BumbleBee - #1 in Jacob Heppner's CrossFit Grip Dispute
SPECIAL EDITION - GRIT BumbleBee X Gymnastics 2-hole Grips have been created in partnership with Jacob Heppner and his favourite grips. The combination of red and black colour-way along with the embossed GRIT logo refreshes the look and feel of Series 2 BumbleBee X Gymnastics Grips in 2-hole version.
BumbleBee X Grips have been designed with durability and comfort in mind. These grips are literally bombproof as per Jacob Heppner's testing. They are great solution for an all round grips due to its softness, durability and comfort.
Series 2 BumbleBee 2-hole grips have been redesigned to offer stronger more natural shape that distributes the force evenly around your wrist. We have rounded the corners at the edges to increase the performance and strength of the grips much like the BumbleBee Fingerless Grips.
BumbleBee X Grips are perfect for a beginner as well as an elite athlete. Over time the grips will mould to contour your hand so you always have the same grip. One of many features of these grips is how thin these actually are, with 1.5mm just between your hand and the bar.
BumbleBee X Grips are perfect to use with or without chalk and you don't need to worry about sweat getting in the way, the fabric won't lose its grip.
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HAND MEASURE
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Grip Size |
| -8cm | Small |
| 8cm - 10.5cm | Medium |
| 10.5cm - 12cm | Large |
| 12cm+ | X-Large |
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Loose Strap
All of our grips have been designed to wear loosely around the wrist. There should be enough space to put at least on finger between the strap and your wrist. This way you know you are wearing them correctly.
Loose strap allows for a better force displacement around your wrist when performing gymnastics movements.
Placement
2-holed grips are designed to be worn on the middle and ring fingers, while 3-hole grips are designed to be worn on index, middle and ring fingers. Please note the cutout on the 3-hole grips is for your thumb. This is how you know you are wearing them on the correct hands.
Easy way to remember which grip is which is to make sure the buckle is on the outer part of your wrist when the grips are strapped on.
Standard & Dowel Wear (Finger-holes)
You can wear the grips in 2-ways. Standard wear is when you wear your grips all the way down your fingers keeping the material snug to the hand and the bar.
Dowel effect is created by having grips higher up on your fingers or fingertips allowing for the material to fold over itself creating a dowel. This is a preferred way to wear our grips as it allows for more fabric to cover your hand and the bar for more friction. Furthermore you are able to get the grips off quickly if needed.
What can I do with my grips?
Pretty much everything, to put it bluntly. Although you can do weightlifting and other barbell movements with your grips, they work their magic on the gymnastic rings and pull-up bars.
2holes vs 3holes vs fingerless
This is a popular question we get. Ultimately it comes down to personal preference. 2-hole grips have been made popular in gymnastics. This shape is very straight and covers the most demanding areas of the hand. If you don't like having too much material between your hand and the bar, this is the style to go for.
Made popular by CrossFit, 3-hole grips are angled and cover almost the entirety of your palm. This is the most popular shape athletes choose, because this style offers the most protection of your palm due to high demand and high volume nature of our sport.
Lastly fingerless is bit more like a mix between 2-hole and 3-hole. The fingerless covers as much palm as 3-hole but offers the similar feel as 2-hole. The way fingerless grabs the bar is also different. Because there is no fingers pulling the material back, fingerless wraps around the bar a lot more than the others, offering more friction and better grip.
For our comprehensive grip guide please click here
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Grip | Softness | Thickness | Protection | Durability |
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BumbleBee (2-hole, 3-hole) |
7/10 |
8/10 |
1.8mm | 8/10 | 8/10 |
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BumbleBee RX (3-hole) |
7/10 |
9/10 |
3.0mm | 10/10 | 10/10 |
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Gecko (2-hole, 3-hole) |
9/10 | 6/10 | 1.9mm | 6/10 | 7/10 |
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BumbleBee Fingerless |
8/10 |
8/10 |
2.0mm | 9/10 | 8/10 |
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Series 2 BumbleBee Fingerless |
8/10 | 8/10 | 2.0mm | 9/10 | 8/10 |
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Venom Fingerless |
7/10 |
8/10 |
1.8mm | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Gecko Fingerless | 9/10 | 6/10 | 1.8mm | 7/10 | 7/10 |
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SEAL (3-hole, Fingerless) |
10/10 | 9/10 | 1.8mm | 7/10 | 6/10 |
The stats can be very daunting sometimes and we encourage people not to look at them too closely. All of our grips are designed for one purpose, to help you with your training and stay callus free.
Our BumbleBee & Venom range is for all-round training as they are very durable and soft. They can be used for almost anything and any surface, while the fingerless range is made from the same materials it offers fast transitions between movements and slightly different grip on the bar as they wrap around differently than the standard finger-holes ones.
Gecko and Seal are made from different materials both with rubber polymer coating on the outside. These provide maximum grip possible with or without chalk. Due to this increased resistance and friction, in some cases they may wear quicker. They are best to be used at competitions as they require no break in and offer ultimate grip on any of the bars you might see.
