A New #1 Contender? My List of Switchable Racquets 

Thanks Matt! Prestige Tour is nice, basically what Murray used for the start of the year but different string pattern, and different composition Make sure you pre-measure the Gpro before buying, otherwise you'll get some crazy spec haha

Always appreciate your support 😁

@@ACTennis Your vidoes are very good.

Appreciate it MIkey!

Appreciate that 😁, i've tried far too many racquets to not know what exactly what i need haha

Thanks MIke, working on the next video 🙂

Looking forward to watching it!

Hahah good taste , tons of stuff out there, if i didn't have the Gravity it'd most certainly be the Ezone or Strike as my main

Battle of the 97S has the racquet rating

I've seen it, but generally my info source is completely correct, but i took this info with a grain of salt

Haha yeah it's just a quick update video, i've done all reviews on these frames in the past with detailed breakdown, so i wasn't going to try and spend too much time finding all the cuts to each specific thing i was speaking about otherwise it'd take too long

Will try to get it out soon 🫡

Rad Pro is nice , but by definition of what i prefer, it comes off too fast from the strings, havent tried Rad MP, but assume it would be relatively similar

Apart from the elbow issues, for some time it was most people's favourite

@@ACTennis yeh so far my elbow is holding together. Will see how long that lasts.

Ezone 100 is too thick for my style, not a fast racquet, it's nice for sure, just not for me I prefer the Ezone over the ET, forehand and serve are too dominant on the Ezone, ET is a nice all rounder

The PT2.0 probably hits a nicer driving one hander, but that extra weight of about 20-25 grams of static weight is not very friendly for my game, so i can still swing the Gpro easier Probably like the PT at the net more, either the stability or the combination with the feel is superb, really don't have to do much at the net to stick a good volley

Roughly the actual weight, but i'm experimenting still

Okay, I’ll then guess TF40 18x20 305g🙂

Don't think you are going to get any more power than a Pure Drive Plus , only control, maybe Pure Drive 98 coming out soon could be an easy transition if you want more control, but non extended length and smaller headsize, will obviously be less powerful

Actually would love and have been meaning to try the Diadem Elevate, but a little difficult to get them in Australia, if at all, think it would definitely suit my style

Diadem Elevate could be for sure a great option - pretty stable compromise between control, power and spin. With the nice feel also.

I restring alot so i never chose Tecnifibre strings just because they're more on the expensive side, but have always been interested in them It will take so much to beat the Gravity Pro, it really has to be something special, since the specs i have, i can handle them for a full tournament, so that is not so much an issue, but Extreme Tour is very nice frame for sure, i have the pro stock version and it's just the same thing but much better feel

Speed MP is real nice, feel is great and comfortable, power is not over the top but maybe the launch angle is for some, Ezone would be lower powered than the Vcore, spins just as well, Extreme Tour with lead is another good option - havent tried the CX400

I'll probably buy it and end up keeping it, but wouldn't use it for matches

Head Gravity MP , it's 295g unstrung, 63 stiffness, 16x10 string pattern is closest you'll get, but it's 100 sqin Diadem Elevate , 305g, 98sqin, 64 RA, 16x20 To get a low stiffness racquet and light weight usually does not go together, because the lighter the racquet the more stiff it has to be otherwise there's no power at all

Thanks for the advice. I found only one, with a string pattern 16x19 - Head Graphene XT Radical MP (2016). I guess I'll have to sacrifice a thing or two, in order to find my stick..

Depends on your swing path, one of the faster racquets for my forehand style

@@ACTennis I use a standard ATP modern fh stroke. I think moving from the 21.5cm blade v8 to the 24cm ezone felt like a big jump; it felt a little sluggish by comparison.

ezone need 18kg

Not worth to compare racquets based on feel, you're unlikely to get a racquet that will be so similar in feel - Angell are known to have better quality compositions of racquets, which is why they feel nicer , you need to find a substitute that you can accept for one, and then stability can be built with weight

I use Tour Bite 1.15mm in my heavier one, and T1 Firewire Boost regular gauge in my lighter one, both 48lbs

@@ACTennis thank you for sharing!

I had last year's Extreme Tour (non-auxetic). I hated it. If his current racquet is a 18x20, I don't understand why he would go from that to a very open 16x19 that has nowhere near the same level of directional control.

@@svlagonda7417 It’s not that open of a 16x19. I find it has plenty of control and can hit flat balls and produce spin.

I couldn't play with the ET. No control and brassy feel.

Extreme Tour is garbage.

Haha guess you must prefer crisper? Gpro will be pretty soft for the most part regardless of the string, but totally up my alley for feel preference

I think if i were to go for a 95, it might aswell be the Vcore 95, probably the new one would be a really nice option

Still havent tried it, just because i bought the Pro and i didnt want to buy 2 models in the same line, too much wastage - maybe next one ill consider

@@ACTennis Fair! I had the chance to demo both side by side which is why I knew immediately which one fit me better. I was 100% more hyped for the Pro and ended up loving the MP instead. For how beefy the pro is stock you would think it would come around with more pop but on the string bed but for me it just felt dead.

So many good ones to choose from, but 🤐haha

Both are very solid options 🙂

Ive played with all 3 grip types, you just need to adjust, or maybe that the racquet might not suit your swingpath

Cmon now lol, i've been using it for 3+ years, i've tried all the string combos i need 😋

Power - PSVS , ET, Blade v8 Spin - ET, PSVS, Blade v8 Control - Blade v8 (flat control) , ET (spin control), PSVS

Thanks! i do like both frames 🙂

Yeah i've tried the 100X, 290 100X, 100P - all very good racquets, but i think the string pattern is a little open for me, then there's the 18x20 but the extra static weight unstrung is quite alot

I'd probably end up keeping one, but not something i'll probably play with for matches

Whilst all good racquets, it's going to take alot to beat the Gravity Pro, people don't realize how good it is for those who enjoy using it, nothing can quite match it, which is why i haven't switched 🙂

@@ACTennis I k'ow, I know, I've been playing 1 year with the gravity tour. Favorite frame ever BUT worst quality control ever, my 2 last were 292 grams (!!) / sw 309 and 309 grams, sw 341. That's a shame and I hut myself with it. Now, I take one day off and I visit several shops, measuring weight and swingweight before buying. I found a very nice boom pro at 297 grams / sw 307.

Might be a surprise but Speed Pro is a nice one for me and Vcore 98

One cannot go wrong with the Ezone 🙂

Backhand is a little sluggish with specs that i have at 332g, 330 SW, around 6pts HL, that was my v1 , my v2 is 327g, 330sw and 5pts HL or so and thst 5g static was a big help for me, still relatively stable (not as much for free but works) - not entirely sure of the twistweight i didnt measure it, but ive had instances in the past where static weight had been the biggest factor when all else is good (whether add or subtracting)

Check out my Battle of the Titans Round 3 video, has all my setups But mostly i will use Tour Bite 1.15mm at 48lbs or T1 Firewire Boost at 48lbs

Vcore 98 2023, Strike 98, Aero 98, Pure Drive 98, Radical MP

On paper, has alot of potential

@@ACTennis Yes it is. I feel like we have similar tastes along the way, so I hope that might be a good option. BTW, your channel is awesome man, and I come from the tennis family channel.

Guess you'll find out sooner than later 🙂

It's too generic to recommend without knowing more about someones game, their technique and what they are looking for in a racquet

If you are lacking spin with this racquet, i think you should try different strings, or lower tension, ive only tried the 16x19 version, but from what i understand, most people think this is a spin friendly racquet still for 18x20 - you wont find the same control if you move away from 18x20 pattern - the best is Tecnifibre ISO 305, but it is very advanced specs

@@ACTennis what about Gravity Pro ?

Haven't tried the Radical MP, and yes i've tried the TF40 😁

i believe it can, but i think maybe it might lack a bit more consistency than a top spin stroke would in terms of reliability and precision

I did give it a nice rating in my review 😊

The way it cuts through the air, is not as efficient as racquets like a Blade or Ezone, multiple factors, like swingweight, headshape, weight distribution

Certainly a highly respectable racquet to choose 🔥

My swingweight is low enough to do all types of shots, so that's why it's at the top of the list - if i played with one that came in too heavy, i would of never chose the Gravity as a racquet

@@ACTennis mine was on the specs 1 generation strung 332 grams, but I put leather grip because I wanted to be 343 grams. I have to experiment with different strings but I like the racket, the serve and forehands are deadly with it and also very good on returns. I love it and I have 3 Sticks :)

Haha a mixture of tennis gear, sports gear in general of the main brands, and some stuff here is from a brand called doyoueven

I used to use it quite alot , agree, very nice

Gpro definitely has the best swing , i don't like the way the Strike moves, but the Strike VS, Regna and Ezone all feet good on the forehand, then Strike and Regna are better on the backhand

i need one in the new paintjob, i will be quite annoyed lol, my feel from what i've seen is that it's not true

Possibly yay, possibly nay 🤐😁

Thi isn't my information, i was told the Gravity Pro is replaced with the MP mould and original is discontinued - like i said, just a rumor, although the one i got the info from is almost 90% correct, but i feel like this time probably take with a grain of salt

Gravity tour will be discontinued. I’ve seen the 2023 head brochure for a brief moment from a local tennis shop and the tour on the gravity line is gone.

@@bobbyexevea9751 That would make the most sense , cheers for clarifying

I used to use the Blade v6 with CV as a main racquet before Gravity, they are very similar, just CV is more muted, but plays the same, so wouldn't go back to it

If you haven't measured the swingweights, it'll likely be just the quality control between swingweight and twistweight, it should be no difference to the frame really Same thing happened to my Gravity Pros i bought, BP obviously a nice racquet regardless though

@@ACTennis Nah I measured them and they are all like 305 SW ( I have 3 now). On the V7 they were a minimum of 310 and some where closer to 320). The v8s are definitely easier to use. They did something because its become my main frame and I could not switch to the V7s.

@@landonh3535 Possibly just the twistweight QC, which is never accounted for

@@ACTennis Yeah may be, regardless I hope you can get one. I think you will be impressed. I have a PSVS coming that I will compare to it, I am excited by your review of that. Sounds like a really fun frame with a nice feel and I am looking forward to it.

Actually the OHB was not terrible for me on the Ezone Tour, it's a pretty good frame for sure

@@ACTennis it surely is. And it feels like a good choice. But whereas my Blade just produces a straight shot, the Ezone asks for a spin, makin my backhand shots land short.

To my surprise, I have great success with OHB using Ezone Tour 😀 Better than other more HL racquets or other lower swingweight racquets I have used.

My main is EZT too, sans the addictive feel, which I found in Regna 100. I cannot relate with the Regna though, because I feel I will hit long with it when facing a weak ball. Maybe it's too light?

@@tophersuwita I don't think so. Light racquets generate less power, not more. I guess it is something else. Maybe string it a little tighter or add some spin. My 98 even works at tensions below 40 lbs.

Alcaraz got everyone switching 😅

My second guess is the Blade Pro ^^

Extreme Tour is a spin control racquet, at 330 SW it definitely helps, and is overall a really nice racquet, but woudn't touch the Gravity Pro in terms of power, but the tear drop shape of the Gpro probably slows down your swing more than the Extreme Tour would at the same swingweight - the 100sqin , and amount of forgiveness it has though really helps with alot of power generation, just a bit harder to swing for the average user

@@ACTennis, wonderful, thanks for the reply!

Definitely looks real nice on paper 😆

Gpro will have a flatter penetrating ball, maybe similar power, Aero VS will spin more , but Strike will be the most powerful

@@ACTennis is pure strike similar with a tweener but with a 98 head ?

@@MrCarFanatic Pretty much yep

Have you tried the pure strike tour?@@ACTennis

Very good racquet

Tried gen 4 yet? any thoughts? id like to try soon I dont use the leather because i keep my static 330 or under

Not yet. im more of a last year model guy. i like the discounts and like to find the overseen rackets like the Instinct 2022 a better Pure Drive but 1/3 of the price..... and the prices for the new iterations/models are quite insane. and the improvements if any are very little. Thoughts: My guts tells me the pure Strikes gen 3 was already close to perfection regarding balance of power, control, stiffness, string pattern etc..its highly recommended by users overall if you see and read the buyers recomendations on the sale websites. long positve writings. not many rackets get that praised taht much by users. almost like its an holy grail discovered. What they have changed with the gen 4 is the RA which means its now lower powered and they changed the vibration tech to be less in the racket and instead of elastic rubber in the buildup/layers its now some bast plant fibres which will deteriorate by use . I will try it when I get a change but something tells me I will like it less. The stringbed they have changed from FSI power to FSI control pattern = tighter pattern. I think big mistake,,,,It didnt need more control and less power. They basically have tried to make the Pure Strike to become a Blade. I think that is a mistake. wrong thinking coming to understand the market. There is already a Blade. copy the blade is like trying to copy coca cola. Strike was a different type of soda. Strike 3. gen is Blade on steroids. now they are taking the steroids out. For me swingweight is more important. The leather grip change that and make the racket more whippy this without you can feel much difference on the static in play. when the static is added in handle the higher overall stativ weight will not make you more fatigue when its 10 grams you add. but bc it changes the swingweight it will actually make you able to play longer.

@@ACTennis Also the 2021 Prestige MP (former tour) is a racket not talked about much. To me better than all the rest of the Head's. Between the extreme and the speed and a big contester to Pure Strike, White Out, Technifibre ISO/RS 305 etc.

@@benjaminjensen111 I liked the 360+ version alot, i never got around to try Auxetic for long enough because i felt that the playability was mostly the same with some changes to feel, but all of them i would say are very good racquets for sure I will be sad to see as you say, if the Pure strike power is too much lowered, because it was the biggest and best by far, helped me beat some very good players due to its high power

A Gravity Pro is still a Gravity Pro haha, same shape and all, dont think that much can change

@@ACTennis I think if they add the auxetic the feel and stability will improve. I felt that for the speed pro

@@jonathanchen1026 The feel was never the problem with the Gravity haha, well nothing is kind of wrong with the Gravity except for manoeuvrability ..and in my opinion the paintjob haha

Both are muted, Vcore is going to be more crisp off the strings, the Strike VS has insane pocketing / dwell time, both which make it hard to figure out the response

Still stick with Gravity Pro, Ezone 98 is a secondary, maybe even more for doubles and Tfight ISO a third option - i probably should give the Strike VS another go though

@@ACTennis thank you! Primary stick for me is a pro staff v13, but starting to look for possible new stick that is a bit more forgiving and really similar to what you are looking for! I may try the gravity...

Blade Pro is feels too heavy and slow for my style, Ultra Pro is a pure control racquet that is very nice but i wouldn't beat any great players with it

Yeahhh, feels bigger than it needs to be, and i lose my natural grip that i hold when playing with it

Don't liike the grip shape , not a fan of the feel, wanted a lower swingweight but couldn't find one, doesn't naturally suit my current swing style that has changed over time

Never got the chance to, but known about it for a long time - might be a bit too old school for me though, as in the weight and specs, not that it's just an old model, that i'm not really worried about

@@ACTennis I switched to it coming from the rf97 and a good comfortable blend for the ohb and attacking brand of tennis

I play better with the White Out, barring the tension drop / string eater

Ezone Tour for me

I found a new spec on my Gravity pro that i play better with, but the aero 98 and regna 98 are basically my secondary racquets, can be ingerchangable at this stage

What do you like more about the aero 98 than the strike 98?

What makes you think so? 😁

@@ACTennis Perfect modern frame. The best feeling ever. For me, the only negative is bad spin/ launch angle.

Mens ones are long gone here, have to buy the womens in mens size lol

Hahah definitely not

Try removing 2 sqin for the headsize 😋

I agree. Pick a racket if it doesn't feel good, pick another one till you like it. Then stick with it and don't change. Practicing and practicing is a million times more useful than changing rackets / strings every 6 months. In fact I think constantly changing makes your game worse as your always have to adjust to weights, swing weights tensions etc. It's over over marketing to make extra cash simple as that.

Lol good one

@@jonnyhatchman687 Not recommended to do what i do, but at the end of the day, but the channel exists to review racquets - i still haven't switched and ever claimed to switch , i've stuck with the same racquet since i first used it - if anything, people just misinterpret the fact that i can articulate exactly what id want , with what i think is realistically achievable

No I obviously understand what you are saying and I'm not slating your video. I find it very interesting, hence why I'm watching it. I just went through a phase last year where I tried different frames / different weights etc and I kept coming back to my same racket I'd used for 3 years and I realised that switching rackets/ strings all the time isn't the way to improve your game. Its practice practice practice. I know this isn't the same for everyone, that's just my personal opinion

@@jonnyhatchman687 yeah i agree with you, it's not about racket, it's about skill and technique

Hahah no, no blade 🙂

Nothing that matches the qualities i'm looking for, barely any racquet out there is bad, i just know exactly what i have preference for

@@ACTennis I understand, i can't play with a racket that is not a pro staff, i'm just addicted to the feel

I've tried a couple Angell racquets, all great quality stuff, but didn't beat out my Gpro, something special about it 😁