The specs are out for the HEAD Graphene Touch Radical line of racquets, including the HEAD Grapene Touch Radical Pro, MP and S. I previously wrote about the HEAD Graphene Touch Radical racquets here and reviewed the HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP here and I have mentioned that I’ve been slightly underwhelmed by the whole Graphene series of racquets (Graphene, Graphene XT and Graphene Touch) therefore it will be interesting to see whether the Radical series offer something new. Most HEAD racquet purists thinks HEAD ceased to produce good racquets after the IG series and then there seems to be a …
Head Graphene racquets
I’ve been play-testing several racquets from both Wilson and HEAD lately and I’ve drawn up a few conclusions and thoughts I want to share with you. First of all, there are a LOT of racquets to choose from on the market today. There is a simply a mind-boggling number of racquets that are within the same range of specs, even from one provider. If you just look at the assortment I was testing from HEAD, there are so many racquets that weigh around 300 grams unstrung, have a 16/19 string pattern, a 22/23 mm beam and a stiffness around 68 …
Head’s Graphene line has received a mixed bag reviews with a lot of players complaining about high stiffness ratings and lack of feel compared to legendary Head lines (even the IG line was great in this respect, both Radical and Prestige versions). The idea with the Graphene line was all the time to create a more “modern” frame, meaning faster and more powerful, which is exactly the way the game of tennis has gone. After trying to update the Graphene line with something called XT, Head decided to meet the criticism with Head Graphene Touch, a line with lower stiffness …