[Martin]

The knurling on the grippers is a bit rough at first, you get used to it and it really helps in the closure. A lot of guys use hockey tape on the handles this helps quite a lot. The other option is chalk but it's messy as all hell. My hands are a calloused mess anyway so I can't say I notice it
anymore. I did consider sanding the knurling a while back for my wife to train on it.

I'm going to give the kettlebells a try as soon as I can scrounge up some steel and weld a plate loading version like the PDA. A few guys I have spoken too have trained with those and are pretty happy.