Kayak Paddle Grips, Kayak Paddle Grips No-Slip Grip, Blister Prevention, Paddle Grips for Kayaking, Kayaking Accessories, Paddle Grips for Take-Apart Paddle(Diameter 30mm/1.18 inches)

I have purchased altos many years ago and loved them. I replaced them with these due to wear n tear. They are very comfortable and save your hands making paddling for hours enjoyable. The DO NOT fit the screw paddles even though it may say it does. You absolutely need to have the push button paddles for it.

Exactly as photo shows. I chose the fluorescent. They definitely glow in the dark. They are a bit heavier than anticipated and harder to put on than usual but with a bit of wd40 or olive oil they will slide right on, but the quality is up to par. The texturing on them is perfect and if they get wet you will still be able to easily hold on to them. Definitely buying a set for each of my paddles

First impression is they are heavier than I expected. They are made from heavy duty rubber, I don't expect to damage them at all even if the paddle rolls down a bunch of rocks.I may cut them shorter for my hand width and to shave some weight, or I may not use them because of the weight if it hinders my ability to paddle longer durations.They will be great for indexing my hands for a standard paddling position, but I'm not sure how much I'll want to move my hands up/down the paddle shaft for different strokes. They seem great but maybe they are unnecessary...

the ends of my carbon fiber paddle are bigger diameter than the shaft my 78 year old hands had a hard time getting the grips past that point but i did it. once it was on the shaft, i took 8 small diameter skewers and inserted 4 on each end as far as i could get them. dripped water into the openings and rotated the grips on a little at a time. the skewers made for less contact area. pushed and rotated the far end a little then matched the lower end 1/4 inch at a time. it took a while but they went on nicely and i have no doubts they are slip proof. they seem extremely comfortable.

Very hard to install. Color was good and thay are good quality.

The product was made out of great material. Then, when I tried to get them on my kayak paddles, the installation was impossible. I tried everything all lotion everything and I could not get them to slide down on my paddles enough to screw them together. I was very disappointed because they were just too tight to get on. Also I have the standard size petals.

I saw that others had issues installing these. Just put a drop of liquid soap on the inside and guide it onto the shaft. Slides right on. Just make sure to rinse well or the grips will slip around.

The grips seem well made and appear to be comfortable. I was not able to slide the grips on the shaft of my Werner Kalliste carbon straight shaft paddle. For me, impossible to slide on to shaft. The limited instruction leaflet suggested just wetting thoroughly the grip and shaft. I was able to only slide the grip part way onto the shaft. Wouldn't slide farther. I tried wetting the shaft more by sliding a screwdriver between the grip and shaft and pouring more water. Didn't help. Tried spraying shaft with cooking oil. Didn't help. Tried heating the grip with warm water. Still no success. Finally gave up but couldn't remove the grip either. Ended up removing the grip by cutting it off. The grips might work on a paddle shaft of different composition but would not work for me.