Head Extreme 2024 Thread

Bigmctennis said:
Bought and tried two of the extreme pros recently. Tried one with 2g of lead at 12 and the other with 2g grams of lead at 10&2. The 12 felt better but the problem I have with this racket is regardless of weight placement with volleys this thing feels like it’s going to fold in on itself, very unstable against 5.0 players up around the net
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Could be how the throat flexes? Have you tried lead at throat?
 
AndrewUtz said:
haha, he didnt mind the swing weight, in fact we ended up keeping his around the same swing weight, just shifting the lead more to 12. I myself had it set up with about .25g per inch lead 6 inch strips around 3&9 front and back, wait... so i guess i did put three grams each at 3&9 lol, and i put like a gram at 12 and that was my preferred setup, note that its for the g360+ version which comes with a lower swing weight.
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Sounds like you got that racket pretty dialed in. I'm assuming it plays well for you?
 
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Let's go! Both matched up to 313g, 31.3cm, 297SW (all unstrung)— might lower the SW down if I feel like it needs it. String setups up first, Strike/NRG #54/51, Lynx Tour/NRG #54/51
 
Znak said:
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Maaaaaan. NRG makes the stringbed waaaay too soft. Not only could I not feel where the ball was on my racquet it was in slingshot territory. Didn't realize how much stiffer I could go (hey oh!).

The demo was Lynx Touch/Head Syn Gut #52/55 and felt great. Wondering if I should just go with that for now... I'm not usually one to do poly/poly but if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears.

I'm also wondering if I preferred weight at 12 as opposed to 10/2
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Not to do annoying cross post from the Diary thread, but looking for input for the above. Thanks!
 
Znak said:
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Let's go! Both matched up to 313g, 31.3cm, 297SW (all unstrung)— might lower the SW down if I feel like it needs it. String setups up first, Strike/NRG #54/51, Lynx Tour/NRG #54/51
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Sweet looking rackets. You got two with fantastic swingweights!
 
Znak said:
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the entire hawk lineup, it's a little confusing.
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if you can score a pack/reel of hawk rough it is awesome. hawk rough = rough version of hawk touch. They should be rereleasing the same string soon as “Head Hawk Touch Rough”.
 
Anyone tried the EP with a hybrid of Lynx tour and velocity? I have played with fb V for years now because of a sensitive wrist and elbow. But with the EP with Lynx tour I have no issues whatsoever. So since I still have half a reel of V I was thinking of hybriding it with Lynx tour.
 
KluddKalle said:
Anyone tried the EP with a hybrid of Lynx tour and velocity? I have played with fb V for years now because of a sensitive wrist and elbow. But with the EP with Lynx tour I have no issues whatsoever. So since I still have half a reel of V I was thinking of hybriding it with Lynx tour.
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I demoed an EP yesterday with this exact combination. Felt super comfortable to me and I also have a sensitive elbow.
 
KluddKalle said:
Anyone tried the EP with a hybrid of Lynx tour and velocity? I have played with fb V for years now because of a sensitive wrist and elbow. But with the EP with Lynx tour I have no issues whatsoever. So since I still have half a reel of V I was thinking of hybriding it with Lynx tour.
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Yeah I almost did this, if you look up the ttw playtest almost everyone strung it up with tour/V as that was the provided setup. Let me know if can't find the thread I can link it and let me know your thoughts if you do go forward with it!
 
Znak said:
Yeah I almost did this, if you look up the ttw playtest almost everyone strung it up with tour/V as that was the provided setup. Let me know if can't find the thread I can link it and let me know your thoughts if you do go forward with it!
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Sounds like I will give it a shot! Thanks!
 
mpournaras said:
I have found you really need to get the SW up and over 320, 325 if you can handle it. Keep it 6-7 pts HL if you can. Enjoy the forehand rippers
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I think that you need a SW of at least 330 and higher on any racket if you want to hit a heavy ball or redirect balls with pace. I couldn't imagine playing anything under 332 to 335 personally.
 
I liked most 3g at 10-2. 2-3g at 12 felt like it was slowing down my swing on serve.
It all depends on what you optimize for and your swing style. I wanted more plow on serve without sacrifacing to much swing speed.
 
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Just hit with the EP tonight along side the PA98 and the Blade V9. After hitting groundstrokes with each racket for about 30 minutes each, I've ruled out the Blade V9 simply because it's just like every other Blade before it. Very low powered. The EP and PA98 are both very nice from the back of the court. Good spin and power from both. The EP is definitely the more comfortable of the two. Anything outside of the sweetspot on the PA98 feels terrible. Will hit again in another day with these two. So far it's really close. Serving and returning will be interesting.
 
I have played with the EP now for a few weeks, around 13 hours or so. And I have to say that it’s extreme how good this racquet is (at least for me). I don’t credit the racquet fully for this, but since switching I’m unbeaten. Against many different opponents and some I usually struggle a bit against. Everything just works for me with this racquet. And it seems to me like it’s kind of an underrated racquet, don’t see a lot of people using it or talking about it?

Switched from the Head gravity tour (2021).
 
KluddKalle said:
I have played with the EP now for a few weeks, around 13 hours or so. And I have to say that it’s extreme how good this racquet is (at least for me). I don’t credit the racquet fully for this, but since switching I’m unbeaten. Against many different opponents and some I usually struggle a bit against. Everything just works for me with this racquet. And it seems to me like it’s kind of an underrated racquet, don’t see a lot of people using it or talking about it?

Switched from the Head gravity tour (2021).
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I know it's early in my testing phase. But Im really thinking about making a switch to the EP from the Pro Staff V14. Right now it's down to the EP and the PA98. But the PA98 feels like a cheap plastic racket compared to the EP. So I'm leaning towards the EP. The EP seems like it would be really nice for someone who's becoming a bit concerned about arm health. I've had tendonitis in my tricep where it attaches to the back of the elbow a few times over the past 5 years or so. Hitting again tomorrow for a couple of hours. Hope to make a decision after that.
 
TennisManiac said:
I know it's early in my testing phase. But Im really thinking about making a switch to the EP from the Pro Staff V14. Right now it's down to the EP and the PA98. But the PA98 feels like a cheap plastic racket compared to the EP. So I'm leaning towards the EP. The EP seems like it would be really nice for someone who's becoming a bit concerned about arm health. I've had tendonitis in my tricep where it attaches to the back of the elbow a few times over the past 5 years or so. Hitting again tomorrow for a couple of hours. Hope to make a decision after that.
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I have had problems with my wrist and elbow, so I’ve always looked for low flex racquets and been playing with multi. The EP came string with poly - Head Lynx tour. And I have played 14 hours with it now and no pain or discomfort at all. So I do believe it’s a good racquet for arm health.
 
KluddKalle said:
I have had problems with my wrist and elbow, so I’ve always looked for low flex racquets and been playing with multi. The EP came string with poly - Head Lynx tour. And I have played 14 hours with it now and no pain or discomfort at all. So I do believe it’s a good racquet for arm health.
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That's good to hear. I just strung up the EP with a full bed of Solinco Mach 10 at 49 lbs. I'm hoping it works well with this racket. If so, and I decide to make the switch. I'll switch to Mach 10 as well. Fingers crossed.
 
KluddKalle said:
I have had problems with my wrist and elbow, so I’ve always looked for low flex racquets and been playing with multi. The EP came string with poly - Head Lynx tour. And I have played 14 hours with it now and no pain or discomfort at all. So I do believe it’s a good racquet for arm health.
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I've had arm and shoulder issues and the Extreme Pro gave me no issue with either. Auxetic seems to do a pretty good job at making the frame comfortable even though it's technically a medium stiffness frame.
 
Anyone that had played with the Head Boom Pro that could compare with the Extreme Pro? Curious how they compare, my assumption is that the open pattern of the Boom would produce a good amount of spin.
 
ggoulart said:
Anyone that had played with the Head Boom Pro that could compare with the Extreme Pro? Curious how they compare, my assumption is that the open pattern of the Boom would produce a good amount of spin.
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prob worth a demo. can't really say anything bad about either of them.
but when I am asked to compare two of them, and I'm quite fond of one?

boom pro feels more vague, less connection.
you can hit a decent ball, with it
I remember it being a lot better than the boom mp!
but I recall this feeling.... I don't come home after a match with the booms, thinking that I learned anything about my game today.

ep more connection.
feels like it has more directional control.
both the extreme pro and boom pro can produce ample spin.
the ep, at the net, will give you more confidence.
it should also allow you to get more out of your serve, as well.
more pocketing with the ep
more consistent launch angle and string bed performance overall
 
Can someone help me with a quick summary of how ET g360+, ET Aux, and EP Aux2 compare to each other? Or point me to a post.. Pls and thank you.
 
dmtree said:
Can someone help me with a quick summary of how ET g360+, ET Aux, and EP Aux2 compare to each other? Or point me to a post.. Pls and thank you.
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Imo they all are very similar performing with different swing weights and weighting. Aux2.0 still needs weight but not as much. G360+ definitely needs weight but is one of the best feeling racquets i’ve ever felt. Aux2.0 is FARR more muted than G360+. I’ve not tried Aux1.0 so I can not comment on that. But if you have the opportunity to get the G360+ and do not mind adding weight yourself and didn’t over the aux1.0/2.0, i’d call you crazy.

edit: imo it is the best of the graphene 360+ line and maybe the best racquet head has released of the last 10 yrs (i dont much care for the gravity). Prestige has a sweeter feel that I like a lot but the extreme 360+ is awesome. and it comes in grey or the nite variant which is black so thats cool.
 
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Pulled the trigger on an Extreme Pro today.

Was between that and the Radical but went with the EP because it think it will suit my game better
Curretly playing with Ezone 98 2025

Will share the specs once I get my hands on it

Strings and tension recommendation?

Have some sets of Tour Bite, Confidential, Kirschbaum Pro Tour Control and Tour Sniper

Probably going with Pro Tour Control at 50lbs because is the only one I have a reel to string both the the EP and the EZ to hit side by side
 
AndrewUtz said:
Imo they all are very similar performing with different swing weights and weighting. Aux2.0 still needs weight but not as much. G360+ definitely needs weight but is one of the best feeling racquets i’ve ever felt. Aux2.0 is FARR more muted than G360+. I’ve not tried Aux1.0 so I can not comment on that. But if you have the opportunity to get the G360+ and do not mind adding weight yourself and didn’t over the aux1.0/2.0, i’d call you crazy.

edit: imo it is the best of the graphene 360+ line and maybe the best racquet head has released of the last 10 yrs (i dont much care for the gravity). Prestige has a sweeter feel that I like a lot but the extreme 360+ is awesome. and it comes in grey or the nite variant which is black so thats cool.
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Thanks, that's very good info. How arm-friendly are the ETs and EPs? Does the Auxetic dampening help?
 
dmtree said:
Thanks, that's very good info. How arm-friendly are the ETs and EPs? Does the Auxetic dampening help?
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i think both i’ve tried were very comfortable. auxetic 2.0 doesn’t soften the feel to me at all, just gets rid of feedback/communication. These are just my experiences.
 
KluddKalle said:
I have had problems with my wrist and elbow, so I’ve always looked for low flex racquets and been playing with multi. The EP came string with poly - Head Lynx tour. And I have played 14 hours with it now and no pain or discomfort at all. So I do believe it’s a good racquet for arm health.
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Did you end up trying Velocity in the racquet?
 
TennisManiac said:
You know a racket is arm friendly when Lynx Tour doesn't cause any arm discomfort. That stuff is ungodly stiff and sh!tty feeling.
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That is correct sir!
Especially black and grey would cause me some troubles in other frames but in the EP grey is my goto.
 
Just demo’d and bought a Extreme Pro

The guy at the store strung with restring zero 1.23 at 50lbs for me to demo but he applied protection tape which brought the swingweight to 329 and the result was great stability but went down in maneuverability .
I’m pretty sure it will play better without the tape but didn’t take it off because the racket was brand new and the guy opened for my demo.

Overall I like the feel of the racket when hitting the sweetspot as well as the controlled spin I got with the frame (better than the ezone in this matter)

Turns out I’m not ready to move on from my EZ98 but want to keep the EP and test extensively side buy side so I ended up getting only this stick that I demoed in a great deal including matching service if I end up getting a second one

The racket seem to be underspec in terms of swingweight so I like to know about you guys where should I put lead to bring SW to 322-325.
Spec strung with Zero 1.23 and Head Xtreme Soft OG (very thin) and no dampener
329.9g
Balance 320mm
Swingweight 317.5

For reference with the tape was
333g
Balance 322mm
Swingweight 329

Should I put 1g at 12 or 1g in each side at 3 and 9?
 
joaovitorss said:
Just demo’d and bought a Extreme Pro

The guy at the store strung with restring zero 1.23 at 50lbs for me to demo but he applied protection tape which brought the swingweight to 329 and the result was great stability but went down in maneuverability .
I’m pretty sure it will play better without the tape but didn’t take it off because the racket was brand new and the guy opened for my demo.

Overall I like the feel of the racket when hitting the sweetspot as well as the controlled spin I got with the frame (better than the ezone in this matter)

Turns out I’m not ready to move on from my EZ98 but want to keep the EP and test extensively side buy side so I ended up getting only this stick that I demoed in a great deal including matching service if I end up getting a second one

The racket seem to be underspec in terms of swingweight so I like to know about you guys where should I put lead to bring SW to 322-325.
Spec strung with Zero 1.23 and Head Xtreme Soft OG (very thin) and no dampener
329.9g
Balance 320mm
Swingweight 317.5

For reference with the tape was
333g
Balance 322mm
Swingweight 329

Should I put 1g at 12 or 1g in each side at 3 and 9?
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there's really no reason that this frame shouldn't be a 2 main skip 16x19 instead of a 1 main skip exactly like the radical. I also think Extreme Pro and Radical Pro should swap layups but that's a different discussion. Great stick nonetheless. I'd just never classify it as a spin frame with its tight 16x19 pattern. (even with its spin grommets and aerodynamic throat) I'm gonna pick up my own g360+ version here soon in the coming months.
 
joaovitorss said:
The racket seem to be underspec in terms of swingweight so I like to know about you guys where should I put lead to bring SW to 322-325.
Spec strung with Zero 1.23 and Head Xtreme Soft OG (very thin) and no dampener
329.9g
Balance 320mm
Swingweight 317.5


Should I put 1g at 12 or 1g in each side at 3 and 9?
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For 322-325Sw you need 2g at 12 anyways.
If it needs weight at 12 or 3&9 depends on your preferneces and style and on the copy you got.
I bought 3 EPs from differnt sources, one needed no lead, one at 12 and one at 3&9. It's hard to tell if the SW comes from structural mass at 5,6,7 and 12 or from 2,3,9 and 10 an depending on that you have to customize.
IMO you should test and feel what it lacks most.
Otherwise you'll always have someone online that tells that it plays massive with lead at 3&9 and someone who tells you that 2g at 12 transforms this frame.
 
AndrewUtz said:
there's really no reason that this frame shouldn't be a 2 main skip 16x19 instead of a 1 main skip exactly like the radical. I also think Extreme Pro and Radical Pro should swap layups but that's a different discussion. Great stick nonetheless. I'd just never classify it as a spin frame with its tight 16x19 pattern. (even with its spin grommets and aerodynamic throat)
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Although the EP I consider as too demanding to be my main frame, I enjoy the combination of tight 16x19 with that open grommets. I think a 2 main skip whould make it hard to control with keeping the same grommets and the racket head itself isn't designed to apply ton's of spin on every shot with it's small spin wndow.

The layup switch is interesting. Is the g360+ version closer to the radical pro layup? only had extreme Aux1 and Aux2
 
_FrankTheTank_ said:
For 322-325Sw you need 2g at 12 anyways.
If it needs weight at 12 or 3&9 depends on your preferneces and style and on the copy you got.
I bought 3 EPs from differnt sources, one needed no lead, one at 12 and one at 3&9. It's hard to tell if the SW comes from structural mass at 5,6,7 and 12 or from 2,3,9 and 10 an depending on that you have to customize.
IMO you should test and feel what it lacks most.
Otherwise you'll always have someone online that tells that it plays massive with lead at 3&9 and someone who tells you that 2g at 12 transforms this frame.
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True.

That’s exactly what I’m gonna do. Play with it in stock form for like a week with different players and see what I need most

What attribute in playability made you realize it needed weight at 12 rather than at 3 and 9?
I know weight at 3 and 9 would help with torsional stability and open up the sweetspot
 
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