quickly becoming my go-to review channel and, frankly, one of the best racquet review channels on youtube!! Keep killing it

@hootsan

11 ай бұрын

Facts

In my bag I have Grav Pro, Boom Pro and Blade 98 -- all great in their own right bit after hitting the new grav pro, I fell in love. Solid yet sublime feel and does not feel like 330 SW. Great all around but it’s the feeling at contact that sets it apart. It has to be the thinner beam coupled with the tight string pattern that sets it apart. Not to mention the new paint job doesn’t hurt either.

Great Video! Would love to see the MP Video at some point. Keep it up

Agree on everything about the prestige, but the feel is so good I haven’t been able to commit to switching to anything else 😬 you can hit any ball on a time, but if you’re not fully committed to the shot you’re going to get punished

I recently tried the Gravity MP. I was using the Aero but started developing elbow pain. I am extremely pleased with the Gravity and consider it the best racquet I’ve played so far.

I have and still use a Dunlop Revelation Tour Pro Mid Plus 95. So thin, so headlight, heavy at nearly 12 oz strung. Circa late 90's. I used it in high school and pulled it out as i'm getting back into the game. It sounds like you describe the Prestige the same way; a dinosaur but still fun. I am looking for something exactly like it, but just lighter as i don't have the same tolerance for the weight as I once did. Great channel, very good information and comparisons!

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! It sounds like the Prestige would be right up your alley.

Went from an old Speed MP ASP model to the Boom Pro with ease. That was before the updated Speed was available, can’t help but wonder if I’d like that too.

honestly i think the boom team is probably the best of the boom series. i feel like i cant miss and my topspin forehand, This racquet still reigns in my opinion.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

9 ай бұрын

Interesting! I'll have to try it out.

Dang this just dropped I was wondering why their were so little views and comments. Anyways keep up the great content it’s very enjoyable.

Luca! My man. Great video. Personally, I like the speed pro

I used the radical pro for a bit but didnt really get confortable with it, i will be switching to the Wilson Blade 98, loved your review on both of them!

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed and it's working out.

@Luka - it would be good to see that video on your racquet history and if Gravity Pro would be your racquet of choice.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Coming very soon...

Excellent run-down overall! One interesting thought: you're judging these racquets in **stock form**, which is of course relevant to most people, but I'd be interested on your take if they were all at the **same strung spec**, ie. identical static weight, balance and swing weight. It would have to be a pretty high spec to reach equal numbers across the board, but nonetheless, at that point you'd have to base your power assessment mostly on flex, head size, string pattern and beam width, which I'd imagine would re-order things slightly to the following (highest power to lowest): Boom Pro > Extreme Tour > Radical Pro > Speed Pro > Gravity Pro > Prestige Pro. Curious if you'd agree.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

This is a very interesting idea and one I've thought of doing many times in the past (not for video but for myself). It won't be for right now but down the line it's definitely a project I would be interested in taking on. I would swap the Boom and Extreme and then I think you are right.

Looking forward to MP review. Don't forget about Speed MP ;)

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

I promise I'll try 😅

“I think I’ve made it pretty clear over the past several months that I’ve got a soft spot for head”

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

4 ай бұрын

😅

Great review. Head racquets are so good

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and I agree

i think the grav pro is good but but is more for advanced players, i sometimes have trouble returning fast pace balls and doubles is hard to move around

Thank you so much for your really awesome videos, very thorough AND entertaining! I play Speed pro and I am thinking of getting another Pro, looking at the Gravity pro, would this be a good and fun pair to get out on the court? I seldom play competitive due to an arm issue overhead so I only play for fun anyway. but that aside I come from a Radical tour 1993 model, then Head Speed Pro.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

Ай бұрын

Yes, that's an awesome pair! And thanks for the kind words!

I got back into tennis after 20 years and wanted to get a racket 2nd hand; it had to be Head because you can easily change grip size, I need an L5 and those are almost impossible to find in my area. This video was the single best piece of information I could find: I got my 360+ Gravity Tour and I absolutely LOVE IT, thank you so much for your invaluable help! May I suggest an idea for a future video? Since you like the Gravity, you like nerding over tennis tech, and you got that awesome Wilson machine, why don't you make a comparison of the Gravitys (MP, Tour and Pro), first in their stock form and then tuning all of them to the balance and swing weight of the Pro? Too nerdy for the general public maybe? 😅 I would love to see it since the MP has a different string pattern and the Pro has a thinner beam.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad it helped you out! This is a concept I would love to try and have thought of in the past. It won't be for right now but when things calm down with releases I'd love to start some sort of series like that.

Good morning, I have a question. Some say that stiffness determines whether one racket is more powerful than another, but others say that it is the power scale or psi that determines it. If you can clarify that for me, I would appreciate it, because it happens that the radical, for example, has 65 RA while the speed pro 2022 has 61 RA, which suggests that the radical is more powerful but when you look at the power scale, the radical has 200 and the speed pro 300 suggesting that the speedpro is more powerful. Thank you very much for answering .

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

7 ай бұрын

Don't worry too much about the CPI, sometimes it's very off. Yes, stiffness helps add power but also racket shape, head size and of course, string choice play a huge role.

I have the gravity pro (360+), the head speed grapheneXT mp ltd (in my opinion better than the latter generations and I've played them all mp and pro) and i had the radical mp auxetic and Gravity mp auxetic. Sold them both but I'm going to buy the radical pro auxetic and maybe also the gravity pro auxetic. Prestige mweh, boom pro fantastic racket but hate the cosmetics. Extreme tour.. great racket but i cannot gell with it, too muted and I'm not connected to the ball.

Hi bro, I'm from India 🇮🇳 Good to see a growing ytber dng this great with very less subs. count than he is worth for #underrated My question is I'm somewhat lean, i need a less weight typed Racquet among head, pls suggest me one which less weight & more power My second question is, while choosing a tennis racquet, should we choose a higher/ lower CPI Racquet, pls consider my comment, thanks in advance

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! If you want a more powerful/lighter racket you should try the Extreme MP, it also has great spin! I wouldn't pay too much attention to CPI, but in your case I would go for something with a higher CPI. Usually lighter/more powerful frames have high CPIs.

The Instinct 2022 is the same Instinct as the 360+ when its was in the "Elite"-silo...or endorsed by pro's list. Just because its taken of the spotlight list doesnt mean it starts to play bad. Its still a good racket. it still is in between the Speed MP and the Extreme MP. Has more control and power than the Speed MP but less spin that the Extreme.

10:47 "total control"😂

The Auxetic Extreme doesn't come with a "Pro" version. At least not anymore as the Tour replaced that. The 360+ did have a Pro model. The Auxetic Extreme goes Tour --> MP --> Team --> Team L With that said, GREAT video love the breakdowns and the channel!!

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I completely missed that!

Hey Luca, you guys going to do an MP version of this vid by chance? Cheers

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

7 ай бұрын

I keep pushing it back for other videos, but yes, we'll make one at some point!

For an advanced level agressive baseliner, flat shot but also wants some spin the best choice would be the Head speed, what's your take? I played with a Head prestige tour 2020 for some time now with the revolve spin strings and I think I can get more power than that with the speed pro with hyper g 1.25. What's your opinion?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

You'll definitely get more power and spin, and you're on the right track with the Speed!

@andrebarroso2354

11 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver Thanks! :)

@MultiBlaz123

11 ай бұрын

Try extreme tour...I am using it now for few months and I can say that it is very good combination of control and power for spin. It is very good stick in my opinion.

I bought yesterday gravity MP lite, I have Ezone 100SL, not sure, but it feels Gravity MP lite more powerful and not that crisp. I am still learning tennis, so not sure if I am missing something or perhaps I need more time to play with it? I also tried Wilson Pro Staff team which I like the most but it has smaller sweetspot so I am not there yet. Not sure still looking for a good racket that works for me, any suggestions?

@LL-kz1qe

11 ай бұрын

I have change similar rackets e zone gravity mp and pro for beginner and intermidiate e zone is better for me gravity have small sweet spots mp is not stable, and the only think they have is the feeling you get when hitting g forehands on the sweet spot Pro is much better from the Mp

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

You may want to look at one of the Babolat Team rackets (Pure Drive/Aero). They are extremely popular amongst players like yourself.

I got a soft spot for Head too

Prestige Pro needs a good and well thought out string setup. A hybrid of syn gut/MLT in cross and Lynx Tour in the mains @ 50 lbs. Just putting in the same strings at the same tension in all the rackets is not the best thing. The strings setup, makes up for 50 % of the experienced playabilty for any racket. Its like putting on the same tires on all cars and then comparing the cars.

I've played with the mid(93) prestige and I really cannot find a modern racquet like it to replace it. I've been looking forever since they stopped making the mid but really there is no racquet like it on the market as far as I have seen. Since you get to try all if these racquets which modern racquet would you say is thr closest substitute for the prestige mid other than the prestige pro you reviewed here?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

9 ай бұрын

There really isn’t much closer than the prestige pro, it’s the only racket I consistently take out and say, “this is about as classic as it gets”. No spin amplification, no extra power, just super consistent control with slightly modern user friendliness. The Cx200 tour is an obvious candidate but I don’t think it’s as good in this case as the prestige pro.

@amsd1231

9 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver Thank you for the answer. I asked you to pick between these two rackets because I want to try out the famous Yonex quality. And while I want to update my racket, I enjoy the classic feel too much to try the stiff modern sticks. I'll try out the percept.

Could you please do a review of the Yonex lineup? 🙂 Maybe waiting for the new Percept in August? And then a comparison of the Vcore, Ezone and Percept 😍

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

We'll wait for the Percept and get it out after!

@ivanjo6478

11 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver Especially they now have the 100D and 97L to add

Heyy are you going to review head mp line up rackets as you promised? 😊

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

8 ай бұрын

I believe so, probably in mid-late November though.

Between the Radical Pro and the PS97 v14, which do you like more?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

I'm not quite sure, we may do a comparison soon.

Could you do a review on which head, or racket in general would be best for single backhand players

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

I get this question a lot but my OHBH is so incredibly awful that I can't in good conscience recommend any 😅

@evanrossengelbrecht6282

10 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver thanks at the moment I’m playing with an old Head Radical 18x20 string pattern. Loving the feel

Gravity Pro is magical but I am still testing it as my match tennis racquet. I play competitively with Radical MP and it never lets me down. Gravity Pro has unbelievable feel but I am still trying to figure out if it really adds anything to my game, in terms of what my opponent is experiencing.

@AZLAN-pd5sl

11 ай бұрын

Your Radical MP got customize? If so where do you add the weight? Thanks

@EdmonBegoli

11 ай бұрын

@@AZLAN-pd5sl Nowhere. Straight out of the box.

Hi. What you said about thé boom pro is very interesting ! How would you compare it with thé speed pro ?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

It's tough to explain but it has more more "classic" feel than the Speed because of that constant beam but it also is so unique with its sweet spot and head shape that it has a power and spin element you won't get with many other rackets like this. It requires a certain type of stroke to play optimally whereas the Speed is much more standard.

@Le-Chuck

11 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver ok interesting. I have to test it for sure !!!

@pablogastonroig1621

10 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver BP suitable for a agressive bassliner with heavy topspin (5.0) ? Greetings from Argentina.

What is your opinion about Radical Mp version,thank you

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

I love the MP, much easier to use and more free power/spin.

Gravity pro ❤

How about Instinct? Want your comments. Thank you~

What would you pick out of these for your own racket?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

I'm making a video on that this week 👀

Hi, I play with the Wilson blade V8 16x19 and with the Blade pro 16x19. I tried the Gravitz pro, it was a solid raquet but no manoeuvrability at all. Too difficult to swing around the ball. Do not fit to the modern game , it is only for flat shots. The Blade Pro is in every discipline better

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

The Gravity is definitely a lot of racket to swing but I have to disagree. It has a lot of modern characteristics that make it one of the better modern player's rackets. It's definitely not as whippy as a Blade but made more for a linear (less snappy) stroke.

What is the best boom head tennis racket to buy?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

7 ай бұрын

For the best combination of precision, power and spin, go for the Boom Pro.

Thoughts on the prestige tour? Do not know why people aren’t mentioning it, a true pro player racket.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

I've played with it once for a maximum of 20 minutes because I was getting frustrated but I've been meaning to go back to it for a while now.

@karimbeydoun3052

10 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver waiting for the review then

I have Gravity Mp and Gravity pro bought recently. But eventully it has got two major flaws that rarely see in reviews 1) Low launch angle very annoying especially in serve returns 2) outside the sweet spot the racket is dead.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Are you talking about the Pro, the MP, or both?

@LL-kz1qe

11 ай бұрын

@@RacketsRunnersVancouver Mostly Mp but higher launch angle for deeper balls in pro would be nice. To be fair i find flaws in all rackets i also have e zone solinco and pure drive i still searching 🤭

What’s the difference between MP and PRO rackets?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

MPs are generally lighter and often have more open string patterns. Basically, they are less "pro" if that makes sense.

" Now we're diving right into the deep end with Head" -Your mom

Luca is it true that Head buys frames from Artengo and just paints them?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Not sure about that one...

@nakmuay5034

10 ай бұрын

Artengo buys frames from Head

@4:38 Djokosmash!

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Hahaha yup 😅

how is gravity pro vs mp?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Two pretty different rackets, the MP is more forgiving and spin-friendly and the Pro much more controlled.

Head Instinct is discontinued?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

It has become a budget racket. A very good one, at that.

Finally somebody is saying the truth CPI is wroooong

@lsfire3489

11 ай бұрын

But for sure the prestige mp is more powerfull than the prestige pro

Do mp And tour raquets without the extreme tour

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

I have to include the Extreme MP though!

Do yonex next

I used to love Head racquets from back in the day eg. iPrestige but the vast majority of their stuff these days particularly graphene based stuff is junk and feel like hollow tin cans.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

I find most of the 360+ and Auxetics actually feel pretty good!

You’re confusing the 360+ Prestige MP with the Auxetic Prestige MP version. The Auxetic Prestige MP is definitely more powerful than a Radical Pro.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

No, I am talking about the Auxetic Prestige MP. With its 18x19 pattern, soft 22mm beam and more classic shape I find it pretty significantly less powerful than the Radical Pro. Closer to a Gravity Pro IMO.

@jerome_morrow

11 ай бұрын

It appears HEAD’s CPI scale doesn’t apply to everyone then!

@nakmuay5034

10 ай бұрын

CPI Scale is BS

@jerome_morrow

10 ай бұрын

@@nakmuay5034 How so? It’s a reasonable attempt to represent where a racquet sits in HEAD’s line up on the control to power scale. It’s got weaknesses and outliers, but it’s better than nothing.

Auxetic is just marketing, right? Or does it make a noticable difference?

@szymonwdziekonski6953

11 ай бұрын

it does improve feel and makes the racket softer, comparing the speed mp from 2020 to the 2022 one it makes a small difference

@ahjonjon

11 ай бұрын

It does make a difference, but in my opinion, made them too mushy. If you like more crisper racquets, auxetic isn't for you.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

It has softened up Head's line quite substantially.

actually there is no extreme pro anymore - head ditched this series completely for the auxetic series

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

11 ай бұрын

Just saw this! Interesting, and thanks for letting me know.

First great video btw

Where is the Instinct

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

4 ай бұрын

No longer a top end racket!

@bamstudios1592

4 ай бұрын

Oh Thanks

Where is the mp version?

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

4 ай бұрын

So many things started coming down the pipeline I had to out it in the back burner but it will come!

pretty sure everyone likes head 😁

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

Ай бұрын

😅

babolat duh...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Extreme pro is extinct.

@RacketsRunnersVancouver

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I just realized that.