First, you load the draw like this...
I’ve tried a few different stick clips. I’ve tried the Epic Sport Stick Clip but the plastic it was made of lost its strength after a while, rendering it useless. Also, I hated how flimsy the pole that came with it was. I’ve tried the Trango Squid but I felt that it was bulky, awkward, and delicate. And then I found my favorite: The Superclip Stick Clip. This thing is awesome. It doesn’t have any moving parts that can break; it’s all one piece of wire! It clips draws in AND unclips them!
Clipping a draw in
First seat the upper biner of the draw into the stick clip, then just put the nose of the open biner through the bolt hanger and pull. The quickdraw slides off. It’s that simple.
Unclipping a draw
This is a bit trickier, but is still possible. If you’ve still got the rope through the draw, pull down tightly on both ends to stabilize the draw and then just press the wires of the stick clip around the bottom end of the top biner. If all goes well, the wires will force the gate open and you can just take the draw off.
If the rope is NOT through the draw (which is most likely the case), then it’s even more tricky, but still possible. It’s also tricky to describe in words, so I’ll just point you to the video that I posted below:
This stick clip doesn’t come with a pole. I bought a 12 foot (~3.7 m) telescoping pole at the local hardware store. Standing up with my arm outstretched, I can clip bolts up to 20 feet off the ground!
If you don’t want to take my word for it, here are some reviews at RockClimbing.com.
You can buy the Superclip Stick Clip at GearEXPRESS.com for $21.95.
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I have only heard good things about this clip. Also, you can screw it to anything, so if you get a painter’s pole or something, you essentially have almost no limits to what you can clip.