I absolutely love Vacu Grips, but they do need to be replaced much, much more often. I do not know how many games I get out of a ball before I have to replace them, but for me it's probably three times as often as regular grips because I like the snugger feel they have at first and I have trouble being consistent when they start to get looser. But I'd rather replace the grips more often than fight with my fingers shrinking and swelling forcing me to insert and remove shims behind standard grips, plus the Vacus just feel more comfortable and put very little stress and strain on my fingers.