For me, the added weight in the handle helps with the Gravity Tour but the main thing for me in the increase in feel. It gives me two distinct advantages: 1. I can feel the bevels more which helps on the grip change for my OHBH, and 2. I get the sense of knowing exactly where on the string bed I hit the ball.
I would say both. I just swing it much better with added weight in the handle, more solid feel and better volley. And feel of the ball.
What’s the net additional weight from the leather?
Heavily depends of the brand but normal around 8-10g
I also find the TK82S smaller than the Wilson equivalents (which I find smaller than Babolat’s). I‘m comfortable with Head’s L4 and Babolat’s L3 (and none of Wilson’s).
I’ve heard this about leather grips…harsher feel at times…did you also use an overgrip?
I did not measure the pallet (Head) / foam handle (Wilson) directly as I did not want to undo the OG & leather grip. However, I measured the handle circumference at the midpoint on both my Wilson Ultra Pro (with a Kimony Techni leather grip and Wilson Pro OG installed: 0.8 & 0.6 mm thickness respectively - 1.4 mm total) and my Head Gravity Tour (with a Oehms Pro Leather Grip and Wilson Pro OG installed: 1.5 mm & 0.6 mm thickness respectively - 2.1 mm total) for direct comparison. The handle circumference of the Wilson measured 11.2 cm (4.41 inches) whereas the Head was 11.3 cm (4.45 inches) - although bear in mind that the Head has not been played with since I installed the leather grip & OG so it will likely decrease slightly after its first outing.
Leather grips, if used without an OG, are harsh on the hands as it offers minimal/no comfort/shock absorption which in some, can result in blisters. However, I always use an OG with my leather grip which provides just enough comfort to overcome this without ruining the "feel".
With either Wilson Pro or Tecnifibre Player’s Dry
First, find someone to measure the swing weight so that you know exactly what’s causing the problem. Then Return it and then pay for the matching service where TW will give you specs of 6 different Tours…
And there is absolutely no point play Tour at more than 325 SW, better get Pro then. My friend just randomly bought old paintjob Gravity Tour and got good specs racquet.
Better use matching service next time. 20$/eur and you can choose whatever specs you like.
Damn, that’s ridiculous.
I have the same issue with the gravity tour I just got, except I get this tuning fork ping wherever I hit the ball, not just on the top :<
I play with a dampener with every head racket I use. But have experienced more aggressive violent pinging through the frame…restringing may help…will update
I use the multifilament string in GT at 50/48 lbs. so far, I used multifeel and sensation. Recently I bought couple set of the rip controls to try out.
I play my GT with mostly Volkl Cyclone Tour, a very soft/high spin poly. It works well and is easy on the arm. However, my first string with it was Technifibre Multifeel Black, a pretty controlled string for a multi.
Plays good but for very short time. Coating wears off and then it plays bad. Im using Technifibre Triax which is very similar to Velocity MLT and its playability is about 4x longer than Velocity. Triax cost twice compared to Velocity MLT, but for me its worth it.
I tried several times switch between Tour and Pro to see maybe im overplayed or something. On friday i played match after 2 weeks without tennis and my arm hurt after match. Today i played again but with Tour, no issues at all. Its sad they increased stiffness for 2021 Gravity's.
If it helps to anyone. I have Gravity Tour 2019 with 61 RA unstrung and also bought Gravity Pro 2021 with 67 RA unstrung. I thought its only 6 RA and wouldnt make much difference. But after few months my arm cant stand it anymore. Pro actually plays very nice and its shame my arm refuse 67 RA
Mine Pro 67 RA and i string both racquets same with Technifibre Triax 1.28mm at 23/22 kg.
Absolutely no. I had Gravity Pro 2019 edition with more weight and was no issues with arm, felt much softer.
My racquet is 296 SW unstrung and 31cm balance which is perfect for me. But when i got matching service results, 4 racquets were 67 RA and one 66 RA. At time i thought that its gonna be soft racquet still. I was wrong.
I saw post on forum with Gravity Tour 2021 matching service racquets specs and all racquets were 65-67 RA.
You need to remember that these are unstrung specs so the stiffness will drop by roughly 4 points once strung so 61 - 63 seems reasonable to me. The 61 RA unstrung of your original Tour is likely to be the QC issue, not the latest version - you just lucked out getting a sub 60 RA racket once strung.
Strung racquet drop stiffness ~2 points. Yes my Tour a bit under spec with 59 RA, but Pro way overspec with 65 RA. For playability there is no problem, still good feel, but for comfort its huge difference between my Tour and Pro.
Maybe my Pro need more swingweight to be comfortable?Tour has 292, Pro 296.
your pro is probably a touch too light in the SW...adding 30 that would come to 326...should be 330. I think that difference in weight affects the power/plow-through more than flex.
Generally, the Gravity line is among he softest lines available today. I would stay away from 315g racquets, honestly. Few good rec players (4-4.5) can play well with racquets that weigh in over 335+ grams. Maybe you can, but I have found great success with 305/310g racquets with low flex.
I dont feel weight difference between my Tour and Pro, both swings about the same. And i play equal well with both racquets. Its just with Pro i can paint lines better, make better drop shots, lobs and it gives me more joy even match outcome is the same with both racquets.
yeah, I think that bc the weight is basically the same between the two, you are enjoying the thinner beam which makes the racquet more maneuverable. But, if the Pro were more on spec, it would be heavier and possibly more difficult to do those things depending on one's strength. you may have just gotten a stiffer layup...but that's not by design.
