Alyx!
Up here!
You're going to need a gun.
Don't worry, it's unloaded.
It's unloaded now!
Oh!
Almost forgot.
Guns need ammo.
Here ya go.
Alright.
Heading back to the con' room.
For several months now I've been using these Kiwi design controller grips and I really
like them.
However when I reviewed the Kobra CQB gunstock about a month ago
link in the cards and the video description
the extra bulk these grips added to the controllers prevented the controllers from properly fitting
into the grip handles on the CQB.
Thankfully Falandorn, the designer of the Kobra CQB, provided some velcro straps with
his gunstock that you can use to DIY yourself a pair of knuckle straps using the Quest 2
controllers wrist straps.
While Falandorn's DIY straps do work really well, I was still wanting something a little
more...
elegant.
So I got on Amazon and searched for other Quest 2 knuckle straps and that's when I came
across these straps from AMVR.
I wasn't 100% sure they'd work with the CQB or not because of the tab at the base of the
controller here but I figured it was worth a shot and worst case scenario I simply return
them to Amazon.
Well I am happy to report that they work flawlessly with the Kobra CQB and are a pretty nice set
of grip straps to boot.
When I received my straps in the mail the box was wet and as you can seee a little beat
up.
I can't blame AMVR for this and I don't think it was Amazon either so it seems that the
United States Postal Service is who did me this little favor.
The contents of the box were undamaged however so that was at least good.
Like most sets of controller grips there's not a whole lot to them and they're pretty
simple to use.
Included in the box are the two grips, one for the right controller and one for the left
controller as well as some additional replacement elastic bands.
The leather strap loops through these elastic bands like so, which provide some nice stretch
or some give, when you're sliding the controllers on and off your hands as well as while you're
playing.
This snap on the leather straps allows you to easily remove the straps to replace them
with new ones should you damage your straps somehow or if you want to replace them with
straps made from a different material or something else along those lines.
The straps themselves are soft and feel really nice on your hands and the velcro is of good
quality and sticks nice and firmly together.
Most other controller grips are a full covers that slip over top of the controllers.
These AMVR grips instead simply replace your controllers battery doors.
Now you might be thinking,
Hey!
Wait a minute!
Won't the controller fly off when I'm making a throwing motion or something since it's
essentially just the battery door that's strapped to my hand?
Uh, Yes, that could happen, but that's where this little removable battery access hatch
comes in.
Not only does it provide a way to swap out dead batteries without removing the entire
side panel of the controller but this little nub here acts as a retention latch once the
hatch door is in place.
With the little hatch on when I tug on the strap it stays securely in place where as
if I remove the battery hatch and tug on the strap like this... the grip slides right off.
AMVR does of course recommend you wear the controller wrist straps as an additional line
of safety but I spent a number of hours using these grips in different games and had no
troubles whatsoever.
They stayed right on my hands, just like they're supposed to.
The one thing I prefer about the Kiwi grips over these is my hands don't sweat as much
with the Kiwi grip covers.
The material they're made of and the texture on them actually does a pretty good job of
wicking the sweat away from my hands which just makes for a nicer overall experience.
The smooth plastic of these AMVR grip straps allows the sweat to build up on your hands
the same way the naked, stock controllers do.
But other than that I don't have any real complaints about these straps.
They're comfortable, they're simple to install, they don't add any extra bulk and they do
their job of keeping your controllers in your hands.
And of course I like that they work flawlessly with the Kobra CQB gunstock.
If you're interested in picking yourself up a set of these AMVR grip straps I've placed
a link to my Amazon store in the video description where you can check them out.