Anyone using Wilson Soft instead of Pro?

[robbo1970]

I usually always use the Wilson Pro overgrip, sometimes I use Yonex Supergrap, but I was looking at the comfort/absorbancy/feel/tack levels of both the Pro and the Soft and the Soft appears to have the same level of tack but better absorbancy.

Does anyone use the Soft and have any views/experiences the could share with me?

[tball]

I use Soft. I prefer it over the Pro. Mostly for feel. It has a sanded surface, and feels very similar to Tourna.

Its only drawback so far is that some colors of it are just way too soft. It bunches up. Tourna is stronger in this regard. Also, for this reason, I cannot use it over leather grips -- slips too much, gets undone, and tears.

Comparable overgrip is Babolar Team Pro. Also soft, also sanded surface.

Pro is really nothing special. 90% of other overgrips on the market are like Pro.

[robbo1970]

As I mentioned in my OP, the soft seems to have the more or less the same ratings as the Pro in terms of teck, etc. but I did notice the Soft felt a bit grippier and I do have a paranoia about a racket slipping out of my hand.

At the moment I'm using Yonex Supergrap, but I can only get that online as opposed Wilson Pro and Soft that I can get from my local shop.

[tball]

I like those soft sanded overgrips specifically because they are *not tacky*. If you are looking for the tackiest ones, you need to use something else. There are much tackier overgrips on the market. I myself have been avoiding those, because they give me blisters.

[robbo1970]

The wilson soft has the same tack level as the pro, but the pro and supergrap have that rubbery feel whereas the soft has that sanded feel. Although, if you hold the racket and rotate it in your hand, the soft actually grips your hand better with more resistance when you rotate the handle in your hand than the pro does, even with a dry hand.

I generally have dry hands and I do think the soft actually grips better.

I have a match coming up next so will stick with the supergrap thats on it for now, but will try out the soft when Im next just having a knock about game.