New Racquet Releases 2025?

wind_sandstone said:
Hi all,

This is weird because a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have chance to see and have a hit with the new 2025 SX 300 and Tour. I've seen the finished paintjob that is coming beginning of next year, a rep brought them in.

They're changing the colour scheme a little to have a bit of green. There's still yellow but it's mostly green now, with a bit of darker green accents thrown throughout. I liked it, it reminded me a little of a café's wallpaper with an Amazon theme but it looked good, not too loud. I looked to see if I got a pic of it but sadly I only managed to get a bad pic of the bags in the background of one.

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I heard that the new SX 2025 will have a denser string pattern, how did both the 100 and 98 play for you?
 
Is there any info out there about the 2025 Gravity Pro yet? Since all of the focus is (understandably) on the G98T I imagine they’re just going to shove Aux2.0 in there and slap a new coat of paint but just curious if anyone’s come across anything. Love my ‘21 GPro (didn’t feel the need to update to ‘23), and I know it’s a pretty popular frame in general so not surprised if they leave it alone.
 
Yiuh said:
Is there any info out there about the 2025 Gravity Pro yet? Since all of the focus is (understandably) on the G98T I imagine they’re just going to shove Aux2.0 in there and slap a new coat of paint but just curious if anyone’s come across anything. Love my ‘21 GPro (didn’t feel the need to update to ‘23), and I know it’s a pretty popular frame in general so not surprised if they leave it alone.
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New paint.. enjoy :)
 
We'll be able to see more Jap-reviews about the new SX300 this week. There was an influencer event held last week, so Dunlop is gonna give it some good marketing push. It's like Prince-story: Japanese are always first getting their hands on new releases and first to come out with some hitting clips.
Judging from the Logo: it's gonna be yellow-dominant with grey and some throwback green
 
flyhome said:
I heard that the new SX 2025 will have a denser string pattern, how did both the 100 and 98 play for you?
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To be honest, I did not notice at the time since I don't follow Dunlop or spin -focused racquets normally. But I think that is true probably since I normally like bigger spaced patterns for the feel, but I remember looking at the racquet and not liking everything about it, like the pattern, even if it feels like it gives more control

Racquet actually played pretty well otherwise, good spin, nice control, not a crazy launch angle. Felt some nice pocketing, balls dipped and kicked back up like Aero models, believe there were both strung with grey Dunlop Explosive Tour. I hit mostly with the 98 300 Tour, only very briefly swung the regular. The racquets played well but felt like it was just not for me. I have a one-hander and I couldn't make it work on the backhand side, felt wrong. I'm not sure if these racquets are good for flatter hitting, but they felt good with modern swing paths like the current Ezones. I felt good connection to the ball but I did not like the stiffness I felt for super flat shots. I did not get to try any serves

For context, I have a nice backhand technique and I surprisingly don't feel a big problem with Aero Pro Drive models. While I feel a bigger issue with the Pure Aero series frames.

From my memory, I'm not sure if there will be a Japan exclusive pj, but the racquets were mostly a green shade like the bags with a slightly paler yellow where the current versions are black. It keeps the same colour blocking pattern going. I'm 90% sure the outside of the throat of the racquet is also yellow down that groove but it could be black I can't recall for sure
 
I saw the next Head Radical in person this weekend. Not much changed, but OMG, what were they thinking with that color scheme??!! Orange and Coral. Overwhelming look.
 
glenWs said:
I saw the next Head Radical in person this weekend. Not much changed, but OMG, what were they thinking with that color scheme??!! Orange and Coral. Overwhelming look.
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Heads new auxetic strategy just baffles me. Same with the Yonex vcore updates. Absolutely no feel. Everything is dampened. I’m not really getting the direction here. Tennis elbow? Ah ok - but that also has a lot to do with proper strings, tension and form.
 
ChrisJR3264 said:
Heads new auxetic strategy just baffles me. Same with the Yonex vcore updates. Absolutely no feel. Everything is dampened. I’m not really getting the direction here. Tennis elbow? Ah ok - but that also has a lot to do with proper strings, tension and form.
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I'm not sure either. It seems to be another technology in a perpetual state of refinement and development. Same thing with Graphene. First gen was too stiff, then Head spend years tweaking and changing it across all silos to soften the feel. Graphene morphed right into Auxetic. And now we're locked into refinements every 2 years with the same technology. I don't mind the feel of Aux 2.0. It's pretty good. More than anything, I am not a big fan of the way they've homogenized all the lines. Same graphics, same design, only different color schemes. Don't see why each line can't have it's own identity, look, feel. And which racket company is going to be first to bring back glossy rackets? Glossy rackets just look better.
 
glenWs said:
I'm not sure either. It seems to be another technology in a perpetual state of refinement and development. Same thing with Graphene. First gen was too stiff, then Head spend years tweaking and changing it across all silos to soften the feel. Graphene morphed right into Auxetic. And now we're locked into refinements every 2 years with the same technology. I don't mind the feel of Aux 2.0. It's pretty good. More than anything, I am not a big fan of the way they've homogenized all the lines. Same graphics, same design, only different color schemes. Don't see why each line can't have it's own identity, look, feel. And which racket company is going to be first to bring back glossy rackets? Glossy rackets just look better.
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Preach
 
Personally Yonex and Head feel much less dampened to me than the blade 98 which just feels like you filled the entire thing with sorbicon or something. that thing feels like i’m not even hitting the ball. I mainly play a 2023 prestige MP, but it feels very lively to me. even compared to say a liquidmetal radical mp.
 
glenWs said:
I'm not sure either. It seems to be another technology in a perpetual state of refinement and development. Same thing with Graphene. First gen was too stiff, then Head spend years tweaking and changing it across all silos to soften the feel. Graphene morphed right into Auxetic. And now we're locked into refinements every 2 years with the same technology. I don't mind the feel of Aux 2.0. It's pretty good. More than anything, I am not a big fan of the way they've homogenized all the lines. Same graphics, same design, only different color schemes. Don't see why each line can't have its own identity, look, feel. And which racket company is going to be first to bring back glossy rackets? Glossy rackets just look better.
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it looks like head may be bringing back full gloss on the gravity but i’m not sure if that leak is pro stock or not. check out @behindtheracquet on Ig to see it. But we are long overdue for full gloss and i’m all here for it.
 
Saw a retail version of Gravity Tour 98 as well as a Radical 2025 in person last week. Can confirm that the Gravity will come in full gloss.
AndrewUtz said:
it looks like head may be bringing back full gloss on the gravity but i’m not sure if that leak is pro stock or not. check out @behindtheracquet on Ig to see it. But we are long overdue for full gloss and i’m all here for it.
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R_Gasquet said:
Saw a retail version of Gravity Tour 98 as well as a Radical 2025 in person last week. Can confirm that the Gravity will come in full gloss.
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a welcome change indeed ! If the whole gravity line comes in gloss i must commend the balls on head to be the first brand to go back to full gloss on a whole racquet line.
 
AndrewUtz said:
ultra is by far the stupidest line wilson has because it makes 0 sense. they really just need to add the ultra pro to the blade line or something. it makes zero sense having it in with the rest of the ultras.
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I have pure drive 2021, ezone 100 2022, vcore 100 2023, blade 100 v8, dunlop fx500. Ultra is best for intermediate players not advanced, I disagree with you
 
AndrewUtz said:
ultra is by far the stupidest line wilson has because it makes 0 sense. they really just need to add the ultra pro to the blade line or something. it makes zero sense having it in with the rest of the ultras.
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I think you have never played with ultra v4, because ultra v4 is the best version
 
mesaage85 said:
I have pure drive 2021, ezone 100 2022, vcore 100 2023, blade 100 v8, dunlop fx500. Ultra is best for intermediate players not advanced, I disagree with you
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I think there’s just a wide variety of options out there today. So much to choose. Some quite similar in specs. Some very different in feel vs. similar.

To me the 98 gravity tour doesn’t really fall into the control line. The spacing is going to be very open in a tier drop head and some reviews claim it’s more of a power racket. Seems like it’ll be in that Ezone category despite the thin beam/low RA. Actually think the Ezone has a denser drill pattern.
 
mesaage85 said:
I have pure drive 2021, ezone 100 2022, vcore 100 2023, blade 100 v8, dunlop fx500. Ultra is best for intermediate players not advanced, I disagree with you
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you disagree with me and think the ultra line makes sense? 97in 20.6 box beam 62 ra racquet is under the same naming convention as a a 100in 24 elliptical beam 70 ra racquet and you think that makes sense?
 
AndrewUtz said:
ultra is by far the stupidest line wilson has because it makes 0 sense. they really just need to add the ultra pro to the blade line or something. it makes zero sense having it in with the rest of the ultras.
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Disagree ultra pro paintjob is by far one of the best available and Ultra pro is very different from Blade. Don't see the point there
 
AndrewUtz said:
ultra is by far the stupidest line wilson has because it makes 0 sense. they really just need to add the ultra pro to the blade line or something. it makes zero sense having it in with the rest of the ultras.
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Disagree ultra pro paintjob is by far one of the best available and Ultra pro is very different from Blade. Don't see the point the
AndrewUtz said:
i’m not saying any of the racquets in the line are bad, just that the line is messed up naming wise and that the pro specifically doesn’t fit in the line.
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If they create other silo just for the PRO versions some other random will come and say they have too much offerings that could fit in others recognizible silos so here we are.... Actually Pro versions are not that available worldwide so ultra is a tweener line for the regular consumer so if it fit or not is a smaller problem for a small demografic the Pro's have
 
RNBABOLAT said:
Disagree ultra pro paintjob is by far one of the best available and Ultra pro is very different from Blade. Don't see the point there
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Ultra pro is a hell of a lot closer to a blade than an ultra. and i never said a thing about the paint job. It’s not an easy choice because the blade and pro staff are already considered their control lines when the Ultra Pro 18x20 is maybe the most control oriented racquet that exists in the wilson range (maybe the six one 95 i’d put above it).
 
AndrewUtz said:
Ultra pro is a hell of a lot closer to a blade than an ultra. and i never said a thing about the paint job. It’s not an easy choice because the blade and pro staff are already considered their control lines when the Ultra Pro 18x20 is maybe the most control oriented racquet that exists in the wilson range (maybe the six one 95 i’d put above it).
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Ultras cover everything from the old Tour 95, to Head Instinct, Prestige and Prince copies in terms of their paintjobs - but I suspect, the people who are going to buy an Ultra Pro know what it is and what they're getting and aren't confused about where it fits in the line.
 
aus89 said:
Ultras cover everything from the old Tour 95, to Head Instinct, Prestige and Prince copies in terms of their paintjobs - but I suspect, the people who are going to buy an Ultra Pro know what it is and what they're getting and aren't confused about where it fits in the line.
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Plus it's very niche (ie Wilson Labs) and not distributed generally, so I don't see it as an issue at all. Yonex had a different issue with their Vcore Pros, as it was officially a third line of theirs widely marketed and distributed, and they rightly rebranded to Percept (although the name is weird - they should have gone with something in line with "Ezone" and "Vcore")
 
Fighting phoenix said:
Plus it's very niche (ie Wilson Labs) and not distributed generally, so I don't see it as an issue at all. Yonex had a different issue with their Vcore Pros, as it was officially a third line of theirs widely marketed and distributed, and they rightly rebranded to Percept (although the name is weird - they should have gone with something in line with "Ezone" and "Vcore")
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I liked the name _con (for control, not sure what letter to use though), i agree percept was a wacky choice but agree with the voice to change it from vcore pro. Maybe Icon, Mcon. not sure. or maybe even Ctour (control tour).
 
konstantinos kalfountzos said:
We'll be able to see more Jap-reviews about the new SX300 this week. There was an influencer event held last week, so Dunlop is gonna give it some good marketing push. It's like Prince-story: Japanese are always first getting their hands on new releases and first to come out with some hitting clips.
Judging from the Logo: it's gonna be yellow-dominant with grey and some throwback green
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String pattern doesn’t look that much different than previous (crosses are still pretty wide).
 
TennisHound said:
String pattern doesn’t look that much different than previous (crosses are still pretty wide).
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They changed the CX line quite a bit in its drill pattern and some inner parts of the hoop. Maybe, they have made some structural changes in the SX line, too. I've never used a Dunlop racket, but I really apprciate the crystal-clear 3-model-lineup. I'd like to be able to play tennis more frequently and be able to have the CX400 Tour, the FX500 Tour and the SX300 Tour in my bag.
 
glenWs said:
I saw the next Head Radical in person this weekend. Not much changed, but OMG, what were they thinking with that color scheme??!! Orange and Coral. Overwhelming look.
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It’s Head. At this point it’s one of their better looking sticks…extreme wow boom ew
 
Mircat said:
It’s Head. At this point it’s one of their better looking sticks…extreme wow boom ew
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haha their employees in art/cosmetic departments really aren't scoring many points with consumers. I don't think Murray played with the 2021 paint job did he?
 
ChrisJR3264 said:
haha their employees in art/cosmetic departments really aren't scoring many points with consumers. I don't think Murray played with the 2021 paint job did he?
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He did, but avoided it NOT for colors but other (in his head) reasons...
The 2021 Radical was equal or a better seller than the 2023 radical.
We should be seeing pros swing new Radical PJs soon and the retail will be launched in February
I hit with it back in April, but not sure if that was the final layup
 
dr325i said:
He did, but avoided it NOT for colors but other (in his head) reasons...
The 2021 Radical was equal or a better seller than the 2023 radical.
We should be seeing pros swing new Radical PJs soon and the retail will be launched in February
I hit with it back in April, but not sure if that was the final layup
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The gravity still has the best cosmetic in the head lineup.
The speed pro black 2023 and legend next in line.

Curious - bc Novak has stated many times he didn’t like the white in the cosmetic, does head ever consult the pros on cosmetic ideas?
 
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