traction pad - good quality suggestion

[mrtenniskid74]

alrite...so ive been getting sick of my traction pad every week im gluin a new corner back on cuz it always freakin rips of...i went surfing the other day in bout 7 foot waves and my back foot slipped off my traction pad which even got me more mad...trust me the wipe out was BAD i did at least 3 backflips and my head went rite into a sandbar...the brand of the pad is OAMO..im guessin that some cheap brand but does anyone have a good suggestion on a good traction pad that will last me???? i heard that x trak is good but what do you think???

[isaluteyou]

dakine - use them for all traction and leashes had no probs so far.

[O_Danny_Boy]

i use palmers, never had a prob with it

[northswell]

Yep Palmers are pretty damn good, i've never had a problem.

[hiimbong]

dakines are good, and so are poorboys.

[surferdude_scarborough]

wax

[smallwavegrovellerchick]

I'm super picky about deck grips and leashes. used to only use K grips but i think they've been discontinued. i think the Kommunity grips have replaced the K grip. (Kommunity makes a nice comp leash to). Da Kine, OAM, and Gorilla grips have not worked out well for me. Da Kine tore up my skin and all three would either peel off or just rip after substantial use. Also tried that clear, jelly-like grip that added too much weight to the tail of the board and needed to be waxe too. found it to be kind of slippery. just fyi, tearing off a crappy deck grip suuuucks. you need to remove all the adhesive from the board before applying a new one.