what is the best leather grip?

[Gee]

I would like to replace my Head MG MP with a leather grip and add weight at the 12 o'clock position because I want to increase the swingweight (and power).

I didn't customize my frames before so I have a few questions about this.
For example about which leather grip I should choose out of the following:

• Babolat Natural Grip 2.00 mm
• Wilson Premium Leather 2.00 mm
• Pacific Leather Grip 1.5 mm

Which one is the most comfortable one?
My first impression is choosing the Wilson because it is the most expensive one so I guess it will be of a good quality. Too, I prefer Wilson over Babolat as a brand. I don't know why. Just a matter of taste (but maybe Babolat is much more comfortable for me).

I would also like to know the weights of each of these grips and of the original Head hydrosorb grip as well because I need to know the difference.

Can anyone advice me?

 

[Pleepers]

Between the wilson and babolat...I like the babolat. Babolat is not as firm/stiff. Never tried the Pacific.

 

[iplaybetter]

Between the wilson and babolat...I like the babolat. Babolat is not as firm/stiff. Never tried the Pacific.

i hate the babolat very slippery, i actually like gamma

 

[meowmix]

Tennis Warehouse's leather grips are really nice too.

 

[Fedace]

Vokle leather grip is the best by far

 

[In)SpiRe]

What do leather grips do besides make the racquet more head light?

 

[vsbabolat]

The Tennis-Warehouse Leather grips are much better than the Babolat or Wilson leather grips. The Tennis-Warehouse leather grips remind me of the old Balmforth Leather grips that were the best grips available.

 

[nickb]

Vantage leather...

Nick

 

[Gee]

What do leather grips do besides make the racquet more head light?

Leather grips (with overgrips) have the following advantages against synthetic ones:

• Better feedback because of the good vibrations that come from ball contact. Syntethic grips are much more cushioned because they dampen many vibrations;
• Better ball feel tells you how well you hit the shot;
• You can feel the bevels more prominently with a leather grip that enables you to distinguish your different grips better (for example eastern fh, continental, etc);
• More actual grip size due to the more emphasized bevels.

 

[In)SpiRe]

Leather grips (with overgrips) have the following advantages against synthetic ones:

• Better feedback because of the good vibrations that come from ball contact. Syntethic grips are much more cushioned because they dampen many vibrations;
• Better ball feel tells you how well you hit the shot;
• You can feel the bevels more prominently with a leather grip that enables you to distinguish your different grips better (for example eastern fh, continental, etc);
• More actual grip size due to the more emphasized bevels.

Thx alot Gee, your awsome :].

 

[kingdaddy41788]

TW leather all the way. Babolat for 2nd place

 

[Pleepers]

i hate the babolat very slippery, i actually like gamma

Congratulations

 

[TnTBigman]

i liked the gamma. but overgrips over leather grips arent for everyone. it can be quite harsh.

 

[BigGriff]

I'll throw in another vote for TW leather. I have it on all of my PDR's.

 

[SFrazeur]

I have used Wilson, gamma, Babolat and TW is the best I have used.

-SF

 

[Gee]

What is the weight of Babolat Natural Grip?

Does anyone know the weight of Babolat Natural Grip?
Somewhere on this forum I read it is about 25 grams and somebody else claimed it is 15 grams. Who can confirm this is true?

 

[MrBluefin]

TW leather all the way. Babolat for 2nd place

That's the way I see it now as well. Had used Babolat leather on everything until I tried the TW leather, I'm sold. I do overwrap with supergrap.

Vantage leather...

Nick

Nick, how thick are the Vantage grips? Any other grip you would compare it to?

 

[iplaybetter]

Congratulations

tha babolat was unusable without an over grip, the gamma is soft and comfy

 

[t0nym4c]

Head Calf Skin, but those are expensive and hard to come by. I would recommend Wilson leather grips.

 

[BiGGieStuFF]

Vantage. It's suede like and has tons of tack.

 

[Gee]

Thank you all for joining this poll.

I finally decided to buy Babolat Natural Grip. This week I 'll receive my new Head MGMP. Then I 'll customize it by replacing the Hydrosorb with Babolat leather and adding 3 grams of lead at 12 o'clock position.

I 'm very curious how it will play.

 

[iplaybetter]

so was it just the one i got or does anyone else find the babolat super slick