Kershaw Ener-G II Clip and Trac Tec inserts question

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I just got a Kershaw Ener-G II, which is amazing by the way, fastest flipper I've ever had and great workmanship. Mine has a gray G10 handle with Trac Tec inserts on both sides (though the Kershaw website shows an all black G10 version now, is that what they are going to?). Anyway, love the looks of the knife, but why did they put the Trac Tec on the clip side? I could see the reason if you could reverse the clip for left handers, but you can't, so its usefulness is limited anyway, and it makes the knife very hard to remove from your pocket unless you bend the clip outward, which is what I did. I guess slightly more of it is exposed if you use tip down carry, but I prefer tip up. The Storm only has Trac Tec on the non-clip side, which makes more sense to me. I don't want them to lose the trac tec stuff altogether on this knife, as its makes it much more visually interesting for one thing, but I just don't know if they should have put it on that clip side scale. Not a big deal, I don't mind having to bend the clip, I have the proper torx drivers ect. but might be a pain for some non-knife people.
 
I've used an Ener-G II, and have worn out a couple of blue jeans pockets with it. I really like the knife for EDC, but the cost of jeans is getting ridiculous. I love the flipper too it's as fast as a torsion bar once you grow accustomed to using it. Can't answer your question....you might go to Kershaw with the question?????
 
i picked one up at smoky mountain for 38.00 shipped, it was a steal at that price !
 
Taking the clip off altogether is always an option, but I don't work in an environment where I have to hide my knife and I enjoying having it close at hand as I open packages pretty much every day, usually several. I will say though, bending the clip outward really helps a lot, so it sits about 1/8" above the scale at its lowest point. Still plenty grabby, but comes out of your pocket without pulling your pants with it! :p I don't like the new all black plain Ener-g. I love the look of the Trac tec version with the gray G10. I'd much rather put up with the Trac tec stuff on both sides than see the model become so plain looking, just my two cents.
 
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