I bought my first 1911 a few weeks ago. I have to reset my grip after each shot with my 1911 to maintain any kind of decent accuracy. I have watched many videos, and my grip is as recommended on the majority of the videos. Hand strength is not an issue, as I performed manual labor/hand tool work for decades. The felt recoil is not much different than my other lighter guns in smaller calibers. The factory rubber grips seem slick. I can't imagine that checkered wood would be much different. There seems to be many aftermarket options. What have all of our in house 1911 people used? I don't want a collection of 1911 grips to go with my collection of holsters that I bought for my other guns.