so they will never replace cork but, like cane rods, they will have emotional appeal to the custom builder.
I can't help it, I'm sensitive
Back to grips - anyone recall Orvis running a series of rods (original Tridents I think) with vibration damping foam between the cork and blank.
Stealth grips from submarines
Cork is a great damper, being a relatively uni-directional substance, why they felt they needed to seperate this from the blank with a rubber sheath, i'll never quite work out.
The rubber sheath has its place, but certainly not in the hand
Sandy