Like millions, Greg and James, the inventors of Chalkless® grip enhancer, are active with sports and activities like tennis, paddleball, pickleball, golf and lifting weights. Unlike millions, Greg and Jim happen to have backgrounds in chemical and coatings engineering. One day, fate intervened, and set them on a path to solving one of the most fundamental, yet underappreciated issues with athletic performance—grip. A mission was born. Show more.
It was a hot day and a particularly poor showing on the court for Greg. He paused in exasperation. “I can’t grip the racket; my hands are too sweaty.” Looking down at his glistening hands, a proverbial lightbulb went off, “I create coatings that protect nuclear submarines and rockets from extreme heat and moisture. Why not hands? Slippery grip is a just coating problem, dammit.” (He didn’t actually say “dammit.”)
Working from Jim’s basement, they began experimenting with different varieties of materials that were “Oleophilic (oil absorbent) as well as “Hydrophobic” (water repellant). After two years of testing and refining, Chalkless grip enhancer was invented. From that day forward, their mission was simple,