VICE · Hockey

The turf grips.
Your foot doesn't

Performance technology for those who want more.

The mechanics

The slip
nobody talks about.

VICE makes performance grip socks and insoles for athletes who've noticed the problem nobody sells a fix for. Designed in New Zealand by a trained osteopath, tested where the margins are thinnest — across the IPL, the BBL and the AFL — and built to sit outside every boot and kit contract you've already signed.

Field hockey is played low and fast. You turn, you stop, you go again, and most of it happens with your weight already outside your base.

Turf grips harder than grass ever did, and the shoe holds. What moves is the foot inside it.

  • Cotton and blend socks have no mechanical bond to the footbed
  • On every turn the foot slides against the sole while the shoe stays put
  • That is the yard you needed, given back before you moved

Better shoes do not fix this, because the shoe was never the problem. It is an interface problem, and it is solved at the sock.

What it costs you

Three things
the slide takes.

01
You lose the turn
The yard that beats a defender is bought in the plant. A foot that slides spends it before you move.
02
You lose the sprint
Pushing off through a foot that is not locked puts force into the sock instead of the turf.
03
You lose the second half
Turf is abrasive and unforgiving. Friction inside the shoe compounds across seventy minutes.
The engineering

How it holds.

44
External Grip panels
Gradient PVC, placed where the foot actually loads.
Zoned
Arch Compression
Graduated through the midfoot. Support where the arch asks for it, give where it doesn't
2×
Reinforced zones
Heel and toe rebuilt at the two points every sock fails first.
The evidence

The science
behind it.

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The range

Built for
your game.

Grip Socks - White Crew
Grip Socks - White Crew
$15.00
Grip Socks - Black Crew
Grip Socks - Black Crew
$15.00
Grip Socks - Navy Crew
Grip Socks - Navy Crew
$15.00
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
$13.50
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Straight answers

Questions worth asking.

Does turf change anything?
Not for the sock. Turf affects what the shoe does against the ground. Grip socks address what happens inside the shoe, which is unchanged by surface.
Do they fit under shin pad socks?
Yes, and it is the most common way hockey players wear them. VICE sock sleeves are the alternative if you want the two-part setup without doubling up.
Which cut should I get?
Crew is the usual choice for hockey since it sits under a long sock. Quarter-crew works if you want less bulk. All three cuts carry identical grip engineering.
How do I wash them?
Cold machine wash, air dry. Do not tumble dry — heat degrades the grip panels over time.
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