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Keep in mind, if you add 2 grams to tip of one racquet, you are increasing swing weight by about 6 points. Not a huge deal, but you may notice a difference.

You will have to add the same amount of weight to both. That is given. Although you may find if you strip both to bare frames (no strings or grips, and if you're really crazy, no bumper), there may be a weight difference between both. Then you will have to add weight to one frame to get the...

I was wondering the same thing. I think the answer is it depends. 20 grams spread along the entire handle will probably make the frame 4-6 points more HL, whereas 20 grams concentrated 1" from the bottom of the handle will have a greater impact on the balance and presumably make the frame play...

A-m-a-z-i-n-g.

Thanks for the good info. I noticed the retail has what appears to be a lead weight molded into the hairpin approximately 1 inch up from the bottom of the grip. I think this counterweight gives the IGRP the polarized feel (soft, spinny, relatively maneuverable) people either love or hate. I...

What do people think about the feel/flex of the IG Radical Pro and how it compares to prostock/TGK models? The IGRP is probably one of the softest most arm friendly retail racquets I've played, and I've been playing 20+ years. It feels great when you add weight to the handle to make it 6-8 HL...

Confirmed. I bought two. Good stable frames. Stiff though, even the lite version with RA 63.

My IG radical broke the exact same way when it flew out of my hand and hit the court during a serve. Both molds are similar...

Unfortunately weight and RA may not tell the whole picture. Layup is an important factor in how a racquet feels and plays. I bought a couple Graphene Extreme Lites thinking I had found my new holy grail. They weigh 265 grams unstrung and have an unstrung RA of 63. I added roughly 30 grams of...

If you look closely his stick's string pattern is different than the retail PD. I would be shocked if he was using a 70+ RA stick like the retail version...

Daniel, Is the 2014 pure control stiff or flexible? Your website lists it as RA 69 unstrung, but TW lists it as 62 strung (so let's assume 65 unstrung). What explains this difference? Are there manufacturing differences across different batches of frames? Are RA readings subject to...

Wow quite some variance. I added 6 grams of lead to the head and a 6 gram overgrip and mine weighs in at 337 strung with tour bite 16L.

Anyone hit with the 2015 tfight 300? I like the 22mm beam, 98" head, and 16x19 string pattern.

You are correct

Amazing haha

You can wrap/install strips of lead under the replacement grip. You can also insert silicone or foam to the hairpin chambers.

Add 6-12 grams of weight the the top of the rad pro's handle, either 7 inches from buttcap or spread along the entire grip. This effectively helps depolarize the racquet, and it will play better.

Floyd is right. I have 2 sets of unused clear noncap (regular) "pro stock" grommets, but they are rare, so I won't let them go for cheap.

Graphene radical grommets do not work. I already tried. Different head size and the tie off grommets are thicker/fatter so they do not fit through IG radical grommet holes.

I always wonder about that. Murray is not the only one. Could it be to hide the throat, to make it less easy to detect that they are using paint jobs/different molds than the retail versions?

What about the flex? Any flexible/less stiff versions of the pure drive? And does the 2015 version have cortex?

To echo several previous posters, the Radical IG Pro with some weight added to handle. Comfortable, stable, spin friendly, good power.

Stifness (flex) and heft (weight) are not the same thing. I agree, it is not stiff, but it can be hefty (mine are 340 grams) with customization.

Youtek IG Radical Pro. Soft, stable, spin friendly. Add lead/foam/silicone to upper part of handle and it plays even better.

Generally speaking, comparing two different racquets' weight, balance, and swingweight will give you an idea of degree of polarization. So, simplistically, racquet A that weighs 11 ounces, has a 6 HL balance, and swingweight 330 is more polarized than racquet B that weighs 11 ounces, has 6 HL...

That would be awesome if the flex was in the low 60s/high 50s and a little more weight in the handle/a little less in the head.

Agreed. I would probably fill one or both hairpin chambers with foam or silicone and add lead to the hoop to get the static weight around 330-340 grams and balance 5-7 points HL.

The extreme lite's flex and low static weight make it a nice prospect for customization! I also like the 16x19 pattern with no shared holes.

To the OP's question: seems like Head decided to increase the new frames' swingweight while keeping static weight low by polarizing the frames' weight distribution and using light but stiff material (graphene) in the throat area. Some people like it, some people don't. Stiff frames and stiff...

Pros have light, head heavy, high swingweight racquets, which are eventually customized to be heavier and more headlight by adding weight to the hairpin and head. Great platform racquet!