Grip tape is a quintessential part of your skating experience, preventing slips and injuries, making your tricks crispy and, protecting your deck from the most heinous abuse. Forming a preference takes time as the grit of the grip tape varies by brand and product. Grittier grip can give you an extra hand in perfecting your tricks and sticking your landings but can tear up your shoes a lot faster than a higher grit (smaller particles, smoother texture) which can feel more "slippery". An extra thing to note is that graphics can help orient yourself to the board which is useful in practicing tricks. Shake Junt takes the cake for favorite graphic with Mob taking first for most popular grip texture followed closely by Jessup, Grizzly and Pepper.