Honing the old school style grip the towel option gives you a looped thread surface that laps up any sweat or rain that can cause slippages when gripping your handle. The implementation of the adhesive backing keeps the towel locked in place during any weather condition or force through the handle when completing skills. The use of this high quality material to form a soft grip, helps provides that real connection with your stick to let you execute skills when you need them by eliminating any room for error in those high pressure situation