NEW 2019 Radical (May 16th) Release Date and (Some) Changes

anfield · Mar 25, 2019

I just got a demo of a Rad Touch MP so see if I can build it up to my Specs of 345g 7-8 pt HL. If I like, I might get the Bumblebee. Has anyone beefed up the MP or is there too much weight at the tip to feel natural? I guess I can just wait for new Rad Pro, but MP Touch has 64 RA which I really prefer to the 66 of Rad Pro.

gino · Mar 25, 2019

vsbabolat said:
Wait, wait the purpose of the Touch Technology was to make the racquet more comfortable. How can it be any more comfortable with 360 tech. New technology is so amazing.

why cant every member of tt be like you vs

BDAZ · Mar 25, 2019

I need Andy Murray to get back and play a bit more this year so we can see this pj on a PT57A.

acintya · Mar 25, 2019

my question is: will there be ever a new Radical Oversize racquet??

vsbabolat · Mar 25, 2019

acintya said:
my question is: will there be ever a new Radical Oversize racquet??

Nope. I recently saw Agassi's and he is playing with his old trusty Radical Tour 260 Oversize with Touch Radical Pro paint job.

acintya · Mar 25, 2019

vsbabolat said:
Nope. I recently saw Agassi's and he is playing with his old trusty Radical Tour 260 Oversize with Touch Radical Pro paint job.

whats the difference between 260 and

Head Radical Tour 690

?

and Microgel Oversize?

would love to compare the 260 and Microgel Oversize (i play with it)

what is the unstrung weight of 260?

I can get some - originals - Made in Austria

vsbabolat · Mar 25, 2019

acintya said:
whats the difference between 260 and

Head Radical Tour 690

?

and Microgel Oversize?

would love to compare the 260 and Microgel Oversize (i play with it)

what is the unstrung weight of 260?

I can get some - originals - Made in Austria

The originals are the best. Do you mean the Radical Tour TwinTube 690?

acintya · Mar 26, 2019

vsbabolat said:
The originals are the best. Do you mean the Radical Tour TwinTube 690?

yes

do you maybe know the weight? How could you compare it to microgel OS?

im very curious - thanks

vsbabolat · Mar 26, 2019

acintya said:
yes

do you maybe know the weight? How could you compare it to microgel OS? im very curious - thanks

It’s far more plush than the MG Radical Oversize.

acintya · Mar 27, 2019

vsbabolat said:
It’s far more plush than the MG Radical Oversize.

thank you!!!

hope i get one in my hands someday..but radical os is also not a bad racquet - its a little lighter - i like my racquets around 300g unstrung.

vsbabolat · Mar 27, 2019

acintya said:
thank you!!! hope i get one in my hands someday..but radical os is also not a bad racquet - its a little lighter - i like my racquets around 300g unstrung.

The orginal Made in Austria Radical are the best of them.

winstoncho · Mar 28, 2019

My son (11yr) has been selected to review/promote the new MP next week. He's currently using the current Radical weighed up to 11.7 ounces. We can't release the review prior to the embargo date but I'll give you guys a few days heads up before we do! If anyone in the Bay Area wants to demo the MP and PRO models, give me a holler, we might feature you in a review like we did for Babolat:

glenWs · Mar 29, 2019

eddi.spageddi.patero said:
hi guys!

could anybody describe the difference between the prestige s grapheneXT an the newer prestige s grapheneTouch?
... which one feels softer? or perhaps more spinnier?

greetz, e.s.p.!

In a Radical forum? Maybe check the Prestige forum.

winstoncho · Mar 30, 2019

Just got the new radical and first thing I thought was Wilson Clash.

glenWs · Mar 30, 2019

Nooooooooi!!!! Why?

Fa8io · Mar 30, 2019

glenWs said:
Nooooooooi!!!! Why?

for the PJ...I think

glenWs · Mar 30, 2019

Oh. OK. I don’t care about paint jobs all that much. I thought you were talking feel and performance

1HBHfanatic · Mar 30, 2019

Fa8io said:
for the PJ...I think

yeah agree
its a 3 tone color clash, haaa
i showed thsi new one to a h.rad user (spiderman racquet), he almost fainted with delight, haaa
it is a little more professional looking
havent hit with it yet

lucieisland · Mar 30, 2019

I do not understand why after having had so many versions of their frames (radical and prestige) as flexible as head continues to come out of frames more and more rigid. I flew to my brother his prestige MG and IG precisely because of this flexibility, I see that head we finally sort of frames closer to 55RA, there, on the contrary it is at least 64RA on the radical S. I do not do not understand. should we go elsewhere, to replace head by ultra tor or phantom?

glenWs · Mar 31, 2019

1HBHfanatic said:
yeah agree
its a 3 tone color clash, haaa
i showed thsi new one to a h.rad user (spiderman racquet), he almost fainted with delight, haaa
it is a little more professional looking
havent hit with it yet

I use the spider Man racket but it's hard to imagine they could screw it up any more than that. Sounds refreshing.

cmendez79 · Mar 31, 2019

New pj...

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MUFCbmwBear · Mar 31, 2019

I kinda like the prototype paint jobs Wilson has been using on their test mules.

1HBHfanatic · Mar 31, 2019

cmendez79 said:
New pj...

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that wilson racquet looks awsome..
i count 20 crosses, anybody know what racquet model that is??
the w.burn.100.team is the closest thing i know, but thats too light for a pro

TennisHound · Apr 1, 2019

1HBHfanatic said:
that wilson racquet looks awsome..
i count 20 crosses, anybody know what racquet model that is??
the w.burn.100.team is the closest thing i know, but thats too light for a pro

Im pretty sure Jelena uses the Steam 100 mold or the Blade 101.

mpournaras · Apr 1, 2019

TennisHound said:
Im pretty sure Jelena uses the Steam 100 mold or the Blade 101.

Blade 101. Her racket was so light... but she hammers it so who knows whats shes done to it.

I WISH THE ORANGE AND BLUE WERE REVERSED! WHy must they shy away from the youtek/microgel orange weapon of yore?

TennisHound · Apr 1, 2019

mpournaras said:
Blade 101. Her racket was so light... but she hammers it so who knows whats shes done to it.

I WISH THE ORANGE AND BLUE WERE REVERSED! WHy must they shy away from the youtek/microgel orange weapon of yore?

Yep. The Blade 101 is surprisingly stable for its light weight.

lucieisland · Apr 1, 2019

nw official PJ used by Jelena (at WTA charleston) strange...unusual PJ... the new blade paint job?

FedGR · Apr 1, 2019

lucieisland said:
nw official PJ used by Jelena (at WTA charleston) strange...unusual PJ... the new blade paint job?

Hopefully not.

lucieisland · Apr 1, 2019

Well, Jelena is playing right now with such a racket, and we see on the frame the same "Wilson" in green as the blade. (at WTA charleston)

TennisHound · Apr 1, 2019

lucieisland said:
nw official PJ used by Jelena (at WTA charleston) strange...unusual PJ... the new blade paint job?

Would look better if the white was black and the stripes were the flo green.

dr. godmode · Apr 1, 2019

lucieisland said:
nw official PJ used by Jelena (at WTA charleston) strange...unusual PJ... the new blade paint job?

Clash 98 camo job?

TennisHound · Apr 1, 2019

It’s just a hunch, but I’ll bet that Ostapenko’s is just a coverup pj and not the final design.

lucieisland · Apr 1, 2019

TennisHound said:
It’s just a hunch, but I’ll bet that Ostapenko’s is just a coverup pj and not the final design.

it is possible, but why have the green color code of the blade? in green on the frame?

TennisHound · Apr 1, 2019

lucieisland said:
it is possible, but why have the green color code of the blade? in green on the frame?

True, I could be wrong

lucieisland · Apr 1, 2019

i don't remember if on the clash prototype there was a wilson logo and if thre was on what color ? grey? silver? i dont remember.

TennisHound · Apr 2, 2019

1HBHfanatic · Apr 2, 2019

lucieisland said:
i don't remember if on the clash prototype there was a wilson logo and if thre was on what color ? grey? silver? i dont remember.

i remember it had a silver whiteishh wilson name logo on the side

lucieisland · Apr 2, 2019

1HBHfanatic said:
i remember it had a silver whiteishh wilson name logo on the side

maybe the silver is the reference to the grey (horrible) on the clash...

if wilson are logic, maybe this frame is the prototype of the future new blade?.. (but, we are on a radical topic...) be carefull.

TennisHound · Apr 2, 2019

Vincent Wang-Bouchard said:
So, I can now confirm that the New 2019 Head Radicals are going to be released on May 16th.

Changes:

Handle shape will change from the more traditional Head rectangular shape to the new "Modern" square shape seen on the Speed line.

The racket will be introduced to the new Graphene 360 technology, making the racket feel more comfortable than the Graphene Touch Radicals.

New paint job! It will look somewhat like the Speed, Extreme, or Instinct 360 with the cut off around the handle. Instead of it being blue, black, or green, it will be orange, of course.

The racket will come with some exclusive release special or promotion, something to hype it up like what Wilson did with the Clash.

I will continue to give updates on the new Radicals as I keep getting more info on it. The full specs should come out pretty soon, will post or edit onto here.

Where did you get your information?

TennisHound · Apr 2, 2019

anfield said:
I just got a demo of a Rad Touch MP so see if I can build it up to my Specs of 345g 7-8 pt HL. If I like, I might get the Bumblebee. Has anyone beefed up the MP or is there too much weight at the tip to feel natural? I guess I can just wait for new Rad Pro, but MP Touch has 64 RA which I really prefer to the 66 of Rad Pro.

Its tip-heavy for sure. The elongated head makes it more pronounced. Even so, the racquet still plays pretty well. A heavier grip helps, but the weighted tip never goes away.

TennisHound · Apr 3, 2019

@Vincent Wang-Bouchard - Are you still there? Where did you get you information?

lucieisland · Apr 3, 2019

TennisHound said:
It’s just a hunch, but I’ll bet that Ostapenko’s is just a coverup pj and not the final design.

at WTA charleston Sabalenka play with the same frame today

TennisHound · Apr 3, 2019

lucieisland said:
[QUOTE = "TennisHound, post: 13249086, member: 742371"] C'est juste une intuition, mais je parie que celui d'Ostapenko n'est qu'un poney de camouflage et non la conception finale. [/ CITATION]

uneta charleston Sabalenka play with the same frame today

Speak English!

lucieisland · Apr 3, 2019

TennisHound said:
Speak English!

sorry, it's on my boyfriend computer with google translate activate.

TennisHound · Apr 3, 2019

lucieisland said:
sorry, it's on my boyfriend computer with google translate activate.

All good, I was being a little sarcastic

So she's playing with it at Charleston . . .

jmacdaununder2 · Apr 3, 2019

Just a guess, but Ostapenko's using a proto-type with a fake paint job, it's not a final iteration; Sabalenka's using the same frame. How'd I go, I don't actually read French lol

Harry_Wild · Apr 3, 2019

"Vincent Wang-Bouchard, post: 13184150, member: 755880"

Any relations to Genie?

fed1 · Apr 3, 2019

jmacdaununder2 said:
Just a guess, but Ostapenko's using a proto-type with a fake paint job, it's not a final iteration; Sabalenka's using the same frame. How'd I go, I don't actually read French lol

Not a prototype, just another limited edition cosmetic like last years Camo. It’s called Wilson Bold.

TennisHound · Apr 3, 2019

jmacdaununder2 said:
Just a guess, but Ostapenko's using a proto-type with a fake paint job, it's not a final iteration; Sabalenka's using the same frame. How'd I go, I don't actually read French lol

You did better than I did

mpournaras · Apr 4, 2019

I should add that on paper the Radicals of late have not looked too bad. BUT its been the horrific PJs that have kept me from even demoing them. This may be the change i need. Cleaner lines and damn I do love me some gold text

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