Whenever I hear "The most DIFFICULT racquet" I sit up straight and watch! These are always the racquets I like and play with the best. I Just ordered my 2021 PRESTIGE PRO. This stick is right in my "wheelhouse", specs wise, so I can't wait for it to arrive!
Just matriculated from reboot Pro Staff 85 to the reboot Prestige 2.0 93. Both challenging, both rewarding--just takes a little more effort and sound mechanics.
Just purchase the Prestige Pro Auxetic with Luxilon Alu Power & play for around 1 hour. Very solid from baseline, like it so much, control & stability is just so good, makes a good return & many winner. Volley like you said it’s a bit difficult esp. when receiving slow ball, but with fast ball it’s fine. Comfort is good & the power is okay for me, not under power for my old school style flat ball. 320 gr - 325 SW is good for big hitter from groundstroke. I try graphene 360+ gravity pro before, but feels from groundstroke the ball flyes a bit high & not as controlled as I hope. But for volley its good, very plush & comfort with good power.
It’s not true that pros are not using this racket. Murray Cerundolo a lot of pros are using the Pt57 a stock which is basically the same as this racket at the same type frame weight!
It all depends on what you are used to. If you learned to play tennis with a Pure Drive style racquet I can imagine that a Prestige is too difficult for you. It's not a niche racquet, also you don't have to be a very advanced, strong player to use this type of racquet. There is a customer base for racquets like this: people who are used to and have always played with havier racquets (350+ grams). To all those players these are not difficult at all. 320 grams is NOT heavy. Except for those who have never used anything above 300 grams, maybe. 98 is forgiving, not restricting. To each his own, but to bash a racquet like this, is undeserved.
Thanks for the review. Have you tried Head Auxetic Prestige MP (310 gr, 8x19), used to be called the "Tour" in previous iteration. It's the most user friendly of the prestige line they say. I wonder if you'd give it a try and see how it fares compared to your Head Speed Pro. Best regards
Nice review, what strings did you use ? In Europe we have also the Prestige MP L (formerly S, 300g/99"/16x19) the best racket I have tried from Head, nice feel and very easy to swing. Cons: the small sweet spot, with a full poly it's not very stable on top off center hits. This racket plays better with a gut or multi/poly hybrid.
I used a full bed of Yonex Rexis Speed 17. Yes, I agree that a full bed of poly is probably not the best choice for the Prestige Pro because of the small sweet spot and low power.
Good plow through and very stable anywhere on the string bed, sounds a great stick. Can you counter balance with a leather grip and a more powerful string? Also can you strength train and use rubber bands for toning the small muscles you need stronger? Or is the case, juice just ain't worth the squeeze? 🤔
For me, the juice just ain't worth the squeeze. I may not look it but I'm in my 30s and I just play for fun so I definitely want a racket that will help me out a bit. But I don't want to over-rely on the racket either. It's a fine line to walk.
@@opencourt808 ok definitely a delicate balance for anyone truth be told. I binge watch your channel because frankly even manually pulling it up is often not an option. You sound quite miffed about grip sizes. I wasn't quite clear if Yonex and Wilson feel 1 size to large or 1size to small? Can you be more articulate please. From what it sounds like you are saying... they're grip sizing is about a half size too large. Am I understanding you correctly? It's often countered the racket isn't the problem, the player is. SOME truth in that, and now there's a racket that's guaranteed to make you a better shot maker. Check out the Functional Tennis Saber. I'm waiting for the 4 & 3/8 size but definitely onboard to pick one up, incredible training aid! 🙂👍
Not difficult to use at all. The Prestige Tour Auxetic i better though because it's got a fantastic swing weight of mid 330s. Not for wimps, but for real advanced players.
Prestige will never be gone as it is a solid classic that good players love and a lot of pros still use. It is my racket of choice.
Whenever I hear "The most DIFFICULT racquet" I sit up straight and watch! These are always the racquets I like and play with the best.
I Just ordered my 2021 PRESTIGE PRO. This stick is right in my "wheelhouse", specs wise, so I can't wait for it to arrive!
Been playing with Prestiges for years. love them!
Just matriculated from reboot Pro Staff 85 to the reboot Prestige 2.0 93. Both challenging, both rewarding--just takes a little more effort and sound mechanics.
Just purchase the Prestige Pro Auxetic with Luxilon Alu Power & play for around 1 hour. Very solid from baseline, like it so much, control & stability is just so good, makes a good return & many winner. Volley like you said it’s a bit difficult esp. when receiving slow ball, but with fast ball it’s fine.
Comfort is good & the power is okay for me, not under power for my old school style flat ball. 320 gr - 325 SW is good for big hitter from groundstroke.
I try graphene 360+ gravity pro before, but feels from groundstroke the ball flyes a bit high & not as controlled as I hope. But for volley its good, very plush & comfort with good power.
It’s not true that pros are not using this racket. Murray Cerundolo a lot of pros are using the Pt57 a stock which is basically the same as this racket at the same type frame weight!
It all depends on what you are used to. If you learned to play tennis with a Pure Drive style racquet I can imagine that a Prestige is too difficult for you.
It's not a niche racquet, also you don't have to be a very advanced, strong player to use this type of racquet. There is a customer base for racquets like this: people who are used to and have always played with havier racquets (350+ grams). To all those players these are not difficult at all. 320 grams is NOT heavy. Except for those who have never used anything above 300 grams, maybe. 98 is forgiving, not restricting. To each his own, but to bash a racquet like this, is undeserved.
Thanks for the review. Have you tried Head Auxetic Prestige MP (310 gr, 8x19), used to be called the "Tour" in previous iteration. It's the most user friendly of the prestige line they say. I wonder if you'd give it a try and see how it fares compared to your Head Speed Pro. Best regards
In spite of its listed swing weight (334), it's quite unstable. I have two of them and the SW on both are inaccurate.
Nice review, what strings did you use ? In Europe we have also the Prestige MP L (formerly S, 300g/99"/16x19) the best racket I have tried from Head, nice feel and very easy to swing. Cons: the small sweet spot, with a full poly it's not very stable on top off center hits. This racket plays better with a gut or multi/poly hybrid.
I used a full bed of Yonex Rexis Speed 17. Yes, I agree that a full bed of poly is probably not the best choice for the Prestige Pro because of the small sweet spot and low power.
What tension did u string this racket at? Thanks
48lbs
Good plow through and very stable anywhere on the string bed, sounds a great stick. Can you counter balance with a leather grip and a more powerful string? Also can you strength train and use rubber bands for toning the small muscles you need stronger? Or is the case, juice just ain't worth the squeeze? 🤔
For me, the juice just ain't worth the squeeze. I may not look it but I'm in my 30s and I just play for fun so I definitely want a racket that will help me out a bit. But I don't want to over-rely on the racket either. It's a fine line to walk.
@@opencourt808 ok definitely a delicate balance for anyone truth be told. I binge watch your channel because frankly even manually pulling it up is often not an option. You sound quite miffed about grip sizes. I wasn't quite clear if Yonex and Wilson feel 1 size to large or 1size to small? Can you be more articulate please. From what it sounds like you are saying... they're grip sizing is about a half size too large. Am I understanding you correctly?
It's often countered the racket isn't the problem, the player is. SOME truth in that, and now there's a racket that's guaranteed to make you a better shot maker. Check out the Functional Tennis Saber. I'm waiting for the 4 & 3/8 size but definitely onboard to pick one up, incredible training aid! 🙂👍
Not difficult to use at all. The Prestige Tour Auxetic i better though because it's got a fantastic swing weight of mid 330s. Not for wimps, but for real advanced players.
Modern players can't use a stick like that, because they all have noodle arms.
Your ground strokes are amateurish. That racquet requires someone who can really swing efficiently and fast.