Because Head is crap at marketing?
wingedeagle
Rookie
still doesnt make sense
fundrazer
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, it is kinda weird when you think about it. Tennis influencers aren't really "influencing" anybody except for a select few who actually have large audiences. How much visibility are you really going to get with handing away samples to random influencers? That instagram page has 14k followers and only 22 likes for the reveal.
With that said. Definitely something I could potentially see working out well for my game.
With that said. Definitely something I could potentially see working out well for my game.
RA? Please be 65 strung
Dragy
Legend
For Gravity line? No way, you have Radical and Boom and Extreme for this.
SupremeCourt
Rookie
hopefully I’ll eat my words when I try it, I’m struggling to see what the point of this racket is in the rest of the head line up.
Lighter boom pro
Federerkblade
Hall of Fame
What’s difference between tour and pro
Lost interest now too , doesn’t look anything special
Lost interest now too , doesn’t look anything special
SupremeCourt
Rookie
Exactly. Everyone wanted a PD98/vs too—until it came out and no one bought it.
That's cause they increased RA to 74 unstrung. . Aero98 was lowered ro 67 and everyone still buying it for 270,even used for 200
seriousgreens
New User
Really curious about the beam width and the stiffness.
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
Probably because they wanted to try something different, and it likely only cost them a prototype frame, some time, some string and postage.
No major outlay for marketing, no standing up a webpage etc.
the Influence does all the work for them. As are we too when you look at the amount of effort that people like us are putting into hyping something they we have not even seen yet, and have been talking about for months, and before the RF01 was even being talked about.
A different approach, but also a rather cleaver one too. They also starter to drip feed info form other sources too, like TennisNerd. So just another way to do it. Will it work? only time will tell.
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
People who are asking what place this racquet has in Head's lineup, there is no 22 mm straight beam 98" racquet in Head's lineup. This is probably for people who want more from Radical Pro but not as much as Extreme or Boom Pro. Similar-ish to Prestige and Radical MPs. And if it's >60 RA, there are literally only two racquets in Head's lineup that can boast that.
blackfrido
Hall of Fame
He didn't mention head size on that video. Only, he expressed frustrations
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
Agreed with a bit of added weight (based on what appears to indicate it will be the same weight as the Gravity Tour)
The new HEAD Gravity Tour tennis racquet comes with a 98 in² head size for increased control
16x19 string pattern for more power and spin compared to Gravity Pro
New grommet construction for signature feel and sound and extra protection (Half Cap)
Frame construction inspired by Gravity MP and the previous Gravity Tour
Facts:
Weight 305 grams
Balance 320 mm
Ps. The racquet in my video is an exclusive teaser racquet, not the final cosmetic. Can’t wait to see the final product when it’s released in 2025
“Make a bigger impact – massive sweetsport, massive impact”
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Was this guy properly authorised to disclose the above ?
A Gravity racquet 16x19 98sq.in. , 305g /320mm (unstrung), half cap grommets
yourtennisfit
Semi-Pro
The new HEAD Gravity Tour tennis racquet comes with a 98 in² head size for increased control
16x19 string pattern for more power and spin compared to Gravity Pro
New grommet construction for signature feel and sound and extra protection (Half Cap)
Frame construction inspired by Gravity MP and the previous Gravity Tour
Facts:
Weight 305 grams
Balance 320 mm
Ps. The racquet in my video is an exclusive teaser racquet, not the final cosmetic. Can’t wait to see the final product when it’s released in 2025
“Make a bigger impact – massive sweetsport, massive impact”
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Was this guy properly authorised to disclose the above ?
A Gravity racquet 16x19 98sq.in. , 305g /320mm (unstrung), half cap grommets
Really interesting - especially because this guy seems to have 14k Followers, but his posts get liked by around 50 people
This is super fishy and I wonder if Head was really aware of this...
Nevermind me now going to buy some followers and see if I can get a hold of this racket
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
curious about this half cap, whatever that means
anyone notice that TWE markets the 18x20 Radical MP as the Radical Tour?
anyone notice that TWE markets the 18x20 Radical MP as the Radical Tour?
Return_Ace
Hall of Fame
Yeah i have no clue what they mean with Half CAP - full protection only halfway around the hoop?
At which point it can't be that much more than normal grommets...
probably something like the Pure Strike 97 which kind of has a cap grommet... I wonder if theyre taking players like Cerundolo off the prestige paintjob and using this to put them on Gravity
yourtennisfit
Semi-Pro
Half Cap and Full Cap have been around forever at Head - it is basically what you see on PT57 and later Prestige models in style of grommets
Full means it is all around the hoop down to about 4 and 8 o'clock
Half cap is only until 3 and 6
Return_Ace
Hall of Fame
Good example, had never seen another brand have similar grommets except for maybe Angell, but they're half the width but go all the way round.
Am very well aware of Full CAP, but which Head rackets have had Half CAPs?
yourtennisfit
Semi-Pro
You can buy those for quite some rackets in the Prestige lineup to reduce swingweight
I don't know actually if any racket had it coming stock - and maybe the influencer here just wanted to say they have bigger grommets for extended protection?
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
Have a look at the LAST Prestige Mid, the red G360+, that has a half CAP grommet set up.
This definitely sound interesting
This definitely sound interesting
TNNSDR
Rookie
I don't think it's possible for the (current) Pro / Tour versions... Maybe the Gravity MP's feel can be shifted / transferred to this new Tour.
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
@vsbabolat hey Unc, got lots of questions. what is a half cap grommet? are there older Prestige molds that this is borrowing from, or as someone mentioned, is this similar to the grommets on the 360+ Prestige Mid?
what's got you excited about this release?
what's got you excited about this release?
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
These racquets have half caps
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
See my post above those racquets have half caps, Prestige G360+ Mids
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
Is this one a 22mm straight beam frame? From pics looks like a ti/i Radical with 98 sqi head.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
There are other rackets that have a had half CAP grommets. The 1988 Elite and Elektra Pro, the Prestige Master, the Graphite Pro 600, Comp Pro 600, the Elektra Pro 600, and the Elite Pro 600. I think it’s a fantastic design that pro texts the racket and strings form court rash!!!!!! Most recently the Prestige Rev Pro and Prestige Mid of the Graphene era all had Half CAP grommets.
Edit: I also forgot the TXM, Graphite Master 660, Graphite Director 720, Comp Master 660, Elite Master 660, Elektra Master 660
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JFrijhoff
Rookie
Coming back to this: confidential 1.20 at ~22-23kg. I played a few games with it today. Very solid racket, very stable and because of the balance more to the head and ~330 SW plenty of plowthrough.
Federerkblade
Hall of Fame
I can’t find the forum post or user that said on here who said it was the novak frame we all wanted from head .. thanks very much
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
Is looking a lot like the i/TiRadical, tk113 mold. Which is awsome, hope the beam to be max 22mm.I can’t find the forum post or user that said on here who said it was the novak frame we all wanted from head .. thanks very much
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
thanks @ozbikebuddy and @vsbabolat
oz, until you brought it up I hadn't realized that there is a racquet in Head's recent history to have half caps. I was asking vs about racquets from further back, for what it's worth
oz, until you brought it up I hadn't realized that there is a racquet in Head's recent history to have half caps. I was asking vs about racquets from further back, for what it's worth
fundrazer
G.O.A.T.
Can you comment on the density of the string pattern? Was looking at the clips again and thought it looked more open rather than a denser 16x19. I'd probably be more interested in the latter personally.
ozbikebuddy
Rookie
Cheers, I actually tried to delete my 2nd post, but being on mobile it didn't play nice. I also tried to upload a pic of the half CAP that also failed
But life goes on ☺️
JFrijhoff
Rookie
This was off-topic about the prince Synergy racket, not the head gravity 98
is the reason the Speed Legend is Djoko's last Speed PJ because he's going to be switched onto the Gravity line?
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
I do not know, looks like we are missing some inside knowledge.
But this new frames looks nice.
I was asking a question not having any inside knowledge but if the beam is so close to his frame potentially then it might make sense
Federerkblade
Hall of Fame
Nice guy dr but it was definitely a load of rubbish head could not produce a user friendly novak frame 18*19 due to graphite and IP and other reasons
Head could have produced the frame made in China .
If Prince can produce amazing frames so can head.
The real issue is if people would have liked the frame to buy it and recommend it and buy multiple as the higehr swingweight 330 plus is not for the majority of players .. hazard a guess perhaps 90 percent or so ..
Head could have produced the frame made in China .
If Prince can produce amazing frames so can head.
The real issue is if people would have liked the frame to buy it and recommend it and buy multiple as the higehr swingweight 330 plus is not for the majority of players .. hazard a guess perhaps 90 percent or so ..
