The WHITE Tourna Sampras O dampener is useless

Torres · 07-15-2012, 08:51 AM

It's so stiff that it provides NO useful dampening at all.

Ping! Ping! Ping! It's like having no dampener at all.

It's nothing like the red or black Sampras O damp which are good (particularly the softer red one).

Tourna need to sort out their manufacturing because someone's put the wrong mixture into the machine at the factory.

tbuggle · 07-15-2012, 11:19 AM

i like the soft red ones, but i even got one that was stiffer than the rest, as you describe. maybe not as stiff as the white one, who knows.

max pl · 07-17-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Torres

It's so stiff that it provides NO useful dampening at all.

Ping! Ping! Ping! It's like having no dampener at all.

It's nothing like the red or black Sampras O damp which are good (particularly the softer red one).

Tourna need to sort out their manufacturing because someone's put the wrong mixture into the machine at the factory.

email them and they'll send you a replacement. i did so about three months ago with no problem.

and yes, there was a manufacturing issue that theyve now sorted out.

Lefty5 · 07-17-2012, 11:05 AM

my white one is fine...

Alchemy-Z · 07-17-2012, 11:10 AM

agreed

I started getting the Babolat ones (square) with the re-moveable center for more or less dampening. '

nice and soft and has little cleats to prevent popping out

ArliHawk · 07-17-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy-Z

agreed

I started getting the Babolat ones (square) with the re-moveable center for more or less dampening. '

nice and soft and has little cleats to prevent popping out

These, along with my Babolat Loony Damp fishbowl, are my favorite dampeners. Both do much better than Wilson Smiley faces.

Ramon · 11-02-2012, 06:05 AM

I notice the red one has more of a tendency to fall off. Does anyone else notice that?

It seems to me the stiffer black one is reasonably secure enough to stay on.

Joeyg · 11-02-2012, 06:50 AM

Comical. All these tings do is dampen the sound! Do some research and you will realize that these things are useless and basically a placebo.

Ramon · 11-02-2012, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeyg

Comical. All these tings do is dampen the sound! Do some research and you will realize that these things are useless and basically a placebo.

You said it yourself. It dampens the sound. That the main purpose behind them.

COPEY · 11-02-2012, 07:15 AM

Not a placebo or useless if all you expect them to do is dampen the sound.

Power Player · 11-02-2012, 07:16 AM

I contacted tourna and they apologized and sent me free dampeners. One was white, and it is soft as it should be. Works as expected. There was a run of hard O damps that really sucked, but they fixed the issue.

Ramon · 11-02-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I contacted tourna and they apologized and sent me free dampeners. One was white, and it is soft as it should be. Works as expected. There was a run of hard O damps that really sucked, but they fixed the issue.

How hard is the white compared to the black and the red?

slowfox · 11-02-2012, 03:06 PM

Red one was always the softest one in my experience.

Power Player · 11-02-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramon

How hard is the white compared to the black and the red?

They are all the exact same to me now.

07-15-2012, 08:51 AM	#1
Torres Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3,826	The WHITE Tourna Sampras O dampener is useless It's so stiff that it provides NO useful dampening at all. Ping! Ping! Ping! It's like having no dampener at all. It's nothing like the red or black Sampras O damp which are good (particularly the softer red one). Tourna need to sort out their manufacturing because someone's put the wrong mixture into the machine at the factory.

11-02-2012, 06:50 AM	#8
Joeyg Semi-Pro Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sarcasm, USA Posts: 680	Comical. All these tings do is dampen the sound! Do some research and you will realize that these things are useless and basically a placebo. __________________ If you don't have anything nice to say about someone, come sit down next to me!

11-02-2012, 07:15 AM	#10
COPEY Professional Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,401	Not a placebo or useless if all you expect them to do is dampen the sound. __________________ Need help finding lost dog: walks with a limp, recently castrated, can only see out of one eye - answers to the name, "Lucky".

11-02-2012, 07:16 AM	#11
Power Player G.O.A.T. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On my iPhone Posts: 13,608	I contacted tourna and they apologized and sent me free dampeners. One was white, and it is soft as it should be. Works as expected. There was a run of hard O damps that really sucked, but they fixed the issue. __________________ 🐐ing

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