I need your help. The blend of mobility, power and comfort at the net is unique in a modern player frame. The 18 x 20 string pattern provides the control, but the racket flexes in such ways as to give you great comfort and feel too. Head Gravity Tour Graphene 360+ Compare. It’s strong on all shots and earns an overall score of 9 out of 10. The Gravity Pro from HEAD is an advanced player’s racquet for 2019. The Racquet Comparison Tool compares properties of any two racquets. Im a regular, recreational player, Im almost 60 and ive been playing since i was 15. The Head Graphene 360+ Gravity Tour provides a great alternative to the Gravity Pro and is more than capable of competing with its rivals. Hi Jonas, I’ve been using the Prestige MP for almost a decade. Coming from RF97 and PS97 CV 315g the transition was made very fast and I truly love the direct connection this stick provides to me, it’s just pinpoint Tennis. Yeah, it was just an altogether nice experience to play with. Do you let the racket help you out with a little bit of added pop, or does it all come from your swing speed? The naming of racquets is never easy and it is hard to explain what makes a “Pro” racquet and what makes a “Tour” racquet but in lack of better words, it has just become standard in the racquet industry. Regards / J, Hi, can you compare this vs Prince Phantom 100x 305- Spin, comfort, control and power -I used to play with the phantom pro 100 – but updated too the new version to get some more power – I’m interested in still having comfort, but maybe a little more control. Lots of good 18×20 options, so I want to make the choice that’ll help my game. Virtually none of us are Tour players or pros, so which rackets should we be looking at? It features the same polypropylene core and the same dimensions. Hello Jonas, As the post Corona tennis season has started finally I could play intensively and tested my Head Gravity Tour against my new Babolat Pure Strike 98 18/20. At the end of the day though, you’ve got an excellent racket whichever you choose. I enjoy the 305g weight when it comes to serving and think it works very well. Great job from HEAD. . Armschonender Tennisschläger durch die spezielle Rahmenkonstruktion; Etwas leichter als der HEAD Gravity Pro, aber dennoch mit sehr guten Stabilitätswerten Your tests are always very informative and non-biased (compared to other play testers). Hi Tennisnerd, how would you compare this to the DR98? What a racket… Ordered another 2 and switching to Head… Pain in my heart but the level of control is phenominal. Thanks for the review, will definitely try these out as have been using the Angel K7 red since January, great racquet, good power to reach baseline but need more stability feel, and control on the volley which my old radical intelligence 18×20 provided, so was considering moving to the Angel K7 Lime, but will now consider this new gravity tour, pro racquet as an alternative. I think the Gravity Tour or Wilson Clash Tour are good options. Since you are familiar with both frames, I was wondering how they compared and which one you favor. I love the Radical line but would not mind trading a bit of power for more control and feel. Hi Marcus, The Gravity has a bigger sweet spot, a bit more free power, but is a bit slower through the air. Can I have your advice. We put the Gravity in the hands of one of our testers, Owen, who had also played with both the Head Radical Pro and the Radical Tour. I like to hit ground strokes hard and flat but I also play with a lot of spin. I actually quite like the name of the Head Graphene 360+ Gravity Tour because it doesn’t have too much going on in it, but what’s the distinction between Tour and Pro? What do you think makes it worse at generating spin than pro? It really will depend on which weight works better for your swings. The mains measured 1.41 mm per side (the equivalent gauge in a cylindrical string would be 1.25mm, but with 25 percent less cross-sectional area), and the crosses diameter measured 1.18 mm prior to stringing. Can you compare Head Speed 360 pro and Gravity 360+ pro? Hello, I find them very sluggish do move around, especially when returning serve on my backhand side. The more speed you hit with, the more you lose control, but the Gravity Tour starts from such a place of great control that it’s not such a problem. After demo Gravity tour seems to have a lower launch angle due to 18×20 but somehow considerably more power. There are clear markings where to tie off your mains and crosses. Hi Ed, They are very arm-friendly racquets. I’m currently demoing the Gravity Pro. I hit very well off both sides, playing with good depth and generally feeling confident on all the shots I attempted. di Mauro Simoncini | 17 luglio 2019 We won't be doing a post about the lighter models unless we receive enough inquiries. Kind regards Nikolaus. And the weight should be around 295gr-305gr. Thank You. I believe the Gravity Pro version has a beefy swing weight but perhaps a bit too much for my taste, the Tour might be a bit easier to generate racket head speed with but will it pack a punch without lead? That is why I was happy to see the specs of the HEAD Gravity Pro and the HEAD Gravity Tour. Compare. Comments: Demoed a Gravity Pro with HEAD Primal hybrid at 52 lbs and Tourna overgrip. The Ezone 98 is more powerful and spin-friendly, while the Gravity racquets are more controlled and comfortable. Hi, the Clash is more flexible and more noticeably so too. I prefer the Pro so that is what I would recommend. Buy the HEAD Gravity MP Lite. Spin, pop, comfort and feel are the Gravity's strong points. Let me know in the comments below. what is more control oriented: the head speed pro 360+ or the gravity tour 360+. We all found the Gravity Tour worked well for us, but there will be some players it doesn’t work for. I was never visually happy to play with a more rounded racquet, but this one does not bother me as much (it is a bit less extreme in shape). I was thinking between gravity tour – Wilson clash – instinct mp. Both rackets are strung with Head Hawk Touch (25/24kg, 1,20mm) and I‘ve made my choice all the way to…Babolat PS98! I have the same issue with both, but of course it’s more noticeable on the heavier one. The racquet now weighs 352 grams. Thanks, James. The Gravity Pro is more of a control-oriented player stick, while the Clash gives you easier access to power and spin at the cost of some control and feel. It might need a heavy replacement grip to make it more head light. Your email address will not be published. Just wondering if you’re planning on following-up your First Impressions review on the Gravity line. From the baseline it’s great with stability. In any event, how do you think the Gravity Pro compares with the V1 Pro? The 22 millimeter beam offers a good amount of punching power, but with a more controlled feel at contact than the MP. Gives you good top-spin, comfort, and decent power. It depends on what you are looking for in your game. Therefore it plays more stable than its weight. In the end, from reading your comment, I would go with the Tour. Nice, soft feel on impact while still retaining good power. If that fails, then the Gravity Tour could be a good fit though. and what type of player?????? I felt like the Head Speed Pro had changed quite a bit and it had left a gap that needed to be filled in. The new HEAD Gravity racquets should be a success for the company and for the players using these racquets. The Gravity MP is the easiest to use of them all – the Gravity Pro the most difficult. Thanks! The 18×20 pattern on the Tour was a bit disappointing – was hoping for 16×20 or 18×19 but perhaps it is a fairly open 18×20 with a not too low launch angle? by thetennisbros | Sep 10, 2019 | Head Rackets, Tennis Rackets | 18 comments. Compare. towards the Pro. Head Graphene 360 Radical Pro. Laslt would the Pro Hurricane TOur strings suit any of these racquets given my playing syle, in your opinio? I am not sure which one I like more at the moment. Are you excited too? There are no Racquet Shops close to me so I will need to order online. We find the demo thing is quite a big problem for many of our visitors which is frustrating. Yonex VCORE PRO 97 (310) Compare. Not a Pure Drive by any means, but a more forgiving player racquet. Shops with Demo programs. Gravity Pro . I just forgot Will check tomorrow! The 8 extra grams just does something extra as well. Last year I tried the Head Speed but did not connect to it and did not feel comfortable playing with it. Many tennis nerds have been waiting for a softer advanced player racquet from HEAD and here it is. Tecnifibre TF40 315. The spin potential of this racket is not huge, and you’ve got to have good swings to get good RPMs on the ball. It’s such a solid racket but I probably need something slightly more forgiving as I get older. So a bit like cheating.. Having the 7 year itch in tennis… But I am too curious about this one… Will keep this thread active to let you know the verdict…, Hi Jonas Thanks so much for these awesome reviews! There are no shared holes and the mains end at the throat (ideal for ATW). However, if you don’t produce quite as much racket head speed, or you have one shot where you struggle to produce racket head speed then it might be worth looking at the Tour. Please share any string tips for this racket if you have… The only minor point was the serve, no significant change from the v7 blade. But since the whole industry talks about the “sweet spot”, I will stick to that phrase. The Pro, which Alexander Zverev endorses, is my personal favorite of the Gravity line so far, but all the ones I’ve tested have been very good racquets. Thanks! I like your review of Pure Strike 16×19 3rd, Wilson V7 16×19 and Head Gravity Tour. The Gravity Pro seems to suit me better. But my fave is currently the Tour! All these sticks offer good maneuverability and enticing control, but would the new technology in the Gravity Tour set it apart? Required fields are marked *. But I won’t use a saw! Spec-wise they seem similar and they are both on my short list). Easier to transition to for someone coming from a Wilson Blade or Tecnifibre Tfight XTC 305. Radical graphene touch was appalling, but the new 360 line is great (particularly the 360 Speed). It should be the Tour is 10g lighter than the Pro ? The Tour, on the other hand, gives you slightly more pop, that little boost you might need on your weaker side. The Gravity and the Yonex DR line offers quite a different feel. At the end of the day, this is a personal thing, but at the highest levels, I do think this gives the Gravity Pro a little bit more potential. The Head Graphene 360+ Gravity Tour provides a great alternative to the Gravity Pro and is more than capable of competing with its rivals. Everything about this racquet is geared toward providing players with maximum control. Let’s look at the specs and tech of these different racquets. Great review and nice to see Head finally moving in this direction again. Now HEAD has given us one more Gravity to choose from this holiday season; the Gravity Tour. Wilson Racquets Preview: Blade Pro, Blade 102 SW,... https://tennisnerd.net/product/consultation-racquet-and-string-advice. I am a one handed backhand tennis player that is always looking for the holly grail (but I still haven’t found what i’m looking for) that can give me a better performance. The Gravity Pro seems an almost carbon copy of the Head IG Speed MP 18×20 specwise. I am still playing with though and should perhaps create a finalized review post. Cheers / J. I’m still using the 2014 Graphene model and am looking into buying the newest version. My shop didn’t order a demo of the Pro so I’m worried it might be a little too heavy? Pro or Tour? The Gravity Tour comes with Graphene 360+. DS. Hi Jack, The Prince racquet I am enjoying is the Prince Textreme Tour 100 that I recently reviewed. Compared to the Gravity Pro (which also has an 18x20 string pattern), this racquet is lighter and faster. Hi Martin, Happy to hear you have found your stick! You already know we think this is a pretty good racket, but how did the Gravity Tour do when we really put it through its paces? Does not have the stability or the precision of the Tour and the Pro, but still a fine racquet for advanced players with just a bit of customization. Specs on mine are Head Size 93 – this will be a big change for me going forward as Ive never played with a bigger head than this, Strungweight 12.1 oz Length 27 ins Balance 5 points Head Light Swingweight 320 Stiffness 60 Beamwidth 19mm. ButI think I want to try something different for a change. This is not the case with HEAD Gravity. Both are good, the Speed is a bit faster and more powerful. When I went for my most ambitious shots I wanted the extra weight of the Gravity Pro and that reflects in my scores for the two rackets. It truly is a great stick.. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Tks Jonas, I have hit a couple of times with the Tour version and liked it (lighter so more manouverable). The dynamic specs are measured during the impact between a ball and racquet. SO thanks for this review and for your work with the channel and this site. Kind regards Nikolaus, Hi Nikolaus, I haven’t tested the new Pure Strike 98 yet, will be easier to do so after my review. Thanks. Hello!!! How have you customized your Head Gravity MP? The Gravity Tour could be an interesting test if you are coming from the Ezone 98. I also want to know if Jonus is making the switch from K7 Lime. Sure it’s not a rebrand of an existing mold? The 305g of weight and the 32cm balance offers extra stability and will allow players to go all out when they are striking the ball. I tested two racquets strung with HEAD Hawk Touch and the Gravity Pro still had the factory string (which is rarely recommended), but I wanted to keep it there as an experiment. The bigger sweetspot(i came from the prestige pro) really help me with my game and the feel is so nice and i have no Problems to swing the stick the hole match. Not as stable as the Tour and Pro. Gravity PRO . Please bear in mind that I need a bit more time to make a complete review, but I am already quite confident about these racquets after playing with them for about a month. Hi .To your opinion which one between Pro and Tour is suitable to switch from Head Prestige flexpoint mp ? Hello good day!!! how would you compare the gravity pro to the extreme pro? Hi John, Wow, there are many good 18×20 patterns out there, the Srixon Dunlop CX 200 Tour, the Prince Phantom 100P 18×20 and the Gravity Pro or Tour. I’ve been having a slight moan in recent years that something has been missing from Head’s racket lineup. Jonas – on the Tour and MP versions what is your estimate of their respective swing weights, and what about launch angle? I have really enjoyed the Graphene 360 racquets and played some of my best tennis with them, but sometimes I have been nostalgic about the feel of my older HEAD racquets. I haven’t played much for the latter 20 years so the bigger head will be a bonus!! The IG Speed MP has a slightly different head shape and a thicker beam. I’d say the two rackets are very close when it comes to spin. I’m changed too many. Could you please tell me how the Gravity Pro compares? curently i’m playing Head Graphene 360 Pro, but i’m a bit struggeling with the stability.. Which is the better? thanks. This racquet has a lower swing weight but still great feel and spin. The main thing is getting out there and playing some tennis with them before you commit. I prototipi della Head Gravity provati: il video . You were a fan previously of the Angell K7 Red – how does it compare to the Gravity Tour (&MP)? Hi Jonas , which is your opinion comparing Gravity Mp to gravity S ; I used for a lot of time Pure drive , I am an all around player playing 3 times a week , senior over sixty .Thanks Adriano, Hi Adriano, I think the Gravity MP is more stable and more similar to your Pure Drive. Hi Jonas! I’m a all round player who likes to build the point on the baseline and attack the net when possible (should do that more often). ma inerzia davvero considerevole (336) per una racchetta in sintesi potente (53) ma anche di controllo (46) con una maneggevolezza abbastanza bassa, ma tipica della categoria (63). The Gravity Tour is 10g lighter than the Pro, coming in at 305g unstrung, which puts it in direct competition with rackets like the Pure Strike (18 x 20) and Prince Phantom Pro 100 (18 x 20). Top Three Racquets for Intermediate Players, HEAD Gravity MP racquet in its prototype paint job, Yonex VCORE Racquets 2021 – First impressions. For such a control-oriented racket, this stick makes playing tennis easy. ProKennex Ki Q+Tour Pro (315) - 2019. Did you compare these sticks already, what’s your take on them, how would you rate them? Hi Ed, The Gravity line is really arm-friendly so I wouldn’t worry about that. The biggest Problem for me was that after 1 hour match time i get a really tired arm and the quality of my game decreased. If so, I am happy about that. If you’re extremely confident in your swings and produce great racket head speed on all shots then it’s likely you would lean towards the Pro. If you want a racquet that is faster through the air, go for the Dunlop CX 200 Tour! Hope this helps. I guess at the end of the day it’s just marketing so we’ve got to go out and do the playtest to tell you which one is which! Those other models have better serving accuracy. They’re both very good rackets, and there’s not too much between them, so it’s one where you’ve got to give it a go yourself. And I also used babolat pure strike but I’m not happy with the babolat so..I need your help! I really liked the pro version, because it was so stable i felt that i cant fail. Mentre la MP è più scarica e leggerina ancora, ma più votata a fare battaglia con una Clash 100 … The Gravity Pro gives you a bigger sweet spot a bit more spin and still a very good feel. The Instinct MP is a little stiff. It sounds like the Speed Pro has a lot of qualities you like, so see how you can maximize it through the stringing. Hi Jaime, In the end, that kind of became the review. Thanks for the review (as always – great job) – the one you did for Tecnifibre TF40 305 got me seriously thinking about that racket. I would like to try it out myself! Hi Tennis Nerd, is this the best 18×20 on the market in your opinion? A revolutionary frame design combined with advanced GRAPHENE 360+ technology and a massive sweetspot to dominate play. I will be playing mostly doubles so serve and volley attributes are needed. However, I once again preferred the extra weight of the Gravity Pro over the Gravity Tour. Hi Cristiano, For aggressive players, the Gravity will give you a bit more precision and feel. I like the feel of my current racquet and can maneouvre it around fine. The S is a nice racquet too, but I would have liked a bit more weight on that one personally. My hitting partner, a better player than me, who tried the Tour and the Pro said the same thing. It seems like Head has the answer to this though, with the Gravity rackets. Solinco Tour Bite Soft could also be good…. The Gravity line gives you Head's old school feel in a modern player's-frame-style racquet. Gravity Pro, dopo essere stata incordata con Head Hawk Touch a 21-22 kg di tensione, pesa 326 grammi con bilanciamento a 32,7 centimetri; rigidità sempre bassa (61 Ra.) If you’re more accustomed to the lighter racket then it’s likely you could find the Tour to offer more spin though. The coils measured 24 feet 1 inch (mains) and 19 feet 7 inches (crosses). I purchased a pair of Gravity Tours, and think it’s a really lovely stick, especially in terms of how it flexes/feels. That’s a great racquet that I used for a few years. New 360 line looks great, I agree. Personally, I am a big fan of that blend of control and feel and would certainly be considering the Gravity Tour if I was looking for a new racket around 305g. So the Gravity Tour would be my suggestion. The short demo felt the RHS speed suffer, but unsure if it’s because I need to get used to it.. on the flip side, in a tournament if you’re tired that’ll get even harder! I used to play official tournaments in Portugal, and now, after a few years off, I’m planning to enter the senior (Age 44) ranking next year. Compare. I have heard different opinions here and design is highly personal, but for me it is fresh and a bit different. We gave the Head Graphene 360+ Gravity Tour a 9 out of 10 for groundstrokes. I just want to point out here that the actual “sweet spot”, meaning the optimal position in the racquet head to hit the ball, does not variate much from different racquets, but the “sweet area” where you have more margin for error on off-center hits varies quite a bit. Here is a closer look at the specifications of the Head Radical Pro Pickleball Paddle: Weighs 8.1 ounces; 16 x 7 7/8 inches That being said I usually gravitate between Wilson Prostaf 97 tour (not the countervail), Yonex DR98 (which I sold recently… big mistake) and a Babolat Pure Strike 16/19. The Gravity Tour is one of those rackets that makes playing tennis feel natural and I’m a big fan of that. Your email address will not be published. Hi German, Yes, I know. I used to play official tournaments in Portugal, and now, after a few years off, I’m planning to enter the senior (Age 44) ranking next year. Hi, loved this review and many of your others too. The DR 98 is a bit crisper and slightly more powerful, while the Gravity line, in general, is more controlled. Regards / J. Hola German, Sorry for the delay, they are not filled with foam. Head paint jobs are either brilliant or awful. Buy the HEAD Gravity MP. Head too heavy. I loved gravity tour but I had hard time with manuerverability. Very detailed and very tempting, so I ordered one to test… Dread the outcome as I am a Wilson man starting as early as the wilson jack kramer staff midsize, pro staffs (85 & 95), first blades and now the awesome v7 after a lame v6. Is the speed pro more comfortable in terms of swing weight, spin , power etc? The main difference is the fiberglass surface. I have both the IG Speed 18×20 and the Gravity Pro – same mold, different materials, worse quality grommets.