Spinlock XTX/B SoftGrip Rope Clutch BlackView all products in Rope Clutch and Deck Organizers - Spinlock

What is the braided "SoftGrip" technology?

 

"A number of years ago, France’s Cousin Trestec came up with the idea of using a high-modulus “sock,” or braided tube, to do the gripping in a new kind of rope clutch employing the same basic principle as a set of Chinese finger cuffs.

The resulting stopper not only provided a tenacious grip, it was also much easier on the rope since no metal or abrasive parts were involved.

Spinlock has gone one better with its "Soft Grip" XTX.

Though employing the same basic principle, Spinlock takes things to another level, shortening its clutch appreciably and enclosing the "guts" in a sturdy, lightweight, low-profile housing.

Better still, instead of employing a length of shock cord to tension the sock or tube, Spinlock uses a sturdy internal spring to tension what it calls its textile “grip,” connecting the tube and spring to an anchor on one end and a small fitting at the other.

The result is increased reliability, ensuring the clutch grabs hold (and releases) the rope immediately, securely and predictably every time." - Sail Magazine 2020 Pittman Innovation Awards.