Babolat Custom Damp vs. Pete Sampras O-Ring

[ogruskie]

Which of these dampens the LEAST? I've tried the O-ring today and found it rather stiff. How does the Babolat Custom Damp compare?

 

[sruckauf]

The Babolat one is indeed softer. BUT, it flies out of the racquet a little easier..

I like the Sampras O-thingy, but I agree it's a little stiff. I just wish the Babolat one stayed in the strings better.

 

[ogruskie]

Can you please explain what the rubber thing is that you stick into the hole of the actual dampener? Is it some sort of string attachment? Or does it increase/decrease the stiffness?

 

[sruckauf]

It's very unique. It's a little plastic/rubber container, that contains a bunch of little (and I mean little..) beads. That's right, beads. Like tiny little ball bearings. I guess the idea is that they absorb some level of shock.

I don't know if it works. But that's the best description I can come up with. Little beads, that 'counter' the vibration that it encounters.

I personally don't use it. Not that I don't like it.. it's probably perfectly good. I just have an open string pattern stick (POG mid) so the issue of the dampener flying out of the strings is just a deal breaker for me.

 

[tennisdude083]

the insert for the custom damp is supposed to cause the dampener to dampen more, but i personally could not really feel much of a difference between having it in and not having it.

 

[vinhextreme]

Pete Sampras damp is better

 

[AT92292]

Babolats feel better but fall of more

 

[AT92292]

and has anybody else noticed that with the Pete Sampras o's the red one feels better than the black one

 

[Custom+Hybrid]

Yes I think this was discussed in the past.

The red rubber is softer

 

[ogruskie]

I just got my Custom Damps and I absolutely love the black dampener (without the plastic middle). It gives the racquet a slightly dampened/stiff feeling, yet there's still plenty of feel.

 

[1337Kira]

If you don't want it to fly out, I say use a rubber band. =]

 

[themitchmann]

I like the Sampras.