn't adhere as well as the double sided tape of the tacki Mac. For the price, you'd probably want to be able to remove them, which the hair spray method allows, but there's the trade off of losing the grip mid game. I don't think there's anything here warranting 3.5x the price of the tacki Mac.

[Obscene19]

20 bucks for one isn't a plus either.

[BostonBruins]

Tacki Mac is by far my favorite

[Mapleleafs-13]

yea i use tacki mac too. the super thin ones. 

 

I don't see why i would pay almost 3 times the price for one of these. 

[mutiny14]

Do they make a thin Tacki mac? I tried the command grip a while back but didnt like how thick it felt in my hand.  just wondering

[KidCoyote]

The kane ones are super thin

[Mapleleafs-13]

This is the model I use and I find it pretty thin.




If you need thinner then try these

[Dupes]

I started to use Buttendz before the pandemic hit. I love it.

Anyone else uses them?

 

[findursol]

I'm a real big fan of Gamma Supreme tape. Comes off easy, feels like layered stick tape, super super grippy like buttendz or sticky gauze tape, super cheap. I still have the same tape on a 3 year old Easton twig, lasts forever. I tried a buttendz after I saw trav4's video, a little too tacky for me & knob is way too big, I might do a pass or two over. (Apparently they have more selection now.) Super expensive. Not a big fan but it's just not my thing.

[Mdwsta4]

I'm not a fan of buttendz, I feel they're too way too thick and expensive for what they are. Two or three seasons ago I tried out Tacki Mac and have converted all my sticks to them or tennis overgrip. The overgrip doesn't last as long, but it still holds up well. Have yet to wear through a Tacki Mac although one is getting close. They clean up pretty nice with water and a rag and put as much wear on my glove after one season that I used to see after a single game

 

New tennis overgrip and dirty Tacki Mac

 

Worn tennis overgrip and cleaned Tacki Mac

[FP12]

I had moved away from regular tape a few years ago, it was wearing out glove palms too quickly. I went to the tennis grip tape for awhile which saved on palms.

I then tried a Buttendz & also a tackimac, I preferred the buttendz but it costs about $8 more.  I am now using Buttendz Twirl grip on my sticks, Hockey Supremacy carries most of the models & extra adhesive spray & I buy them when they have a promotion so get a nice discount on them. 

 

They are nice & tacky, I have an arthritic wrist & hand on right side from breaking them a couple times & the extra volume & pliability of the grip helps with it.  I've never had 1 get loose during a game so far.     

[Chow_hound]

Has anyone trimmed down the length of their buttendz or Tacki-mac to a shorter 4-5”? I’m wanting to reduce the length but slightly concerned the adhesion would be weakened since there is less contact overall.

I don’t want to waste one if someone has already tried this. And the reason for Cutting short vs leaving long is I occasionally use a modified face off grip which felt odd when I’m used to no tape on the top hand.

[Mdwsta4]

Don’t see why you couldn’t do this with Tacki Mac. I cut the knob in half to make it a little smaller, but you could do this with the length if you wanted. I don’t use the provided tape since it just adds thickness, but if you do use it, you’d just have to cut it as well. Hairspray works just as well to hold the grip on. Never had one come off or slip after letting it sit for a few days after putting it on

[FP12]

I cut the knob right off the Tackimac I tried, not a fan of the 2 sided tape to attach, when I changed it to a different stick, I used the Buttendz spray & it held no problem

[Chow_hound]

Thanks guys. Good to know!