Thanks Angel. Some good points there. I wonder if this could be some from of delayed development, as up until about a year ago I was using a much head-heavier racket than I am now.

But what's really got me stumped here is that after using this lighter headed racket(a Wilson Hammer 5.3) for almost a year now, it wasn't until I swapped the handgrips on my BA to those "Iso-Grips" and then rode the SWTF rally run(330 miles in one day) this past May when this elbow started giving me trouble!???

And so, that's why I asked that question about if these wider around grips have had any negative effects upon anybody else around here.

Though as you infer, it could be just that the cumlative effects of using this lighter headed racket has finally caught up with me, and so maybe I should head to the Pro Shop and buy some lead tape and see if that might help.


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)