We FINALLY put on the tater grip (had it a couple of months). Well...it smells very bad. DD used it in game tonight, and teammates gave her such a hard time about it. Anyway, I washed with soap and water several times...nothing. It's now in the garage, and I have wrapped Bounce sheets around the handle. LOL. Would use bleach if I knew it was safe...but I won't. Anyone figure it out??
Tater grip smells bad
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I take it your DD doesn't use batting gloves? This is caused by bacteria getting in the crevices of the rubber material. Last time I used Simple Green undiluted. Took 3 scrubbings with a scrub brush but it worked.
She has only used batting glove on one hand...not both. I will get some Simple Green tomorrow...not first time I heard about it. thanks!
Your welcome.
You should be able to find it at any auto parts store or in the automotive department at K-mart, Walmart etc.
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Clarification sought re Simple Green recommendation - you are talking about scrubbing the bat, DD, or both!
Both of course
. Her fielding glove was worse! Unfortunately, I have yet to find a solution for that one without ruining the leather on her Nokona. I've tried everything from freezing it to mouthwash....lol. Now she just uses a XproteX Reaktr glove to prevent the sweat and heat from making it stink. It definitely helps but I sure wish I knew about the Reaktr glove beforehand. I could have prevented it altogether.I have heard that the black tater grips hold the odor of the solution longer than the others. Think I read this on their web page. We've only bought white and blue and haven't had this problem. It will go away.... Eventually.
As good as the grip is, my DD would still use them if they smelled like a skunk!
As good as the grip is, my DD would still use them if they smelled like a skunk!
The smell that's in dds batting gloves gets so bad in the summer, we typically go through 3-4 pair a year. We should buy stock in batting gloves. Crazy price tags on paper thin crappy leather gloves!
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Xprotex
Btw... we never had a smelly Tater.
Is the Xprotex better than Palm gaurd? Right now DD uses a cheap batting glove inside and doesn't really like it.
Both of course
Btw... we never had a smelly Tater.
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DD prefers the XproteX Reaktr glove since the padding in her Mizuno mitt isn't the greatest but I wasn't going high dollar when I didn't know if she was going to stick with catching. Now that I know, casedawg51 here I come...lol. The Reaktr has padding on every joint of every finger plus padding in the palm. During the game, whether catching or fielding, it stays on the entire time. It's been very durable and when it starts to stink, we throw it in the washer on the gentle cycle and air dry. The only problem we've faced so far is molding her EvoShield thumb guard but we managed. She also has XproteX Krushr batting gloves. We will throw these in the washer as well. They're a little more expensive but we've managed to get a year and a half or so out of them including HS ball, TB and practices for both. Over the long term, we actually save money buying one set of gloves at double the average price vs 4-5 sets at the regular price over the lifespan.
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