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It's been a few weeks since I posted here, so minor update on how my Gravity Pro experiment has gone.

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Yeah, that about sums it up. After over a month of play, I'm switching. I was going to wait and see how I played in my upcoming singles matches, but the original racquet (the 2019 in the middle) played so well during some intense practice that I couldn't wait. The turning point was that the weather is unbelievably humid at the moment, and the thought of swapping away from the Gravity and back to the Ezone due to grip sweat kind of hurt me. Once I realised that, there was no going back. I got the 2 2021 models second hand for a damn good price, so now they're getting strung, and I'll be doing some tweaks. They're about 3 grams under spec but within a gram of each other, which based on the comments in this thread means I basically hit the jackpot (not sure of exact specs).

Following on from @Classic-TXP-IG MID's suggestion, I replaced the base grip on the 2019 with 2 over grips, then added putty in the handle, and it's just beautiful. Other players have been making comments about how much better I'm playing, which I partially attribute to this racquet not having the same intoxicating power as the Ezones, meaning I'm rallying so much more effectively. Yes, I can't crush the ball as easily as with the Ezones, but that doesn't mean that I can't, I just have to earn that shot before pulling the trigger, which reduces my unforced error rate. Not that everything is perfect with the GPro, I still haven't got my timing down on overheads. But the benefits to my game have been immediate, so I'm sticking with them for a while.
 
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Well, to update on my 'jackpot' GPs...
When strung with Solinco Hyper G 1.15, SW is 324. That proved to be not enough. So my shop customized them by adding some lead at 12 oclock, and now they are at 330SW.
Works like a charm.

Like @RockWizard, I've lost some easy power I had with my Pro Stock Blades. I also lost my timing on serves. Flat serves are easy, but I fail to generate any kick on my second serves. Lots of double faults.
But that's to be expected, I will get a hang of it eventually.

Can anyone recommend any shaped 1.15mm strings that are more powerful than Hyper G?
 
I was going to maybe start another thread for this, but since there are so many people in this thread already using the GP, for those that are using 1.20 gauge string in your GP what tension are you stringing at? I am currently using 51lbs but I'm wondering if I should go lower.
 
I use Technifibre Black Code 4s 1.20 in the mains in hybrid with Ice code 1.25 in the crosses.
I tried all possible tensions between 44 - 55 lbs
It seems I play best with 51 - 52 lbs with this string combo, which is pretty controlled.

I think it fits well with stiffer strings and higher tension in softer racquets like GP.
 
Just bought a GP, mostly because I was bored. Strung with Tourbite 1.20 at 51lbs
What surprised me was how much spin this thing can generate, as well as the high launch. Hard to describe but is on par with the spin rackets like the pure aero IMO, but with a more controlled ball flight.
But TBH I was not that impressed with the feel at all. The large sweet spot contributes to a hyper-feedback from the string bed which is nice though.
I can see this thing being an absolute weapon once I get more used to the weight for serves. Unfortunately mine is 320 sw unstrung so probably 330+ strung.. I definitely need more control so I am looking to tighten the tension a bit, or use 1.25 gauge which would bump the sw up..
 
InSydeOut said:
Just bought a GP, mostly because I was bored. Strung with Tourbite 1.20 at 51lbs
What surprised me was how much spin this thing can generate, as well as the high launch. Hard to describe but is on par with the spin rackets like the pure aero IMO, but with a more controlled ball flight.
But TBH I was not that impressed with the feel at all. The large sweet spot contributes to a hyper-feedback from the string bed which is nice though.
I can see this thing being an absolute weapon once I get more used to the weight for serves. Unfortunately mine is 320 sw unstrung so probably 330+ strung.. I definitely need more control so I am looking to tighten the tension a bit, or use 1.25 gauge which would bump the sw up..
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320SW unstrung does not sound right at all considering that would put strung SW in the ballpark of 350SW.

Unless there's a lot of Lead on the frame...
 
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Let me share my honest opinion. I played with this for about 3-4 month, and I wanted to love it, but I cant. Although it is very good, it is not great. Face is so wide and it feels sluggish like playing with oversize. Sweetspot is normal size for this headsize, don't fall for marketing stories... On a positive side, I love that "classic Head" feel that I am very familiar...
 
RockWizard said:
It's been a few weeks since I posted here, so minor update on how my Gravity Pro experiment has gone.

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Is it just me, or is the center racket look smaller and not as wide as the one on the left?
Is it camera lens distortion or what? Mine looks like the one on the left
 
InSydeOut said:
I was told strung it would add 10g to the swingweight
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It depends on the string used and the gauge. I think people have said that something like Head Lynx Tour (which is a heavy string) adds 23 or 27 SW points (can't remember now). But, obviously, lighter and thinner gauge strings will add less.
 
InSydeOut said:
Is it just me, or is the center racket look smaller and not as wide as the one on the left?
Is it camera lens distortion or what? Mine looks like the one on the left
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They're all the same size, likely a combination of shot angle and the Hyper G mains drawing the eye and making the centre racquet look taller.
 
InSydeOut said:
I was told strung it would add 10g to the swingweight
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Classic-TXP-IG MID said:
It depends on the string used and the gauge. I think people have said that something like Head Lynx Tour (which is a heavy string) adds 23 or 27 SW points (can't remember now). But, obviously, lighter and thinner gauge strings will add less.
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Strings are usually in the ball park of 30SW points and ~20g to static weight.

Lynx Tour is definitely a heavy string and a full bed in my VCore 98 it added 32SW and that's 98sq 16x19, let alone 100sq 18x20.

I put in a 19G poly/sg hybrid in my GPro and that added ~27SW.

I'm fairly sure +10SW is impossible in normal use cases.
 
tennisnerd auxetic review is out. it seems like the pro plays the same. a bit more stability and a bit more arm friendly?! just enough to not want to buy more of the old ones, but not enough to want to try the new ones (as the old ones are plenty stable and enough arm friendly). the paint job is better and more subtle but I don't want to spend $1,000+ to change the paint. bummer.


and one more review that slightly favors the new one but one of the guys mentions that the old one is slightly more arm friendly.
 
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will defenetly playtest the new one....
i like the paintjob, much better then 2021 models i have, and it was only thing that i dint like about gravity...
but if dont like it how new one plays, will stock up on old model...
 
I just bought a Gravity Pro. I've been using a Gravity S since they came out and I was on the playtest. I liked it so much I switched from my weighted up Prince Mono (12.4 oz strung) to the S and never looked back. However lately, I've been wanting some more weight in my racquets and the discounted price is too appealing. I've got to give it a try.

I'm looking forward to its arrival and stringing it up to take for a hit.
 
I have finished reading the whole thread, very interesting.

I come from using Pure Strike, awesome frame but no matter what I did, they gave me golfer's elbow and wrist pain, I can't justify wrecking my health for performance.

So, I was playing with the Vcore Pro 97 HD before, not a single sign of discomfort and I can handle the weight no problem, the plan was to buy the Speed Pro 2022 but the Gravity Pro was on sale so I bought one.

Last weekend I tried it and I liked what I felt, yes, a little underpowered compared to the Strike but nothing I can't correct with good form, I realized I had great form playing with the Vcore Pro and since th switch to the Strike, I have been slacking off, since it has easier power, I just started arriving and preparing later. The Gravity won't let me do that anymore, I have to be active with my footwork and when a shot is hit right, I can feel the ball just pancaking against the strings.

I switched from the Vcore to the Strike because the Vcore doesn't give spin with syn gut, I tried playing with poly and the frame came alive with lots of spin but after less than 4 hours of play, tennis elbow so I had to give up on plus immediately, the solution was to switch to the Strikes. With this GPro I have access to spin again, I can go for some nasty angles that the Vcore never dreamed of achieving.

Something I missed a lot was to just flatten my forehand and finish points with a dtl winner, the Strike was a little bit inconsistent in this regard, I tried 3 in a row with the GPro and all 3 painted the line, very predictable.

As if now, I see good things with my GPro and I will test it at least today and the weekend, I'm not gonna even rationalize the results, I'm simply gonna go with my gut and buy another one if I like it.
 
Also former Pure Strike user here... shoulder tendinitis and I play now with Gravity Tour... no pain and I can even play it with some soft poly (Hyper G soft).

I even ordered a Pro but that will be for fun it's a bit too much for me I guess...
 
a light pro is the way to go. I've got three babies matched to :11.06oz Bal:8.5 PT HL SW:303
end balance with strings and overgrip is 6.5 HL and total weight is 328.
the best arm friendly string with spin I found is head velocity 17G natural at 52 pounds
I have power, spin and precision. arm friendly too. very stable on net.
wish a bit more speed or bite on slice serve but topspin and flat are good.
wish a bit more feel on drops and bite on short balls. but it is ok right now, just no stunning drops and diving short topspin and slices.
I know poly makes this racket Supreme but no dice for my old tendons. I am so damaged, I get tingles when I change the multi to NRG2, gut poly kills me immediately.


bottom line, pay matching services and stock up folks

tried the new version and felt slight power reduction on blocking backhand: I guess no free lunch when they tried to change the feel
 
I just came back from a hard court training session.

It's been a while since I played hc, I played points against a group of guys that hit hard and flat, a bunch of low fast balls to my backhand, I was caught late many times, I guess it wasn't the best way to test the frame for a second time, nevertheless, the racquet felt stable against pace but it was hard to get into position fast.

Do you guys know any excersices to do for strength and move faster the weight of the frame?
 
I really wish they made a 97 or 98 version of the Gravity Pro. I saw the new Vcore 95 yesterday and they seem to have adopted a more teardrop shape in this latest version.
 
How many SW pts do strings add to the GPro for any users here? And what gauge did you use to the amount of SW pts?

Any examples of unstrung SW and strung SW with gauge would be super handy!

Looking to go into my local store and pick out an unstrung one that would be around 332 SW (+/- 2pts) strung with a 1.25. Need to know what rough unstrung SW I should be looking at when I go in.
 
brentzki said:
How many SW pts do strings add to the GPro for any users here? And what gauge did you use to the amount of SW pts?

Any examples of unstrung SW and strung SW with gauge would be super handy!

Looking to go into my local store and pick out an unstrung one that would be around 332 SW (+/- 2pts) strung with a 1.25. Need to know what rough unstrung SW I should be looking at when I go in.
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Prince Diablo 17 added around 34 SW points. Personally I would subtract 38 sw points (to in this instance 294sw) from your target sw and try to find the closest you can.. 1g lead is the maximum you will need to adjust if at all.
 
that's what I did. bought one more (and i already have too many). got an unstrung 310g, 9HL, 303 SW racket to match my stock. I have a couple at this spec and love them with thin 17g multi and one overgrip. they end up 328-330 weight and 6.5 HL. I also have one with a bit lighter SW and it plays better with a bit of weight (1.5g at 10:30 and 1:30). so I now believe lighter but still good SW and manageable balance is the way to go. even trimming a few grams from the SW takes away power and makes the balls sit a bit. then my hitting buddy kills me with his pro staff, and he ain't a pro.
 
Today I took it for another spin, awesome frame for attacking tennis, precise and solid when approaching the net but I still can't get it around in time for the backhand, same happened with the Vcore Pro, it took me around 2-3 weeks to really feel the correct way to wield it. I believe it will be the same, another 2 weeks with it and I will have the timing right.

The balls are solid and heavy if I commit myself with the swing, heavy top spin if I get enough head speed and it is a wall volleying, today I did a half volley that felt like a kiss in the lips from your crush.

I'll keep working on my OHBH timing, once I have the hang of it, I think I could switch permanently.
 
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I have ohbh and it took a while, but if you move well, set legs, bend knees a bit, it produces very solid and deep shots. better than forehands, and forehands are my weapon. but if you cannot set well, drive slices are the way to go.
 
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I have ohbh and it took a while, but if you move well, set legs, bend knees a bit, it produces very solid and deep shots. better than forehands, and forehands are my weapon. but if you cannot set well, drive slices are the way to go.
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Yes, exactly that, my OHBH is awesome with time to set up, I need to react faster as I do when hitting a forehand.
 
brentzki said:
How many SW pts do strings add to the GPro for any users here? And what gauge did you use to the amount of SW pts?

Any examples of unstrung SW and strung SW with gauge would be super handy!

Looking to go into my local store and pick out an unstrung one that would be around 332 SW (+/- 2pts) strung with a 1.25. Need to know what rough unstrung SW I should be looking at when I go in.
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33-34 SW points for me with Tier One Tour Status and Durafluxx, both 17 gauge.
 
I finished another practice session 2 hours ago, I worked on approach shots and volleys, I had to correct my racquet hold just before positioning to volley, I was unconsciously leaving the racquet down, once I catch this, everything was a breeze, good put away power, excellent directional control and superb feel for touch volleys.

From the back I still have to remind myself of the low launch angle and my OHBH is coming along nicely, once I set up, I'm pulling off some beautiful winners.

I'm still getting the hang of the frame but when I hit clean, the ball goes in almost every shot, rarely I hit long or wide, it is very satisfying.

Dropshot is an area where I haven't worked yet as I think I have good touch, still, the few I have executed have felt too short, I have to put a little more strength into the shot, very different feel from a Pure Strike where I had to have silk hands.

The slice approach is awesome, stays low and penetrating, today I played points against some guys and the slice cc approach was enough to win the point, no volley needed.
 
I've been playing with yonex ezone tour 98 which basically the same strung weight and swingweight as the GP. Overall I like the Ezone but it doesn't seem to be as good from the baseline as GP.

Would this be an easy switch? Really interested in trying this racket out based on everyone's feedback.
 
Well I usually play with the Tour and sometimes the MP when I feel tired and not in a good day.

Had ordered an Auxetic Pro just for fun. Chose one at 313gr and 286 SW unstrung. Ended up with a SW of 332 loaded with Ice Code 120.

Wow!! What a stick!! Ita actually easier to play than what I thought!! And so fun... my weak 2HBH is a joy with it!! Easy depth and awesome plowthrough... it might be difficult for longer sessions but so far so good.

I have 2 Tour incoming and might add a bit of weight to match them to the Pro... thicker beam is a bonus too...

Really understand the love for the Pro now!!

Along with the Pro Staff X it's the 2 frames that really impressed me a lot on a while!!
 
Today I had an excellent training session, dialed in all my shots, lethal droppers deep and heavy forehands spinny backhands, flat shots were precise, approach shots were heavy and hard to return.

I played like 45 minutes against a teaching pro, way above my level but I was playing so well, he had to play seriously to avoid embarrassment, he started pounding his forehand and placing his backhand slice, he brought his A game but to no avail, I was unmanageable for him today.

I've played with the Gpro 12 hours and today I finally feel like I gelled with it. Even my backhand is ready to go faster, very versatile from that wing.
 
Another thing I've noticed, when I was playing with the Pure Strike, I had the tendency to try to end points within the first exchanges, with the Gpro I have to build the point, to execute strategies, to really be a better tennis player.
 
Casper777 said:
Well I usually play with the Tour and sometimes the MP when I feel tired and not in a good day.

Had ordered an Auxetic Pro just for fun. Chose one at 313gr and 286 SW unstrung. Ended up with a SW of 332 loaded with Ice Code 120.

Wow!! What a stick!! Ita actually easier to play than what I thought!! And so fun... my weak 2HBH is a joy with it!! Easy depth and awesome plowthrough... it might be difficult for longer sessions but so far so good.

I have 2 Tour incoming and might add a bit of weight to match them to the Pro... thicker beam is a bonus too...

Really understand the love for the Pro now!!

Along with the Pro Staff X it's the 2 frames that really impressed me a lot on a while!!
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Your strings added 46 SW points?
 
Casper777 said:
Well I usually play with the Tour and sometimes the MP when I feel tired and not in a good day.

Had ordered an Auxetic Pro just for fun. Chose one at 313gr and 286 SW unstrung. Ended up with a SW of 332 loaded with Ice Code 120.

Wow!! What a stick!! Ita actually easier to play than what I thought!! And so fun... my weak 2HBH is a joy with it!! Easy depth and awesome plowthrough... it might be difficult for longer sessions but so far so good.

I have 2 Tour incoming and might add a bit of weight to match them to the Pro... thicker beam is a bonus too...

Really understand the love for the Pro now!!

Along with the Pro Staff X it's the 2 frames that really impressed me a lot on a while!!
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I’ve never heard of a Gravity Pro with that low of Swing Weight. Did you mean unstrung swing weight of 296? Even that is low, but a good under spec one.
 
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I had today yet another hard court session, my forehand is getting better by the day, the teaching pro couldn't handle some nasty heavy balls, my backhand is getting faster also.
 
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