how do you make your shoes grippy
1 Sticky mats have layers of grippy tape that remove dust from the bottoms of your shoes when you stand on them, making your shoes grip better. 2  Clean your basketball shoes regularly. 3  Another step in learning how to make basketball shoes grip better is to make sure your shoes are clean. What causes your basketball shoes to lose their grip is mostly dust collecting on the court and the bottom of your shoes. 2  This dust creates a slick layer on the bottom of your basketball shoes, thus causing you to slip and slide rather than cut and drive.