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movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
Silicone under trap door. I have some that are a little neater than this too. But I think that this is the typical Pro Stock look:

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pitsquared

Rookie
The guys name
Silicone under trap door. I have some that are a little neater than this too. But I think that this is the typical Pro Stock look:

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yeah all my h22's have silicone. The guy is offering my money back minus shipping costs. It's hard for me to eat $40 in shipping but I may not get another chance.
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
Sounds like he's going to have to go back to the guy that he bought these from too. I personally don't think that you should be out $$$ (and you have to go to the shipping place too).
 

pitsquared

Rookie
Sounds like he's going to have to go back to the guy that he bought these from too. I personally don't think that you should be out $$$ (and you have to go to the shipping place too).
Yeah but what other choice do I have after the PayPal ruling? I had no leverage other than to threaten to out him on the forums. I had to cut my losses. I got most of my money back. He threatened not to refund me if I removed the pallets so it's pretty obvious that either he knew all along or he learned along the way that these were not the frames he advertised. Thanks for your guys' help. He got rattled after I sent him screenshots of this thread.
 

Swan Song

Professional
I remember reading on the PT57 thread that the original Head Radical Tour Mid-pluses are PT57As and that the PT57Bs are the Twin Tube Radicals?
 

daddabompa

Hall of Fame
I remember reading on the PT57 thread that the original Head Radical Tour Mid-pluses are PT57As and that the PT57Bs are the Twin Tube Radicals?
You are right, I saw the "TK57A-..." code engraved on the hairpin of my Radical Tour 630 "Bumblebee" when I removed its pallets.
As for the TT Radicals, @vsbabolat confirmed they are coded "PT57B", and I think it's a pretty reliable source [emoji1][emoji6]
 

daddabompa

Hall of Fame
I thought that the Ti Radical is not a pt57... interested though in knowing the Ti Radical code.
Guess it is the same as the iRadical (tk113...)
Yes it is a PT113 like i.Radical, but Ti. Radical differently from it have Twin Tube construction and layup I think
 

daddabompa

Hall of Fame
When changing pallets on one of my Graphene XT Radical Pros, I found out that the code for them is TGK307.4.
As far as I know "TGK" code refer to "retail" frames since late 2011-early 2012, when Head started to apply that code also on "retail" frames (before that code was used only on Pro Stoch frames).
That's the reason why since that moment Pro Stock have applied "TGT" code on their hairpins.
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
As far as I know "TGK" code refer to "retail" frames since late 2011-early 2012, when Head started to apply that code also on "retail" frames (before that code was used only on Pro Stoch frames).
That's the reason why since that moment Pro Stock have applied "TGT" code on their hairpins.

To verify that hypothesis, you'd need to take off the pallets of a recent retail frame.

The discussion that I saw a few years ago indicated that TGK/TGT refer to factories in China.
 

Ozellman

Rookie
This is when the mould changed in the radical line 2013, still in xt radical tgk307

What suprised me was tgK307 as opposed to tgT307 that I've seen used for the graphene generation. All other recent models I've seen have been with the tgt prefix. Maybe it's down to different factories but then again the third letter of a head code doesn't really matter as I suppose a certain model could be produced at different factories.

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daddabompa

Hall of Fame
To verify that hypothesis, you'd need to take off the pallets of a recent retail frame.

The discussion that I saw a few years ago indicated that TGK/TGT refer to factories in China.
I didn't know that thing, I believed all pro stocks had TGT codes to separate them from TGK retail.
As you said, the only way to prove that is to take off pallets from some current retail frame, in order to try to see if they are both used on retail ones.
The problem is that I have only a IG Prestige MP retail, my other Heads are all Pro Stocks or previous to Microgel line.

Maybe some other guys here could help in clarify that [emoji106]
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
I didn't know that thing, I believed all pro stocks had TGT codes to separate them from TGK retail.
As you said, the only way to prove that is to take off pallets from some current retail frame, in order to try to see if they are both used on retail ones.
The problem is that I have only a IG Prestige MP retail, my other Heads are all Pro Stocks or previous to Microgel line.

Maybe some other guys here could help in clarify that [emoji106]

I have the tgt's and tgk's that pro stocks. I've seen Berdych frames for sale with both tgk260.2 and tgt260.2 codes.
 
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Calling experts! Guys, this is what I found on a iprestige MID size (rubber paint), no other code
Is this a PT14 ??? or maybe pt10"E"???
 

daddabompa

Hall of Fame
I have the tgt's and tgk's that pro stocks. I've seen Berdych frames for sale with both tgk260.2 and tgt260.2 codes.
As far as know, Berdych mould is always a TGK 260.2, but now it is identified as TGT 260.2 just for distinguish it from current retail production, which now use TGK code on all the frames.
That's my experience, from reading on many forum, but obviously I'm not sure of everything, so take it for what it worth [emoji6]
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
As far as know, Berdych mould is always a TGK 260.2, but now it is identified as TGT 260.2 just for distinguish it from current retail production, which now use TGK code on all the frames.
That's my experience, from reading on many forum, but obviously I'm not sure of everything, so take it for what it worth [emoji6]

I'm sure that the mould was the same and I could see where they could use the old name as the mould code, even if the actual sticker refers to the factory.

BTW, Berdych is using the IG Radical MP (don't know the code off the top of my head).
 

edelp

Semi-Pro
I'm sure that the mould was the same and I could see where they could use the old name as the mould code, even if the actual sticker refers to the factory.

BTW, Berdych is using the IG Radical MP (don't know the code off the top of my head).
If he uses the Ig Rad MP in 16/19 it should be the tgt260.5.

Never quite understood the difference of a ig radical pro tgt260.4 and a tgt260.5. Layup I was told.... I also thought that he was still using the 260.2. Interesting.
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
If he uses the Ig Rad MP in 16/19 it should be the tgt260.5.

Never quite understood the difference of a ig radical pro tgt260.4 and a tgt260.5. Layup I was told.... I also thought that he was still using the 260.2. Interesting.

Someone bought one of his recent racquets and it looks like the IG. I wasn't surprised as I went from the YT Prestige MP Pro Stock to the IG Prestige MP Pro Stock - vast improvement. I assumed the same with the Radical MP.

The retail Radical Pro is stiffer and heavier than the Radical MP but, obviously, with Pro Stocks, they probably start out with similar weights in hairpins so the difference would be, as you said, the layup which I'd guess means that the Pro is quite a bit stiffer than the MP. I've seen far more MPs for sale compared to the Pro so it seems to me that Pros prefer the softer layup for this frame. I think that the Pro is 100 compared to 95 as well.
 

vsbabolat

G.O.A.T.
Someone bought one of his recent racquets and it looks like the IG. I wasn't surprised as I went from the YT Prestige MP Pro Stock to the IG Prestige MP Pro Stock - vast improvement. I assumed the same with the Radical MP.

The retail Radical Pro is stiffer and heavier than the Radical MP but, obviously, with Pro Stocks, they probably start out with similar weights in hairpins so the difference would be, as you said, the layup which I'd guess means that the Pro is quite a bit stiffer than the MP. I've seen far more MPs for sale compared to the Pro so it seems to me that Pros prefer the softer layup for this frame. I think that the Pro is 100 compared to 95 as well.
You're a little confused. The YT Radical Pro is 100 (Sharapova's racquet). The IG Radical Pro is 95 as is the MP.
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
You're a little confused. The YT Radical Pro is 100 (Sharapova's racquet). The IG Radical Pro is 95 as is the MP.

Oh, I didn't know that. I didn't realized that they changed the head size.

I pay more attention to the Prestige line as that's what I use.
 

vsbabolat

G.O.A.T.
Oh, I didn't know that. I didn't realized that they changed the head size.

I pay more attention to the Prestige line as that's what I use.
Yeah, from the YT to IG the MP mold did not change and they made the Pro the same mold for the IG Radical MP.
 

edelp

Semi-Pro
hi, actually the codes appear on both retail and pro stock, but differently. Or better said, pro stock have next to the code some more "info" on a stripe. Well, the weight might indicate it is a prostock but not necessarily. If you post a pic of the "code" on the handle it should be clear...
 

Jster

Professional
So.... retail graphene speed pro and xt version uses the same mold TGT 301.2? Or retail form graphene speed pro has different coding?
 

edelp

Semi-Pro
So.... retail graphene speed pro and xt version uses the same mold TGT 301.2? Or retail form graphene speed pro has different coding?

both, the retail and the prostock Graphene Speed pro have the same code. 301.2
 

juandv9307

New User
Can anyone confirm that the TGT 293.2 is the prestige IG mp pro stock and has the same code of the graphene prestige MP? Or will it be just a paint job of the IG?
 

Ozellman

Rookie
Can anyone confirm that the TGT 293.2 is the prestige IG mp pro stock and has the same code of the graphene prestige MP? Or will it be just a paint job of the IG?
The TG293.2 is indeed the IG Prestige MP, pro stock or retail. Pro stock versions may have the Graphene Prestige paint job but it's the same racquet. I don't think I've seen the codes for the actual Graphene (or XT) Prestige MP versions. The Graphene Prestige S (and maybe shared with the Pro that has the same mould) has a new code though, TGT291.2.
 

Bennyvd

New User
Hello ,
found an old Flexpoint Instinct Liquidmetal (Gold) in my warehouse with code : TGK197.1 .
Good memories ... L3 swing style , broken on the throat .
 
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Alex78

Hall of Fame
Requesting some help because I have a couple of experimental rackets coming in:
TGK268. 1-A(TT) and
TGK274. 3-C
- Does anyone know anything about these moulds? I don't think these were ever released as serial models, and from the pictures I've seen so far I'd say they are from the Speed and/or Radical families.
 
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dr325i

G.O.A.T.
Requesting some help because I have a couple of experiential rackets coming in:
TGK268. 1-A(TT) and
TGK274. 3-C
- Does anyone know anything about these moulds? I don't think these were ever released as serial models, and from the pictures I've seen so far I'd say they are from the Speed and/or Radical families.
Show the pictures.
 
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