Before:I like being able to charge my grips and I have large hands so I liked that they were longer. The straps broke first the left then a couple days later the right just over a month after I bought them. Now I have grips without straps, but at least the batteries charge. The silicone was cut a bit small around the grip button so it would cause it to be a intermittently sticky, but that was not a big deal.This was my review, but thenUpdate:Maecker reached out to me, they said it was a verified problem with that connection and it was reinforced in the next version. They replaced my grips. As I said, I really like these grips I look forward to playing with them with their thicker reinforced connection at the top. So it was a problem, but it had been fixed. Right now I am very happy with Maecker products and their customer service. I will keep you updated.