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hockey stick grip

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Soft demand (-57.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 0Conversion 80Competition 60Returns 98Price range 32Avg price 26Brand share 16Review moat 88Quality gap 62

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great235

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great8.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good49%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay£4.63–£19.89

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Okay£9.06

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad£42K

£42K/yr · 57K searches

Growth

Bad-57.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hockey stick grip is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hockey stick grip market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£27K–£36K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.2%
Avg BSR
#164
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
69%
Out of stock
9.4%
Avg brand age
54 months
Avg seller age
199 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

5%

  • Chamrox38%
  • Y23%
  • Raquex18%
  • GRIBBID14%
  • MKtoko2%
  • UKUSI1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 40 weeks — -57.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Oct '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26

Top hockey stick grip search terms

  • hockey stick grip31K/yr
  • hockey grip13K/yr
  • hockey chamois grip5K/yr
  • hockey grips3K/yr
  • chamois hockey grip4K/yr
All search terms

Top hockey stick grip products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£2K8%£3K12%£5K16%£7K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hockey stick grip

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Grip37%

“The best thing about this grip is the comfort its so soft”

Quality-Overall22%

“Great quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“As advertised”

Comfort-Overall8%

“comfy to feel highly recommend”

Adhesion/Stickiness6%

“Sticky”

Value For Money3%

“Good Value”

Size-Overall2%

“So easy to fit to my Sons hockey stick”

Color2%

“the colour is lighter than you might expect”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“would be perfect if it came with instructions”

Soft Feel1%

“The best thing about this grip is the comfort its so soft”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall44%

“Need longer length”

Grip33%

“Never ever buy the GK01 grip is horrible”

Top return reasons

Adhesion/Stickiness24%
Color23%
Size-Overall12%
Grip12%
Functionality-Overall5%
Texture/Consistency-Overall4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Thin3%
Add-Ons/Attachments3%
Breathability3%

Common questions

Is hockey stick grip profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £42K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -57.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the hockey stick grip niche?
12 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hockey stick grip?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Grip. The return rate is 0.4%.
What does it cost to enter the hockey stick grip niche?
Listings span £4.63–£19.89; the average listing price is £9.06 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 235 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.