There are some beautiful wood grips out there. But there are just as many butt-ugly wood grips too. I don't mind the look of most rubber grips on a DA. Sure they won't compete with a pair of well designed cocobollo grips, but I don't find most rubber grips ugly. The new grips are comfortable and I think they look nice. But I don't know about how they handle recoil since I have them on a 617.

BTW, I'm probably in the minority, but I always thought the grips that came on my first 686, back in the 80s were comical looking. I'm not sure if they are called "combat" or "target" grips. They sure weren't made to fit the human hand. But taste is subjective.