Received the Globular Cluster GPGXR knuckle grips
Good evening!
Thomas over at Globular Cluster reached out to me a little while back asking me if I was interested in checking out their new grips for the Galaxy XR. Given the really good experiences I’ve had with the the majority of their products in the past and their excellent customer service, it was an easy yes.
No money changed hands and this isn’t sponsored or anything. They just sent me a pair of the grips, asked me to give them some feedback, and to share my experience with the community.
I didn’t receive retail packaging, so I can’t speak to that and also didn’t receive instructions which lead to a little confusion that I’ll explain in a second. The straps themselves are two plastic pieces molded very well to snugly pressure fit to the controllers. You slide them on and then rotate until they’re sitting flush against the body of the controller. The most difficult part of the process is that the soft fabric straps that go around your knuckles have little loops that thread through the wrist strap attachment on the bottom of the controllers. The GC straps came with little plastic loops attached to the thin loop section at the bottom of the straps. I didn’t realize what the plastic was for and immediately snapped it off both straps. That was a mistake. The plastic loops are supposed to be used to thread the strap loop through the wrist strap attachment. Without the plastic or some other tiny tool like a bent paper clip, it’s about impossible to get them on there. Thankfully I didn’t throw away the plastic and was able to twist it together and thread the strap through. Once everything was put together on both sides, I was impressed with how comfortable the GC controller grips are. The plastic sections that slip onto the controllers fit so snugly that they essentially disappear in your hand and the fabric straps are super soft and adjustable with Velcro. If you’ve been wanting some professional grips for a really fair price, these are a definite recommendation.
Globular Cluster’s website will allow you to order, but says they’re out of stock. I’d keep an eye on the link below if you’re interested to see when they come in stock. I like these a lot better than the wrist straps that come in the box.