Head Gravity 98 16x19 (Coming in 2025!)

I received the prostock versions of this racket. TGT373.1

The specifications without strings are: w: 308.5 / b: 30.7 / sw: 295. But strung, with overgrip and dampener, they are 331.5/31.5/326.

I haven't played with them yet, but they feel “super” heavy (they came with silicone and lead already). It's a very strange feeling, as they feel very heavy in the head, but you can swing it faster.

I'll play with them this weekend to see if they feel heavy.

My racket for the last 4 years was the Prostock version of the Head Gravity Tour 100 (TGT341.1 and TGT 341.2), with unstrung specifications of 320/31/300 sw, but this new customized version feels heavier for some reason.

When I bought it, I said I was going to add more lead because on paper it's much lighter than the ones I use, but now that I have it in my hand, I'm going to try it out as is and see if I need to make any more changes.
 
HeavyHitter said:
I would suggest stringing higher than 50lbs with Tour sniper. It's softer than tour bite and at 50lbs, the strings will move too much in the GT98.
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I tried Tour Sniper today for the fist time and I felt the complete opposite, is by far the most controlled string I tried so far, but my balls are landing short. I will wait to play more with TS but if i gonna stick with it I will decrease the tension to 46-48lbs for sure.
 
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I got my GT98 this week. Since I was a bit afraid of the low power, i strung it with head velocity 23 kg / lynx 21 kg.

The racquet is super stable, the launch angle between a clash 98 and a blade (I am/was a wilson guy)
as an 1HBH, I remember the previous tour 100 to be clunky for my back hand. Here, no problem!

unfortunately, the multi in main will not survice a second hour of training. I will probably switch multi/ poly.
Has someone tried hybrid for 4g? or a full set of toroline caviar?
 
rizoto said:
I got my GT98 this week. Since I was a bit afraid of the low power, i strung it with head velocity 23 kg / lynx 21 kg.

The racquet is super stable, the launch angle between a clash 98 and a blade (I am/was a wilson guy)
as an 1HBH, I remember the previous tour 100 to be clunky for my back hand. Here, no problem!

unfortunately, the multi in main will not survice a second hour of training. I will probably switch multi/ poly.
Has someone tried hybrid for 4g? or a full set of toroline caviar?
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I prefer caviar hybrid than full bed. But full bed wasnt bad at all in this frame
 
rizoto said:
Caviar hybrid with what ? at which tension?
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I have only tried with toro toro cross 48x46lbs in my GT98. It felt great,
Spin, control. Less pop than my lynx tour hybrids and less snapback than other torolines strings though.

But my guess is that it would be good with the round slick strings as well. Wasabi x, enso pro.
 
For those playing this, do you still have problems with it being launchy or did you get used to it?

For those who moved on, did you find something similar with a more dense string bed?

Really thinking about trying it. Coming from a Percept 97D but think I need a more power/spin friendly racket. The box beam with decent feel seems more appealing than fully jumping ship from the control racket segment.
 
corbward said:
For those playing this, do you still have problems with it being launchy or did you get used to it?

For those who moved on, did you find something similar with a more dense string bed?

Really thinking about trying it. Coming from a Percept 97D but think I need a more power/spin friendly racket. The box beam with decent feel seems more appealing than fully jumping ship from the control racket segment.
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I never tried the 97D. I would imagine the GT98 is more launchy but I found it easy to adjust and get used to it after a couple of hitting sessions.

The higher launch angle has actually been beneficial for my game since it is easier to hit with more net clearance, deeper and also easier to get more shape to the ball when I want. That applies for both my forehand and OHBH. I play red clay during summer and hard courts during winter season, and especially for clay this extra beneficial. Otherwise the GT98 has been really good for slicing and great feel for drop-shots as well; compared to many of the other rackets I´ve been through this year.

Thought I just offer some of my background and journey in case it is useful. I played Prince Vortex and Wilson Pro Staff during junior years but stopped playing in my university years. Picked up the rackets again leisurely for about 10y ago and swapped to ploys strings at the same time. I´ve since been on a journey to find the racket + string combo that gave me the right balance, feel and control. My main rackets has since then been the RF97, VCore 95 (2021), Pro Staff V.13 before returning to VCore 95 (2023). I started to look for slightly larger head size this year and been on and off playing with Aero VS, Blade 98 (2025), EZone 98 (2025) and T-Flight 305s (2025) before now ending up with the GT98 with static weight at 339g (6g putty in handle, overgrip, dampener, 2g at 12) and 32.8cm (5 HL) balance.

The racket plays great stock but found the balls to wobble/float a bit on my flat shots; when I am not sufficiently committing to the shot. 4g in the handle fixed that but have weighted it up more now since I am currently moving to indoors hardcourt and I hit a higher quality ball with current weight. Plenty of power and spin access although I believe I am able to hit even a faster ball, when going 100%, with the VCore 95. Two of my favorite string setups are Toroline Otoro/True Pro Ghostwire and Re-String Zero/Sync hybrid. Normally string it at 53 lbs mains and 51 lbs crosses but found that the racket plays best for me, for both hybrid setups, once they dropped to about 46 to 48 lbs.
 
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yeechi said:
I never tried the 97D. I would imagine the GT98 is more launchy but I found it easy to adjust and get used to it after a couple of hitting sessions.

The higher launch angle has actually been beneficial for my game since it is easier to hit with more net clearance, deeper and also easier to get more shape to the ball when I want. That applies for both my forehand and OHBH. I play red clay during summer and hard courts during winter season, and especially for clay this extra beneficial. Otherwise the GT98 has been really good for slicing and great feel for drop-shots as well; compared to many of the other rackets I´ve been through this year.

Thought I just offer some of my background and journey in case it is useful. I played Prince Vortex and Wilson Pro Staff during junior years but stopped playing in my university years. Picked up the rackets again leisurely for about 10y ago and swapped to ploys strings at the same time. I´ve since been on a journey to find the racket + string combo that gave me the right balance, feel and control. My main rackets has since then been the RF97, VCore 95 (2021), Pro Staff V.13 before returning to VCore 95 (2023). I started to look for slightly larger head size this year and been on and off playing with Aero VS, Blade 98 (2025), EZone 98 (2025) and T-Flight 305s (2025) before now ending up with the GT98 with static weight at 339g (6g putty in handle, overgrip, dampener, 2g at 12) and 32.8cm (5 HL) balance.

The racket plays great stock but found the balls to wobble/float a bit on my flat shots; when I am not sufficiently committing to the shot. 4g in the handle fixed that but have weighted it up more now since I am currently moving to indoors hardcourt and I hit a higher quality ball with current weight. Plenty of power and spin access although I believe I am able to hit even a faster ball, when going 100%, with the VCore 95. Two of my favorite string setups are Toroline Otoro/True Pro Ghostwire and Re-String Zero/Sync hybrid. Normally string it at 53 lbs mains and 51 lbs crosses but found that the racket plays best for me, for both hybrid setups, once they dropped to about 46 to 48 lbs.
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I appreciate the in depth feedback! Have you settled on the GT98 for the current setup?

The TFight 305s was also on the list. Slightly off topic, but how did it stack up against the GT98? (I have some experience with multiple iterations of the ProStaff and a couple hits on the Vcore if there are relevant comparisons)
 
corbward said:
I appreciate the in depth feedback! Have you settled on the GT98 for the current setup?

The TFight 305s was also on the list. Slightly off topic, but how did it stack up against the GT98? (I have some experience with multiple iterations of the ProStaff and a couple hits on the Vcore if there are relevant comparisons)
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Happy it was helpful:)

Yes, I´ve settled on the GT98. Will likely try the next great thing for fun but have no plans of swapping it out. The racket works for most aspects of my game and like the racket a lot which ultimately what matters most.

The 305s is great and it must be excellent for the right player. It feels stiffer, definitely less launchy than GT98 and feels more accurate than the GT98 on flatter shots. When I am on it, it feels like I could put the ball exactly where I want and make sharp angles. It has a lot of spin as well but I need to concentrate to access it. I believe you´ll need a certain racket head/tip speed to achieve the same amount of spin as GT98 or VCore95.

I never felt any lack of power with it but it feels like the GT98 is slightly more powerful in normal play. However and similarly to ProStaff and Vcore95, it feels like the power profile of the 305s is more linear however much power you put into it. The GT98 feels a little bit more capped when you really going for it. Might be the flex or otherwise it might just be a feel without much scientific backing on it. Another note, I found the 305s more string sensitive than GT98 as well. I preferred round, or close to round, type of strings which are not too soft.

In reality I could play with either one of them, but in the end I don´t love the grip shape of 305s and I shanked more balls with it than with GT98 (when wanting "massive" spin). The head shape of GT98 seem to work better for me generally and for my OHBH as well; it reminds me a bit of the VCore95 that way.
 
corbward said:
For those playing this, do you still have problems with it being launchy or did you get used to it?

For those who moved on, did you find something similar with a more dense string bed?

Really thinking about trying it. Coming from a Percept 97D but think I need a more power/spin friendly racket. The box beam with decent feel seems more appealing than fully jumping ship from the control racket segment.
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Going from the 97D to GT98 would be a really l, really different kind of racquet to switch to. The string beds of these racquets couldn’t be more opposite. I found the GT98 string bed to be too unpredictable in match play. It’s a super fun racquet that does a ton of things really well, but I ultimate had trust issues with it in singles point play.

I’d hit the TF 305s, Gravity Pro and Blade 18x20 if you want some similar but with more spin and power.
 
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I got this secondhand gravity tour and it looks a little different to the normal retail one, could it be some sort of pre release demo version? It does have the retail paintjob not the blacked out prototype one but there's no specs printed in the throat and it also has silicone in the handle
 
n1mothy said:
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I got this secondhand gravity tour and it looks a little different to the normal retail one, could it be some sort of pre release demo version? It does have the retail paintjob not the blacked out prototype one but there's no specs printed in the throat and it also has silicone in the handle
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I have these in pro stock and are like yours on the pic , they do not have the specs on the throat
 
corbward said:
For those playing this, do you still have problems with it being launchy or did you get used to it?

For those who moved on, did you find something similar with a more dense string bed?

Really thinking about trying it. Coming from a Percept 97D but think I need a more power/spin friendly racket. The box beam with decent feel seems more appealing than fully jumping ship from the control racket segment.
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I feel there’s less pinpoint precision and directional control compared to my old gravity pro/tour 2021. You get a higher launch angle, easier depth/spin with the same swing but I’m finding it harder to attack balls with confidence. Probably just a skill/adjustment issue for me.
GT98 serves way better than Gpro/Old Gtour for me

So I am wondering if I should pick up a Gpro 2025 and see how it plays or even try the new MP XL. I am really just looking to preserve the accuracy/directional control of my current racquets but looking for a little more easy pace/spin on my serves.

Anyone have experience with the Gpro 2025 or 2023 MP XL that can compare to the GT98?
 
rizoto said:
not specially, many poly after 3/4 hours are **** (all power, hyper g, etc...)
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I’ve got other rackets that are boom stocks and the those frames play more dead rather than becoming a launch pad after 5 hours of poly. The unique things in this case are the gravity’s very open pattern , super flexy, and it’s strung poly/syn gut. Maybe if I went full poly it would reel it in?
 
you get exactly what you could be expect from going from a 100 frame with 18*20 to a 98 16*19

I played with both I prefer the 98 by a lot.
100 was clunky 98 is more balanced and comfortable without losing stability
Not a racquet for everyone
 
Gravity Tour 98 – one month later

Summer tournaments are over, and to be honest, I didn’t play that well with the Gravity Tour 98 back then. I jumped straight into competition without really getting used to it, and I struggled a lot with control, probably more about confidence and timing than the racquet itself.

Now I’ve been hitting with it for about a month, strung with Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30, and it’s a completely different story. The control is outstanding, spin is heavy, the ball comes off with serious weight, and the serve is just brutal. Plus, it’s really comfortable. I can play 2 hours without any pain at all.

What I love most is how this racquet pushes you to stay aggressive. It rewards full, confident swings, exactly my kind of tennis. When I’m on offense, going after every ball, that’s when I play my best. Even if I lose a match, I actually enjoy the tennis more. Yes, it has the higher launch angle, but it’s easy to control. That makes this racquet surprisingly good on defense , you can send deep balls even from a tough defensive position without over-hitting.

This racquet has definitely earned the right to stay in my bag for a while. I’ll keep playing with it until I truly see if it’s the one or not, but right now, it’s just insane how well I’m hitting with it.
Feels like I’ve finally synced with it. Honestly,
in the last month I haven’t had any desire to play with other racquets.

That Tourna Silver 7 1.30 setup is also a perfect match. Massive spin, control, and great durability (I easily get 8–10 hours of strong play).
 
CroPlayer said:
Gravity Tour 98 – one month later

Summer tournaments are over, and to be honest, I didn’t play that well with the Gravity Tour 98 back then. I jumped straight into competition without really getting used to it, and I struggled a lot with control, probably more about confidence and timing than the racquet itself.

Now I’ve been hitting with it for about a month, strung with Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30, and it’s a completely different story. The control is outstanding, spin is heavy, the ball comes off with serious weight, and the serve is just brutal. Plus, it’s really comfortable. I can play 2 hours without any pain at all.

What I love most is how this racquet pushes you to stay aggressive. It rewards full, confident swings, exactly my kind of tennis. When I’m on offense, going after every ball, that’s when I play my best. Even if I lose a match, I actually enjoy the tennis more. Yes, it has the higher launch angle, but it’s easy to control. That makes this racquet surprisingly good on defense , you can send deep balls even from a tough defensive position without over-hitting.

This racquet has definitely earned the right to stay in my bag for a while. I’ll keep playing with it until I truly see if it’s the one or not, but right now, it’s just insane how well I’m hitting with it.
Feels like I’ve finally synced with it. Honestly,
in the last month I haven’t had any desire to play with other racquets.

That Tourna Silver 7 1.30 setup is also a perfect match. Massive spin, control, and great durability (I easily get 8–10 hours of strong play).
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I jokingly call the Silver 7 Tour poor man’s Tour Bite. But it’s just as nice and has better tension maintenance.
 
corbward said:
For those playing this, do you still have problems with it being launchy or did you get used to it?

For those who moved on, did you find something similar with a more dense string bed?

Really thinking about trying it. Coming from a Percept 97D but think I need a more power/spin friendly racket. The box beam with decent feel seems more appealing than fully jumping ship from the control racket segment.
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I’ll be trying the MP version in a couple of weeks. It has the denser pattern, just needs a little weight on it.
 
How low powered is the gt98? I’ve been playing with an aero 98 but it’s wrecked my arm within six weeks, I’ve changed from poly tour pro to lynx tour and lowered the tension but no change. I feel like the gt98 should suit my game, I had a custom speed mp (xt model) with a 98 inch head, 345 strung static, 345 swingweight and 31cm strung balance. This should be almost the same mould in theory so weighted up will give hopefully the same racket
 
B96 said:
How low powered is the gt98? I’ve been playing with an aero 98 but it’s wrecked my arm within six weeks, I’ve changed from poly tour pro to lynx tour and lowered the tension but no change. I feel like the gt98 should suit my game, I had a custom speed mp (xt model) with a 98 inch head, 345 strung static, 345 swingweight and 31cm strung balance. This should be almost the same mould in theory so weighted up will give hopefully the same racket
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Why did you change from poly tour pro to lynx tour? Lynx tour is quite a bit stiffer than ptp.

It is a bit low powered, I havent played with the aero to compare but Ive played with the speed mp and it requires more racquet head speed
 
from a comfort perspective, yes, it is better than a GT98 but many agrees that it is quite less powerful than an aero 98.
I would not say it is low powered (more powerful than blade, radical) but it is also quite demanding over time. swingweight is higher than an aero.
 
Ah okay, hopefully the extra weight should help! The aero 98 is the closest I’ve come in terms of playability to the custom but it isn’t as good for spin modulation or touch and feel
I only switched as I’ve always found lynx tour comfortable for stiff frames, especially ones considered arm killers like the pure drive and the aero 100
 
rizoto said:
from a comfort perspective, yes, it is better than a GT98 but many agrees that it is quite less powerful than an aero 98.
I would not say it is low powered (more powerful than blade, radical) but it is also quite demanding over time. swingweight is higher than an aero.
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That’s good lots of reviews have said it matches the radical and blade so it’s put me off going for it! Would you say it would suit a higher swingweight again? I’d be tempted to put it up to the 340’s which I’ve used on control sticks in the past
 
B96 said:
How low powered is the gt98? I’ve been playing with an aero 98 but it’s wrecked my arm within six weeks, I’ve changed from poly tour pro to lynx tour and lowered the tension but no change. I feel like the gt98 should suit my game, I had a custom speed mp (xt model) with a 98 inch head, 345 strung static, 345 swingweight and 31cm strung balance. This should be almost the same mould in theory so weighted up will give hopefully the same racket
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The GT98 is not a low powered racket but it is not a power stick.
 
dr325i said:
The GT98 is not a low powered racket but it is not a power stick.
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That’s perfect really, I want something with a bit more free power than the speed pro (graphene 360+) and not as much as the aero 98.
As long as there’s enough to help reset the point on defence or get it deep on slower balls then I’ll have the freedom to be creative
 
I agree with dr325, the GT98 definitely has power, but it’s certainly not on the same level as the PA98, and it offers an incomparably better feel.
As for serve power, with the GT98 I can actually generate higher serve speed compared to the PA98. In fact, I’d even say that with the GT98 I get a noticeably stronger serve than with the Boom Pro, which leans more toward the power series.

Just make sure to use a 1.30 mm string, because with 1.25 mm you’ll end up re-stringing very quickly, because the string lasts shorter than it does in the PA98.
 
I was about to ask what the best strings would be, I’m not a big string breaker but I was thinking of maybe going alu power mains and synthetic gut crosses. It’s worked in the past so hopefully does a decent job again
If the serve could be bigger that’s amazing, the best part for me of the aero 98 is serving and then playing some touch volleys behind it
 
You really can’t go wrong with any of the grey strings. I liked Tour Sniper, but after trying Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30 at 24/24kg it became the perfect string for that racquet. It’s nice and light, so it won’t increase swingweight. My setup is 335 g, 32 cm balance, SW 323.
 
That’s an interesting set up and if your getting plenty of power and depth with a lower swingweight I might not need to take it up to 340 strung swingweight
 
I wouldn’t go that high with the swingweight, you’ll lose too much maneuverability. Head racquets usually need some lead to get more pop and stability, but with this one there’s really no reason to go over 330 SW. Give it some time, it grows on you.

I had the Pure Aero 98, great power and spin, but the stiffness killed my shoulder in matches longer than 90 minutes. With the Gravity Tour 98, I can serve for two hours straight and wake up with zero shoulder pain.
 
That’s exactly what I’m looking for. The aero 98 has ruined my wrist, elbow and shoulder in about six weeks so something softer that can play similarly will be ideal.
I think I’ll give it a demo and then see how it goes, I normally use lynx tour as a demo string around 50lbs would you go lower?
 
Because of the fairly open string pattern, I wouldn’t go below 50 lbs. I play with BHS7T at 53 lbs, and I think 50 lbs is a good starting point for you.
 
In my case, not really, the racquet actually has pretty good maneuverability. I’d even say the opposite: because of the specific frame design and the fairly open string pattern, it’s quite easy to generate depth from defense. For me, the bigger drawback might be in attacking situations, where during longer rallies I sometimes feel like I’m missing a bit of control when going down the line, but honestly, that’s probably not realistic for most of us to even talk about, because if we could hit the lines on demand, we’d probably be playing the ATP Paris final today.

Again, I’d say the GT98 sits right between power and control, and that CPI number from Head doesn’t mean much to me based on the racquets I’ve tested, I never found much logic in those CPI ratings.

Also, if you get the chance, try the Boom Pro 2024. It doesn’t have the same feel as the GT98, but since it’s 31 cm balance stock, it’s much easier to customize to your liking. You get a surprisingly stable and comfortable racquet with a solid mix of power and control, and it's very forgiving with a little better control compared to GT98.
 
I’ll add it to my demo list, this is great and I don’t know why I went aero 98 first and not the GT98. But I had a demo of a boom mp today and didn’t really like it but the pro could be good
 
I went from the PA98 to the GT98 → more feel, a little less power and a little less spin, but much less difference than I expected. I vastly prefer the GT98 to the ET98, in general, but also as a replacement for the PA98.
 
That’s good to know, as soon as I sell the aero I’ll give it a demo and go from there! Has anyone added weight to it and does it take customisation well?
 
I have Tested the Tour98 today.
Normally i use the Gravity MP2025.

Maybe i struggled to get used to it and change my swing but it was way too launchy for me. Balls Sailed too Long.

Im feeling more Confident with the MP
 
bastianw87 said:
I have Tested the Tour98 today.
Normally i use the Gravity MP2025.

Maybe i struggled to get used to it and change my swing but it was way too launchy for me. Balls Sailed too Long.

Im feeling more Confident with the MP
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What racquet is most maniable? Powerfull?
 
bastianw87 said:
I have Tested the Tour98 today.
Normally i use the Gravity MP2025.

Maybe i struggled to get used to it and change my swing but it was way too launchy for me. Balls Sailed too Long.

Im feeling more Confident with the MP
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Played again with the Tour 98. It is strung with Solinco Mach 10 1.25 - 21/20kg
I do like the racket in anyway but the combo is. too powerful. Any suggestions for stringing?
Otherwise I would just try a higher tension with mach 10 as I really like this string
 
In my opinion Gravity tour 98 plays best a bit higher tensions.
I usually do 23kg or 24kg with strings such as Solinco Confidential, Tour bite, Tour Sniper or Silver 7 Tour. Mach-10 and Pure Rush are may be too powerful. Only have tried Pure Rush though.
bastianw87 said:
Played again with the Tour 98. It is strung with Solinco Mach 10 1.25 - 21/20kg
I do like the racket in anyway but the combo is. too powerful. Any suggestions for stringing?
Otherwise I would just try a higher tension with mach 10 as I really like this string
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