Fox 40 Whistles with rubber mouth grip

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

What are you guys grinding your teeth about?

Assistant coaches.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by Dave9819

Question for anybody who uses the Fox 40 Whistle that has that rubber-like bite guard/mouth grip -

I find that I bite through the grip and the grip starts to fall apart over the span of a season. The whistle itself is fine. Instead of having to buy a new whistle, has anybody found a way to replace the rubber mouth grip?

I have same problem with chewing up the rubber.

I use the CMG when I have a long day of officiating (more than a doubleheader) and the regular Fox 40 for my doubleheaders.

[jTheUmp]

I use the CMG whistles... I go through about 2 a season... about 50 games apiece, give or take.

I don't rotate them, I use one until the grip wears out, then I replace it with a new one.

At $6/whistle, that means the whistle costs me about $0.12/game.... hardly worth worrying about.

Do you bite the whistle, or do you hold it with your lips? Methinks that holding it with the lips would make the cushion last longer.... I'm a biter though.

[Scuba_ref]

If you guys didn't marinate your whistles in BBQ sauce before games maybe you could lay off. I personally enjoy mine broiled with a side of twice baked potatoes!

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Welpe

It's called personal preference.

I use Fox40 classics for basketball and CMGs for football. I can't stand having the CMG whistle in my mouth all the time. I'm good for about one CMG whistle a football season and I guess about two basketball season for a Fox40 whistle. I bit through my last one at the end of the season, I guess I chew on them too much.

I do wish they would use black rubber as opposed to the "clear" rubber.

Is that an idiosyncrasy?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I do wish they would use black rubber as opposed to the "clear" rubber.

Is that an idiosyncrasy?

Probably.

I have enough Fox 40s in my bag to last the rest of my career, probably. Every clinic/camp I go to gives me a whistle. Gee, thanks.

I tried using an Acme Thunderer metal whistle for football and I didn't like it. Had to blow it out of the front of my mouth to get good sound out of it, and I was too used to a Fox 40 from using one for so long. So I gave those away.

[Rufus]

I use the Fox 40 Classic and have used the same one for the last 5 years. Run it through the dishwasher every once in a while and it's fine (yes, carry a backup in games and have never had to use it). I tried the CMGs and didn't care for it at all.

[kwatson]

Originally Posted by Scuba_ref

If you guys didn't marinate your whistles in BBQ sauce before games maybe you could lay off. I personally enjoy mine broiled with a side of twice baked potatoes!

Thats kinda what I was thinking lol

[SE Minnestoa Re]

I use a standard Fox 40 for both football and basketball. Even the hard plastic has all kinds of teeth marks on it. I can only imagine what the soft plastic would look like

[Blindolbat]

All it took for me was one time a player and I didn't see each other and collided while my teeth were on the hard plastic whistle. Chipped a couple teeth. Hold it in my lips all the time now. Don't think biting through rubber is gonna be a problem.

[constable]

I have a bag of whistles in my jacket pocket. Most are CMG. I grind my teeth a lot so I find the CMG is more comfortable for me to use.

I might buy 2 new whistles a year to help save my teeth.

Also, the inventor of the whistle is a member of our board and has a lot of insight into the game so I don't really mind shelling out a whopping 12 dollars.

[grunewar]

I keep several Fox 40's (with mouthguard) in rotation.

I soak them regularly in mouthwash (yum) and have never bit through one yet.

I don't care for the ones without the mouthguard personally, and the only time I use one without a rubber tip is when my pink whistle comes into play.

[Remington]

Originally Posted by grunewar

I keep several Fox 40's (with mouthguard) in rotation.

I soak them regularly in mouthwash (yum) and have never bit through one yet.

I don't care for the ones without the mouthguard personally, and the only time I use one without a rubber tip is when my pink whistle comes into play.

+1. I even searched the net for Pink whistles with CMG because I prefer them so much. Found them and bought several as I always have partners forgetting about pink whistle week.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Remington

I always have partners forgetting about pink whistle week.

Many, here in my little corner of Connecticut, have no problem remembering to use their pink whistles, they just have a problem remembering to send in their cancer donation checks. It's freaking unbelievable.