Harry, Seriously, decades ago I bought the bag because it said HEAD in bold letters. I can't be the only one. I had my first Head as a very young man. It gave me a "Edge" and due to my "Instinct", I went "Radical" up until today. I've had string success with Hawk Touch, Sonic Pro Edge, Sonic Pro and velocity MLT. I'm also a big fan of Wilson and keep my reliable liquid metal radical in my Fed bag with my Pro Staff sticks.
Harry, Seriously, decades ago I bought the bag because it said HEAD in bold letters. I can't be the only one. I had my first Head as a very young man. It gave me a "Edge" and due to my "Instinct", I went "Radical" up until today. I've had string success with Hawk Touch, Sonic Pro Edge, Sonic Pro and velocity MLT. I'm also a big fan of Wilson and keep my reliable liquid metal radical in my Fed bag with my Pro Staff sticks.
Totally spot on! I started with an Instinct as my first racket, moved to the Speed, now I'm trying to master the Pro Staff but the Speed will always be my fondest racket of choice ❤
Yes, I love Head!😉 I would gladly use a well made Head racquet bag hung over my shoulder. I was gifted a couple Head strings a year ago and now I am a huge Head string fan. Prior, i used Prince, Ashaway, Forten, klipper, tourna, technifibre, Luxilon and Wilson, In the Spring, I used the co poly Hawk Touch and really liked it. In the Summer I used Head Pro Sonic Edge and Pro Sonic they are more crisp than hawk touch but I really liked them as well. I am glad I have a couple more Head strings on hand to string up racquets at later dates. The string prices are reasonable compared to their competition and the performances of the string is very good.
0:28 - Automatic thumb up. Mr. H, you are savage! BTW, In Mexico, i've seen recently grocery stores selling head cans. Penns are the go to for many guys, but i find them stiffer out of the can but last longer as opposed to wilson's heavy duty which feel softer, arm friendly but they last a match. However head balls are in between, softer than penn but they last longer than wilson.
Some unmentioned's: they do good leather grips. Their racquets do well typically (not always) for hitting with power and control but not so much on spin. Their strings don't have as much power and pop as the competition but good control and feel.
@@StunnaDroppedYou I don't know much about the rest of the line except the Extreme Pro. The last Head racquet I used before this was the Flexpoint Radical years ago.
@@StunnaDroppedYou thats Because the Extreme is the Aero competition, as well as Instinct for the Drive. Head has all the bases of tennis player styles covered in their lineup.
@@FuzzyYellowBallz the flexpoint radical is a whole different mold that what the Radical is now lol, Much has changed since. The speed may be more alike it now to those years but its not the same either, or if u want it and dont mind moving from Head, Wilson copied that Radical mold in their Blade line to compete with it.
Can confirm those Penn Tour balls are called Head Tour here in South America. People do not like them as much though, because they get very heavy and slow on clay.
Head over grips are wonderful if you can keep your hands dry. I NEEDED wristbands for any more than one set of play cuz it felt so slippery/unpredictable. I was skeptical of the Wilson pros but you convinced me in your Wilson video of this same vein but i switched to the Wilson pro sensation for my rf97 and it was perfect. I can deal with the slight damp on the very end of the grip with the Wilson. It goes away within a point or two but the head over grips stayed damp a lot longer even with the holes in it.
@ Tennis Spin. Thanks for taking the time doing all these useful clips for we tennis lovers. One question. What are your top choices of double racquets aka serve and volley racquets? Thank you.
Boss, you're at it yet again! I concur on all the highlighted points here. I swear by Pro Penn Marathon balls , and I buy the 24 cases to last me a few months at a time. I did not know that Head/Penn are an integrated entity. I learned something today ⚡
@@4thewinak oh I don't know, have you tried the new Prestige? I haven't got the time to playtest it, and it seems that most people of the tennis world kinda hated that racquet... 🤔
Good video! But, HEAD made racquets before Prince did. Remember the HEAD Master and the Professional (the red head)? They pre-date Prince racquets. Also, like you, I recommend the Hydrosorb grips! A great product! HEAD makes some fine racquets but I am turned off by the gimmicky-ness where every 2 years or so they add a new component to their frames, e.g., flexpoint, innegra, microgel, liquid metal, graphene, graphene XT, graphene touch, graphene 360 and graphene 360+. It seems that I buy a HEAD racquet and all of a sudden it's already outdated.
I agree. I went off head for that same reason. But sometimes, some of the "Tinkering" works but I'd say few and far between. As consumers, what we want is Quality and Consistency and if a manufacturer decides to go off in tangents almost constantly, in my books, they can't be trusted any longer.
innegra and microgel did seem to do their jobs, liquidmetal too but disliked by some (I find too much rattling and power), I guess that graphene could be the same (works but disliked) but there is the idea since graphene is so expensive, how much of it is it really in racquets? and maybe not enough so they made their racquets braids stiffer on purpose to simulate the added "power" of what their marketting for graphene supposed to be. in any case the last two techs, despite if real or not, seem to be gaining trust in a good racquet for the fans, coz they seem to be performing better than the first few ones, and I agree. The Flexpoint while visually true due to the obvious hole in the frame, its practicality or effectiveness may be in enough question to be deemed "gimmicky". Most Head fans want Twaron back. I take in mind that with any tech/material they add, the company may still change its specs and properties such as stiffness to make believe it works. Hard to tell if its really truly tech then. For me now, test them and judge your experience and performance with the racquet despite the tech in it, coz figuring out if its the tech or not, what matters is if its a good racquet for you or not.
Don't believe the hype, your racket isn't outdated after 2 years. Golfers fall into the same trap, and spend way too much money on equipment. Yes, technology improves, but not enough to justify replacing expensive equipment every few years.
Could you make a video/videos comparing racquets, and accessories by their performance? Such as a list of power racquet, control racquet. I am really curious to see when choosing a type of racquet, what other brands are making the same type of racquet. Thanks!
@@sychen1531 to make it easier in terms of competing lines: ProStaff/Prestiges/VcorePro Gravity Blade/Speed/Radicals/Vcore/PureStrike Ultra/Instinct/Ezone/PureDrive Extreme/PureAero then the Power racquets
My ski boots are Head, the best boots ever. And I agree with you, Head makes the best overgrips, as a fan boy of Wilson I regret not trying Head overgrips sooner, back in the 80`s my first racket I bough was a Head graphite, big revolution from wooden 8-)
Just bought the Speed Pro and really really love this racket. Played my whole life, but just now taking it more seriously at 40 and I don't know what I was thinking with the rackets I used to buy. I'm a bigger guy and I've always had oversize rackets that just produced too much power. I decided to buy more of a advanced players racket and man do I love the pinpoint control. Power is meaningless if you can't put the ball where you want it and this racket literally makes me excited to play the game again.
I still use my 2009 Youtek Radical Pros, its like the middle ground for a lot of things, weight, balance, control, power, I dont play nearly as much as i use to so no need to change them
Am Australian but have lived in Asia for a long time. Head products are really popular for a whole range of sports - all the racquet sport + skiing, and their bags (which are cheaper than wilson but of equal quality) and clothes are popular too. I haven't played with the latest penn or wilson balls but I grew up playing on the fast grass courts of western australia and I just couldn't stand any ball except slazenger balls. Next best was dunlop. Couldn't stand Penn or Wilson - especially Wilson balls - even on hard courts. Felt like hitting a rock and didn't even make the right sound off the strings.
Head Prime Overgrips has the Wilson Pro Overgrip feel but a bit thicker and longer lasting than the Wilsons. Wilson Pro, Yonex Supergrab and Head Prime feels quite similar. Head Prestige Pro overwraps feels quite similar too but as a wider profile much like the Tourna Tac XLs. Swapped out all the Head Hydrosorbs original grips the MPs to the Head Leather grips. My setups on the Prestige IG MP (18x20) and PRO (16x19) are all hybrids. VS 17g / Hawk Touch 18g and VS 16g / Hawk Touch 17g respectively. Can't move away from Natural Gut unless during the wet seasons I'll hybrid with Velocity MLT 17 / Lynx Tour 17 to get some feel but still maintain playability on heavier balls. Got the Head Team Tour Bag, a few Head T-shirts and shorts. Overall I find Head makes relatively good products, but so far I've only tried the few items that worked for my game and stuck to it ... try not fall into their marketing traps to get you to buy the new stuff when they are not really new tech. Eg. Graphene, Graphene XT, Graphene Touch, Graphene 360 or Graphene 360+ just prepreg layups Head manufacturing moves around the frame. Beyond the IG series, I personally feel its all marketing. Even the bags is the same bag, year after year just with new colorways. The bags do last so no point changing them unless you go matching stuff.
The XtremeSoft overgrips try to mimic the replacement/base grip feel, its very underrated if u want to keep that feel and not replace the base grip all the time.
Had one Head shoe, i was surprised, but they were very low to the ground, feet hurt. They were not the same designs or close to what they have now though, might get try one again.
Good overview of Head, but regarding the current racquet models, they often don't have any similarity to the older ones. For instance, the old 107 Radical is very different than the Radical that is endorsed by Andy Murray. The only thing in common is the name.
Here in Canada we have Head and Penn for a long time now for a couple of years it's only Penn for this brand.Of course because here in the Montreal region and all Canada we also have Wilson because we're part of the Us Open series.
I was a massive head fan until I switched to Yonex. Sadly, Yonex was never famous in my country (only Wilson, head and Babolat). Yonex quality is superior
@@rolandharris2706 the problem ist that I like to be advised by professional. I don’t know much about string tension or grip size and don’t want to just buy what the rest is buying but cannot play well with it. Those racquets cost over 200€ usually
@@anneneville6255 happy to work with you on string tension, guage, and material. You can send me an email at roland.h.harris@gmail.com or just reply with: Do you want power? Spin? Comfort? Durability? Will make recommendations for you. Happy to help.
Mixed "bag" of confusions in this video : IMHO, as regards Quality and Value, Head makes some of the Best Bags on the market. Wilson makes some of the Worst.
@@LuchoVena yeah they have their website where rackets are still on sale. But they don’t respond to inquiries on time and orders are mishandled apparently. I haven’t personally dealt with them but it seems to be the consensus based on forums
Hi, I'm from Malaysia and I really like and have learnt a lot from all your vdeo everyday. Seen here your doing Head's please make a full review on Head Si 12 including strings and tension that suits it. And could you also review or compare a present day racket that is equal or most similar to Si 12 in all it playing expect. Thank you.
Sometimes too much choice is like none at all but on the other hand Babolat doesn't seem to have a control oriented racquet except maybe the Pure Strike 18x20
HEAD/Penn "ATP" Balls became "Tour" after the contract was given to Dunlop. So Head Tour = Penn Tour now And to add on, depending on markets, some balls sold in them may be exclusive for those markets, i know looking at Dunlop international offerings, they a Fort line with many different variations that are not in the US.
Mostly agree accept about the balls. I have had bad experience with penn balls. The propenns are tolerable, but I still find the Wilson balls to feel better on the stringbed. The penn balls feel a bit slippery at contact. Also I think they happen to be the best selling ball because they're the cheapest pressurized ones at any store I've been to. Wilson US Opens are king imo.
US Opens get really dirty really fast and felt falls off or flatten really quick, making them smaller and fly faster and not responding to spin as much , not for you?
Penn balls at Costco are the cheapest but Wilson Championship balls are way better. US open balls are also better than ProPenn. The liquidmetal line was solid. Head overgrips get slippery fast. Decent leather grips in terms of price and quality. Somehow I think the older rackets are better (LiquidMetal, Ti, Radical). Oh and Penn balls are in Asia too. I haven’t seen Head balls in Thailand and Vietnam.
Head Prestige Pro Overgrip is the other that Head does, its like Wilson Pro overgrip XtrmeSoft is the one he showed, it tries to mimic the base grip feel (solid+tack) but in an overgrip Head Prime and Comp are 2 other but I have no experience with them.
I bought few Head racquets years ago and they all made in Austria, played great. Recently I bought couple new racquets but they made in China now, played way different so I returned them all and switched to Yonex. Sorry HEAD, bad decision.
Height can be an advantage, especially for serving, but don't let that deter you. There are elite men's pros ranging from 5'6" (Diego Schwartzman) to 6'11" (Reilly Opelka). Diego is a beast who gives inspiration to those who are vertically challenged That's a huge range not matched in current sport. Tennis is an individual game, and mental toughness along with knowledge of the game (strategical and tactical) are paramount. It's such a complete sport so I would say height may be the least important factor determining your success.
which ones are different? I hope he's basing them on the base model of line, coz they have so many variations of each mold (line) for each playing style, but spec wise can all be similar and often encroaching each other.
LuchoVena hi Lucho, sorry for my late reply. Head lines up their racquet between control and power wisely. From control to power sorting is like this: Prestige-Radical-Speed-Extreme-Instinct.
In Brazil we used to have Penn balls, but now they changed to Head cans. PS: I think you should be more carefull with the rackets. It disturb me a little.
specs can be the same, but their molds are not, and the mold decides how it plays/feels/bends more than its specs. Back 15 years ago though, they were the same mold or so but different layups. Both have change since.
@@LuchoVena I’ve read all your replies and I’m amazed as too how knowledgeable you are on head rackets, I’m thinking of getting the new speed mp what are your thoughts and do you have any recommendations on a different racket in that weight range I should get?
@@charbelkarkour8193 Are you making a switch from another racquet that you like/dont like? if the Speed specs and mold/swing type/style is to your liking, then looking at the competition is another option. Since all are in the same range of specs, what you look for in difference is the difference feels each can give you. As far within Head, The **Radical** and the Speed are parallel frames of each other, the Speed is rounder (and perhaps more similar to older Radicals before Speed dropped) and the Radical more edgier (crispier feel) beam designs nowadays as it has been modernizing itself more to compete that growing beam market. In other brands, Wilson's current **Blade** mold is the closest (or a 98'' copy) of the classic Radical mold (was 95" before - like Prestiges but different neck, and even further back at their origins shared same mold!) In Babolat the **Pure Strike** also competes but mold wise is closest against the current Radicals (Crispy). If the **Pure Strike VS** (plusher) gets carried over, then that one is more control oriented than all above. In Tecnifibre, the **Tfight** lines, now **XTC**? (cant remember) crisp? **TF 40** (plusher) is more like the Strike VS. Yonex - **Core and Vcore** (Vcore, a nice combination of plush and crisp, is reaching over to the full player's racquet range tho, flexier than core) while the regular Core is a bit thicker beamed is still a very decent intermediate mid-control oriented as well. There are more mid-control oriented tweeners cant think about, but while at it may add for a twist in appetizers against the grain of all coz they are not as much as the others, the Head **Gravity** line (plush) - (think of bigger headed Prestiges - less damanding and forgivable, but rounder hooped - more like the firsts Speed iterations head shape) and the Wilson **Clash**, while a stiff design, results in plusher feel due to the carbon fiber weaving directions placed (not a technology, its a well known technique in the biz) fights less against itself while also retaining much crispyness. If you want to step out even further, the Pure Drive/Instinct/Ultra (not Ultra Tour), these will give you easier power and spin, but also lose control. if you want to liberate your swing to provide your own power and spin, then going up in the control will be the **Pro Staff** (stiff), **Vcore** (Crispy) and Prestige (Plush). **Prestige** being the more natural move up.
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He didnt crack a smile when he said, "We all love head, right?" Great poker face.
oh he did...for that half a second and then he held back... lol
Does this channel keep its PG rating?
Good asian poker face
Maybe he doesn’t
That probably went over the younger people's "head"s
We all love “head” right ;)
Can’t stop laughing!
I didn’t know he had that kinda humor!
Asians incels like head too
its not the first time he does these lol
Wait but what's so funny
Have you stopped laughing yet?
You had me at Head
Sounds a bit dirty lol
Omg 😂
Harry, Seriously, decades ago I bought the bag because it said HEAD in bold letters. I can't be the only one. I had my first Head as a very young man. It gave me a "Edge" and due to my "Instinct", I went "Radical" up until today.
I've had string success with Hawk Touch, Sonic Pro Edge, Sonic Pro and velocity MLT. I'm also a big fan of Wilson and keep my reliable liquid metal radical in my Fed bag with my Pro Staff sticks.
Harry, Seriously, decades ago I bought the bag because it said HEAD in bold letters. I can't be the only one. I had my first Head as a very young man. It gave me a "Edge" and due to my "Instinct", I went "Radical" up until today.
I've had string success with Hawk Touch, Sonic Pro Edge, Sonic Pro and velocity MLT. I'm also a big fan of Wilson and keep my reliable liquid metal radical in my Fed bag with my Pro Staff sticks.
Head is the brand that i like the most in tennis, love their rackets
that was me i asked the question about the edge tour and edge lynx.. wow you actually anwered
It's not as if it's something you couldn't have researched for yourself, lazy boy
@@msalvs if by research me asking a youtuber is that not called research ?idiot boy
Totally spot on! I started with an Instinct as my first racket, moved to the Speed, now I'm trying to master the Pro Staff but the Speed will always be my fondest racket of choice ❤
Good video. I have been using Head racquet and other accessories for many years.
Yes, I love Head!😉 I would gladly use a well made Head racquet bag hung over my shoulder. I was gifted a couple Head strings a year ago and now I am a huge Head string fan. Prior, i used Prince, Ashaway, Forten, klipper, tourna, technifibre, Luxilon and Wilson, In the Spring, I used the co poly Hawk Touch and really liked it. In the Summer I used Head Pro Sonic Edge and Pro Sonic they are more crisp than hawk touch but I really liked them as well. I am glad I have a couple more Head strings on hand to string up racquets at later dates. The string prices are reasonable compared to their competition and the performances of the string is very good.
0:28 - Automatic thumb up. Mr. H, you are savage!
BTW, In Mexico, i've seen recently grocery stores selling head cans. Penns are the go to for many guys, but i find them stiffer out of the can but last longer as opposed to wilson's heavy duty which feel softer, arm friendly but they last a match. However head balls are in between, softer than penn but they last longer than wilson.
In Argentina we had head atp as one of the best premium balls, they lasted a lot but since they had so much felt they got a little slow and heavy
Never lived head Racquets, but always got my best results with it. So i carry head for the win
Some unmentioned's:
they do good leather grips.
Their racquets do well typically (not always) for hitting with power and control but not so much on spin.
Their strings don't have as much power and pop as the competition but good control and feel.
This comment makes me wonder if you've used the Extreme. The spin I get from my Extreme Pro is insane.
ed griswold Extreme was a one off. Prestige hits heavier if you know how to use it.
@@StunnaDroppedYou I don't know much about the rest of the line except the Extreme Pro. The last Head racquet I used before this was the Flexpoint Radical years ago.
@@StunnaDroppedYou thats Because the Extreme is the Aero competition, as well as Instinct for the Drive. Head has all the bases of tennis player styles covered in their lineup.
@@FuzzyYellowBallz the flexpoint radical is a whole different mold that what the Radical is now lol, Much has changed since. The speed may be more alike it now to those years but its not the same either, or if u want it and dont mind moving from Head, Wilson copied that Radical mold in their Blade line to compete with it.
Can confirm those Penn Tour balls are called Head Tour here in South America. People do not like them as much though, because they get very heavy and slow on clay.
Graphene ruined their entire line of racquets. The Hydrosorb Pro grips are excellent though. Perfect replacement grip.
Head paint job quality is the best. Their racquets are hard to crack unintentionally. Not like Wilson and Babolat.
Penn tennis is one the popular tennis balls in Vietnam. The tennis community in Vietnam either play Wilson or Penn ball.
I like these company profiles. It’s good to know a bit about each tennis company’s history
My favourite company for racquets
Mine too
Head over grips are wonderful if you can keep your hands dry. I NEEDED wristbands for any more than one set of play cuz it felt so slippery/unpredictable. I was skeptical of the Wilson pros but you convinced me in your Wilson video of this same vein but i switched to the Wilson pro sensation for my rf97 and it was perfect. I can deal with the slight damp on the very end of the grip with the Wilson. It goes away within a point or two but the head over grips stayed damp a lot longer even with the holes in it.
@ Tennis Spin. Thanks for taking the time doing all these useful clips for we tennis lovers. One question. What are your top choices of double racquets aka serve and volley racquets? Thank you.
the one on your hand
Boss, you're at it yet again! I concur on all the highlighted points here. I swear by Pro Penn Marathon balls , and I buy the 24 cases to last me a few months at a time.
I did not know that Head/Penn are an integrated entity. I learned something today ⚡
"WHAT THEY DO AND DO NOT DO WELL"
doesn't say a single thing about what they don't do well...
I think he pointed out that their bags and shoes aren't that good?
Well they don’t make a good prestige anymore.....
@@4thewinak oh I don't know, have you tried the new Prestige? I haven't got the time to playtest it, and it seems that most people of the tennis world kinda hated that racquet... 🤔
@@argoperdana6823 I haven't tried the new prestige either but i kind of want to try it because I have 3 Youtek Prestige MP and it kind of gives me TE.
@@4thewinak the last two Prestige iterations are wonderful, and also the Pro Tour 2.0
Good video! But, HEAD made racquets before Prince did. Remember the HEAD Master and the Professional (the red head)? They pre-date Prince racquets. Also, like you, I recommend the Hydrosorb grips! A great product! HEAD makes some fine racquets but I am turned off by the gimmicky-ness where every 2 years or so they add a new component to their frames, e.g., flexpoint, innegra, microgel, liquid metal, graphene, graphene XT, graphene touch, graphene 360 and graphene 360+. It seems that I buy a HEAD racquet and all of a sudden it's already outdated.
I agree. I went off head for that same reason. But sometimes, some of the "Tinkering" works but I'd say few and far between. As consumers, what we want is Quality and Consistency and if a manufacturer decides to go off in tangents almost constantly, in my books, they can't be trusted any longer.
innegra and microgel did seem to do their jobs, liquidmetal too but disliked by some (I find too much rattling and power), I guess that graphene could be the same (works but disliked) but there is the idea since graphene is so expensive, how much of it is it really in racquets? and maybe not enough so they made their racquets braids stiffer on purpose to simulate the added "power" of what their marketting for graphene supposed to be. in any case the last two techs, despite if real or not, seem to be gaining trust in a good racquet for the fans, coz they seem to be performing better than the first few ones, and I agree. The Flexpoint while visually true due to the obvious hole in the frame, its practicality or effectiveness may be in enough question to be deemed "gimmicky". Most Head fans want Twaron back. I take in mind that with any tech/material they add, the company may still change its specs and properties such as stiffness to make believe it works. Hard to tell if its really truly tech then. For me now, test them and judge your experience and performance with the racquet despite the tech in it, coz figuring out if its the tech or not, what matters is if its a good racquet for you or not.
Don't believe the hype, your racket isn't outdated after 2 years. Golfers fall into the same trap, and spend way too much money on equipment. Yes, technology improves, but not enough to justify replacing expensive equipment every few years.
Had 2 Head Monstercombi bags the last 8yrs. They're nice and roomy.
Could you make a video/videos comparing racquets, and accessories by their performance? Such as a list of power racquet, control racquet. I am really curious to see when choosing a type of racquet, what other brands are making the same type of racquet. Thanks!
You can do this new series after you finish the current one, which is brand introduction, and this is great too! Just views in different angles
@@sychen1531 to make it easier in terms of competing lines:
ProStaff/Prestiges/VcorePro
Gravity
Blade/Speed/Radicals/Vcore/PureStrike
Ultra/Instinct/Ezone/PureDrive
Extreme/PureAero
then the Power racquets
My ski boots are Head, the best boots ever. And I agree with you, Head makes the best overgrips, as a fan boy of Wilson I regret not trying Head overgrips sooner, back in the 80`s my first racket I bough was a Head graphite, big revolution from wooden 8-)
Just bought the Speed Pro and really really love this racket. Played my whole life, but just now taking it more seriously at 40 and I don't know what I was thinking with the rackets I used to buy. I'm a bigger guy and I've always had oversize rackets that just produced too much power. I decided to buy more of a advanced players racket and man do I love the pinpoint control. Power is meaningless if you can't put the ball where you want it and this racket literally makes me excited to play the game again.
Harry you need to interview your Head rep Eric Won in one of these videos. Should be some good back and forth.
Murray plays the PT57A, a super flexible, super low-powered frame. Wish that they sold it at retail.
I prefer Head's Finest Calfskin + WIlson Pro overgrip.
I still use my 2009 Youtek Radical Pros, its like the middle ground for a lot of things, weight, balance, control, power, I dont play nearly as much as i use to so no need to change them
Would you also consider doing a comfy racquets video Harry, thx for the sold string video xD
Head tennis shoes are great. Definitely one of the best on the market.
i didnt even know they made shoes!
Am Australian but have lived in Asia for a long time. Head products are really popular for a whole range of sports - all the racquet sport + skiing, and their bags (which are cheaper than wilson but of equal quality) and clothes are popular too. I haven't played with the latest penn or wilson balls but I grew up playing on the fast grass courts of western australia and I just couldn't stand any ball except slazenger balls. Next best was dunlop. Couldn't stand Penn or Wilson - especially Wilson balls - even on hard courts. Felt like hitting a rock and didn't even make the right sound off the strings.
Head Prime Overgrips has the Wilson Pro Overgrip feel but a bit thicker and longer lasting than the Wilsons. Wilson Pro, Yonex Supergrab and Head Prime feels quite similar. Head Prestige Pro overwraps feels quite similar too but as a wider profile much like the Tourna Tac XLs. Swapped out all the Head Hydrosorbs original grips the MPs to the Head Leather grips. My setups on the Prestige IG MP (18x20) and PRO (16x19) are all hybrids. VS 17g / Hawk Touch 18g and VS 16g / Hawk Touch 17g respectively. Can't move away from Natural Gut unless during the wet seasons I'll hybrid with Velocity MLT 17 / Lynx Tour 17 to get some feel but still maintain playability on heavier balls. Got the Head Team Tour Bag, a few Head T-shirts and shorts. Overall I find Head makes relatively good products, but so far I've only tried the few items that worked for my game and stuck to it ... try not fall into their marketing traps to get you to buy the new stuff when they are not really new tech. Eg. Graphene, Graphene XT, Graphene Touch, Graphene 360 or Graphene 360+ just prepreg layups Head manufacturing moves around the frame. Beyond the IG series, I personally feel its all marketing. Even the bags is the same bag, year after year just with new colorways. The bags do last so no point changing them unless you go matching stuff.
The XtremeSoft overgrips try to mimic the replacement/base grip feel, its very underrated if u want to keep that feel and not replace the base grip all the time.
They are Penn in North America which includes Canada.
Great video. I agree with velocity mlt. My favourite multi
I have always wondered if Head has a patent on their oval shaped grips.
They are not as round as the Wilson rackets for example.
I didn’t know like any of that. I’ve been out for over 20 years though. I loved me some Andre
I confirm no more Penn balls in France : only Head from now on. Head shoes are very good, very durable, great comfort and support.
Had one Head shoe, i was surprised, but they were very low to the ground, feet hurt. They were not the same designs or close to what they have now though, might get try one again.
Good overview of Head, but regarding the current racquet models, they often don't have any similarity to the older ones. For instance, the old 107 Radical is very different than the Radical that is endorsed by Andy Murray. The only thing in common is the name.
after showing all racquets, "so going into my favorite things of head, their grips!"
How about quality control on the racquets? I had some really over spec extreme pros and radical pros before
Pretty sure thats going to be a problem with every brand except Yonex.
Here in Canada we have Head and Penn for a long time now for a couple of years it's only Penn for this brand.Of course because here in the Montreal region and all Canada we also have Wilson because we're part of the Us Open series.
I used that dampener but broke very easily. Now I use On The Zone band dampeners.
I was a massive head fan until I switched to Yonex.
Sadly, Yonex was never famous in my country (only Wilson, head and Babolat). Yonex quality is superior
Start ordering online. Most retailers ship round the world. Find what you want and just buy it.
@@rolandharris2706 the problem ist that I like to be advised by professional. I don’t know much about string tension or grip size and don’t want to just buy what the rest is buying but cannot play well with it. Those racquets cost over 200€ usually
@@anneneville6255 happy to work with you on string tension, guage, and material. You can send me an email at roland.h.harris@gmail.com or just reply with:
Do you want power?
Spin?
Comfort?
Durability?
Will make recommendations for you. Happy to help.
Tested the Prestige S but not sure I am ready for it yet. Like their grips. My son‘s firts stick - 23 Radical.. 🧒
The head jokes never get old
Mixed "bag" of confusions in this video :
IMHO, as regards Quality and Value, Head makes some of the Best Bags on the market. Wilson makes some of the Worst.
agree on the bags. i have a head combi 6 racket bag. super stylish and super functional.
Does anyone remember a tennis racquets Head Elite Graphite back from the late 80s?
is that the one with the power wedge? (increasing beam width at the top of the frame)
Still trying to understand why the new Extreme Pro wasn’t released in North America
I think they have way too many racquets lol super confusing to choose between them
Nah they all pretty different
Can you please do a video on adding silicone to the handle of a racquet?
Loving your work.
Ditto. I've asked for this before as well.
Give the people what they want Haz.
Another great video, Harry. Can you do one on Donnay what they do well and not well?
From what I've read through forums, they have horrible customer service.
@@vanshagarwal2362 Do they even?
@@LuchoVena even what?
@@vanshagarwal2362 do they even sell Donnay racquets anymore to have a costumer service? thought that was the joke u were inferring. lol
@@LuchoVena yeah they have their website where rackets are still on sale. But they don’t respond to inquiries on time and orders are mishandled apparently. I haven’t personally dealt with them but it seems to be the consensus based on forums
Nice videos keep it up
Can you make another pro specs racquet.You could make and Andy Roddick you have all the info online.Thank you.
Head has the most confusing naming system for their racquets. I can’t figure out which is which.
head clothes are very popular in europe. They are very good too
Hi, I'm from Malaysia and I really like and have learnt a lot from all your vdeo everyday. Seen here your doing Head's please make a full review on Head Si 12 including strings and tension that suits it. And could you also review or compare a present day racket that is equal or most similar to Si 12 in all it playing expect. Thank you.
their strength is classic racquets :) PT10 PT57A for life
and the second Radical mold, PT113?
Any way to restring my head extreme with original string and the logo put on it?
What about head bags
I had two prestige pros - has anyone ever asked them why its grommet is a closed grommet?
Black hydra grip is fire
Head's line is a little over-populated, but I think they have the best racquets overall right now.
Sometimes too much choice is like none at all but on the other hand Babolat doesn't seem to have a control oriented racquet except maybe the Pure Strike 18x20
What happened to Donnay???
lots of companies gone now
What about the Head tour balls, their equivalent in penn are..
HEAD/Penn "ATP" Balls became "Tour" after the contract was given to Dunlop.
So Head Tour = Penn Tour now
And to add on, depending on markets, some balls sold in them may be exclusive for those markets, i know looking at Dunlop international offerings, they a Fort line with many different variations that are not in the US.
LuchoVena thanks
Their shoes definitely aren't the best but their athletic 🧦 and racquets are sublime.
I play with the head speed mp315 idk how old it is now, but I got it from a coach it's so epic but I've never played with any other rackets
How can one paint their own raquet? Also what kind of paint as of a DIY?
Hello Sir! Do you have an online store?
Marin Cilic wears everything Head, clothes, sneakers and racket
Mostly agree accept about the balls. I have had bad experience with penn balls. The propenns are tolerable, but I still find the Wilson balls to feel better on the stringbed. The penn balls feel a bit slippery at contact. Also I think they happen to be the best selling ball because they're the cheapest pressurized ones at any store I've been to. Wilson US Opens are king imo.
US Opens get really dirty really fast and felt falls off or flatten really quick, making them smaller and fly faster and not responding to spin as much , not for you?
A used TiS6 on ebay for 30/40 bucks is probably the best deal for a beginner male
such as me
I think think the power series are their successors today
I like Head overall. The shoes have good aesthetic and the clothes as well. 😂
Talking about bags, I do not like any of the well-known brands at all.
Penn balls at Costco are the cheapest but Wilson Championship balls are way better. US open balls are also better than ProPenn. The liquidmetal line was solid. Head overgrips get slippery fast. Decent leather grips in terms of price and quality. Somehow I think the older rackets are better (LiquidMetal, Ti, Radical). Oh and Penn balls are in Asia too. I haven’t seen Head balls in Thailand and Vietnam.
You didn’t say the name of the over grip that you like - what is the name? Or what do others like for a head over grip?
Head Prestige Pro Overgrip is the other that Head does, its like Wilson Pro overgrip
XtrmeSoft is the one he showed, it tries to mimic the base grip feel (solid+tack) but in an overgrip
Head Prime and Comp are 2 other but I have no experience with them.
HEAD GRAPHENE 360+ EXTREME PRO is one of the best racquets that they made. Why are they selling that only in EUROPE?
How about review on String Savers
Had a Ti-S6 for a long time. Anything else just feels weird.
The extreme are becoming famous, some are switching from prestige to it
Why I Sharapova on the instinct cover
I bought few Head racquets years ago and they all made in Austria, played great. Recently I bought couple new racquets but they made in China now, played way different so I returned them all and switched to Yonex. Sorry HEAD, bad decision.
Had no idea Head owned Penn
how do you feel height affects tennis and success in the sport? Also, how tall are you?
Height can be an advantage, especially for serving, but don't let that deter you. There are elite men's pros ranging from 5'6" (Diego Schwartzman) to 6'11" (Reilly Opelka). Diego is a beast who gives inspiration to those who are vertically challenged That's a huge range not matched in current sport. Tennis is an individual game, and mental toughness along with knowledge of the game (strategical and tactical) are paramount. It's such a complete sport so I would say height may be the least important factor determining your success.
@@dustyroot4708 I've seen Diego in person and he's much shorter than his listed height
@@calvin9187 his listed height is around 5ft 7.5inches however he is more like 5ft 6.2 inches.
@@ehb5079 have u seen him in person lol
@@calvin9187 so you're saying hes smaller than 5ft 6 ?
Only, not one head racket is the same differents weight & balance. A nightmare to match rackets
my gosh I love Head bags 😪
Head claims on their racquets slightly different; how the models lined up between control, power and for what levels of player the racquets are for:
which ones are different? I hope he's basing them on the base model of line, coz they have so many variations of each mold (line) for each playing style, but spec wise can all be similar and often encroaching each other.
LuchoVena hi Lucho, sorry for my late reply.
Head lines up their racquet between control and power wisely. From control to power sorting is like this: Prestige-Radical-Speed-Extreme-Instinct.
In Brazil we used to have Penn balls, but now they changed to Head cans.
PS: I think you should be more carefull with the rackets. It disturb me a little.
Hyrdosorb Pro is Ferrari
Oh those double entendres
Ihave the head radical s lite 2021
Whaaat!!! Head grips are the worst.
I like the gravity but not I’m not a huge fan of their rackets.
The instinct is a painted radical all the specs are the same and the extreme is the lowest end of their models a little bit better now.
specs can be the same, but their molds are not, and the mold decides how it plays/feels/bends more than its specs.
Back 15 years ago though, they were the same mold or so but different layups. Both have change since.
@@LuchoVena I’ve read all your replies and I’m amazed as too how knowledgeable you are on head rackets, I’m thinking of getting the new speed mp what are your thoughts and do you have any recommendations on a different racket in that weight range I should get?
@@charbelkarkour8193 Are you making a switch from another racquet that you like/dont like? if the Speed specs and mold/swing type/style is to your liking, then looking at the competition is another option. Since all are in the same range of specs, what you look for in difference is the difference feels each can give you. As far within Head, The **Radical** and the Speed are parallel frames of each other, the Speed is rounder (and perhaps more similar to older Radicals before Speed dropped) and the Radical more edgier (crispier feel) beam designs nowadays as it has been modernizing itself more to compete that growing beam market. In other brands, Wilson's current **Blade** mold is the closest (or a 98'' copy) of the classic Radical mold (was 95" before - like Prestiges but different neck, and even further back at their origins shared same mold!) In Babolat the **Pure Strike** also competes but mold wise is closest against the current Radicals (Crispy). If the **Pure Strike VS** (plusher) gets carried over, then that one is more control oriented than all above. In Tecnifibre, the **Tfight** lines, now **XTC**? (cant remember) crisp? **TF 40** (plusher) is more like the Strike VS. Yonex - **Core and Vcore** (Vcore, a nice combination of plush and crisp, is reaching over to the full player's racquet range tho, flexier than core) while the regular Core is a bit thicker beamed is still a very decent intermediate mid-control oriented as well. There are more mid-control oriented tweeners cant think about, but while at it may add for a twist in appetizers against the grain of all coz they are not as much as the others, the Head **Gravity** line (plush) - (think of bigger headed Prestiges - less damanding and forgivable, but rounder hooped - more like the firsts Speed iterations head shape) and the Wilson **Clash**, while a stiff design, results in plusher feel due to the carbon fiber weaving directions placed (not a technology, its a well known technique in the biz) fights less against itself while also retaining much crispyness.
If you want to step out even further, the Pure Drive/Instinct/Ultra (not Ultra Tour), these will give you easier power and spin, but also lose control.
if you want to liberate your swing to provide your own power and spin, then going up in the control will be the **Pro Staff** (stiff), **Vcore** (Crispy) and Prestige (Plush). **Prestige** being the more natural move up.
What has two thumbs and likes head?
Yes we all love head
New shop???
I think it's just a different view
Great intro 🤣
The Head over grips smell like cigars out of the packaging!
Relatable right