David Marcus, EcoGrip

Rick is joined by David Marcus, the founder of EcoGrip this week. Note: A biodegradable tennis / pickleball grip: a high performance grip for racket sports, which decomposes naturally within one year. David had the idea for a biodegradable overgrip while traveling around eco-friendly Ireland in 2008. In 2010 I finally found a highly skilled industrial chemist in Australia and told him about my green idea. He joined our company. After several years of trial and error together our small team developed a great patent pending polymer for the overgrips. During the very hot summer of 2013 we play-tested EcoGRIP Smooth and Hi-Tac in 10 different countries with 30 excellent tennis coaches and players including a young teen player from California named Cici Bellis. No players were told the grips were eco-friendly. Every one of the players told us the grip played excellent, felt great and lasted longer than their current overgrips.* When we told them the grips would safely biodegrade in one year after changeout … they were blown away. EcoGrip Hi–Tac overgrips use a slow-release formula and small perforations to offer much longer tack and superior sweat absorption. Decomposes naturally in the environment within 1 year. Good for your game & great for the environment. Makes a great holiday gift for a tennis/pickleball player.