Bobby Jr
G.O.A.T.
A few months ago I bought some Tourna Tac grips and noticed they came in a new zip-lock package. The same grips we're told.
Sadly, the grips have changed formula and now they have two characteristics which have ended my 20+ year use of them.
Firstly, they don't bond to themselves anymore so they have to be overlapped more otherwise they slip down. And BOY do they slip compared to the old formula. After having to re-wrap a grip maybe twice in 20 years I suddenly had to re-wrap almost every grip. (see pic below - when I started it was flush with the foot of the grip.)
Secondly, and even worse, they start degrading and falling apart within the first 30 minutes of use, and last only a couple of hours. They sort of roll apart where your hand rubs the most. The old formula didn't come apart like this - I could use one grip for at least 8 hitting sessions (2hr each approx) before they had to be replaced. The pic below was from just 30 mins hitting.
To their credit, when I contacted the makers of Tourna they said they'd get me some replacements, but they said they hadn't had any complaints about the formula change which I simply can't believe. An empirically worse grip which costs effectively 3-4 times the price to use cannot be what the "customer ordered."
Any advice on what grip I can change to which is similar in characteristics to the original Tac? I don't even care if it doesn't chemically bond to itself as long as it doesn't slip down the grip.
Sadly, the grips have changed formula and now they have two characteristics which have ended my 20+ year use of them.
Firstly, they don't bond to themselves anymore so they have to be overlapped more otherwise they slip down. And BOY do they slip compared to the old formula. After having to re-wrap a grip maybe twice in 20 years I suddenly had to re-wrap almost every grip. (see pic below - when I started it was flush with the foot of the grip.)
Secondly, and even worse, they start degrading and falling apart within the first 30 minutes of use, and last only a couple of hours. They sort of roll apart where your hand rubs the most. The old formula didn't come apart like this - I could use one grip for at least 8 hitting sessions (2hr each approx) before they had to be replaced. The pic below was from just 30 mins hitting.
To their credit, when I contacted the makers of Tourna they said they'd get me some replacements, but they said they hadn't had any complaints about the formula change which I simply can't believe. An empirically worse grip which costs effectively 3-4 times the price to use cannot be what the "customer ordered."
Any advice on what grip I can change to which is similar in characteristics to the original Tac? I don't even care if it doesn't chemically bond to itself as long as it doesn't slip down the grip.

