How a HEAD Tennis Racquet is Made -- Behind the scenes in Kennelbach, Austria! 🤗🇦🇹🎾 

Nice!

what's more amusing is that after watching such amazing video, all you think of is zverev and smashing

because he's still just a kid... hopefully he will be a little bit more adult and respectful to the resources he's using and little bit more a person to look up to. Thiem is probably a good example how to behave.

@@HG-Tv23 i heard thiem doesnt want to contribute to a fund to help low ranked players through the pandemic. But at least hes a class act on the court. I like his channel too

Dad's Freetime Classic Gaming well, I wouldn't pay lower managers either from my salary. It's on the tournaments and the tennis association to set the rules! Not on the better ranked players! Think about it - wo makes money with the tennis stars... and who wants to have good players coming after the higher ranked players. The tournament directors and sponsors and the tennis association sets the rules for all this. So I don't blame Thiem for not participating on that fund. He worked his way up and shows high class in all of his actings. Great example for all of the younger players - especially for zverev!!!

Nice one

... to the HEADquarters ...

@@aprianang i wish i could HEADout and hit a fresh racquet.

You can always buy a Bosworth Racquet.

@@davidpayumo23 There are a few custom manufacturers, where the racquets are readily available and quality very high, the level of customisation depends on the company. My comments specifically related to this video, where it's still disappointing to see that some racquets get tested in their Austrian factory and likely where all the pro stock frames are produced. Obviously, because quality control is paramount for the pros. Yet, the consumer, those that actually pay for the products, get stock that is often dubious at best. I have no issues with China being the place of manufacture. The issue I have is the level of quality control, where too many variations exist. It never used to be that way. It's not just Head that has this issue and not just me that says it. There's a common consensus about this within the tennis community, forums etc. Of the big manufacturers...it's Yonex that stands well above the rest for quality control. Again, that's the general consensus. They can manufacture in Japan and still make their profits. That says to me the other big companies could so similar. However, as they don't, it demonstrates what they value most....bigger profits and marketing to sell more, without the concern for their product being of a high quality and most of all their customers. Pity that.... Cheers. 🎾🎾🎾

Point of tolerances is an aspect of all mass production. Back when Head and many other tennis manufacturers had mass production plants in Austria, Belgium, Germany, England [UK], they still had variations, tolerances. Remember the WPS made in Chicago, Illinois, USA & St. Vincent, Bahamas have a decal showing weight 11.6 oz. - 12.3 oz. Is this variance and tolerance acceptable for You?!

I still have my Fischer racquets, proudly made in Austria. Also my Dunlop 200G made in England. The most amazing racquet I have ever held in my hand.

I think the raw graphite looks incredible, they could paint it with that same color just to smooth over the imperfections and it would look amazing. Like an industrial design rather than overly stylized racquets of today. Love it!

I would add a clear coat and minimalist logos. I love the look!

An Aeropro Dirve would beat your prestige 93 any day.

Me too. I imagined lots of Chinese people in sweatshops. Now I feel good about buying a head racquet. 😊

Or it's still manual and this is why the quality controls are shit

It depends on the layup I would think. They can add less or more prepreg to different areas of the racquet. I noticed him adding more prepreg to the handle of the racquet made in the video and also other weights, so as to make it heavier in the handle perhaps. There's so much variation that can be achieved by how it's laid up, it's kinda crazy. They do also add other things to the racquet beyond the fibers, I think they couldn't reveal that in this video for proprietary reasons. Like in my Volkl V Cell racquet, they describe how they added more V Cell material to the middle areas of the hoop which would affect the weight distribution.

😂😂😂 So true!

it makes you wonder - if yonex can still make racquets in Japan, why can't the west still make racquets in the west?

We have the racquet that was made that day at TW and it is strung up and seeing regular use. As a souvenir I got something entirely different and a racquet I cannot talk about (sorry). I can say the guys at Head really did their homework and one of them gave me a new old stock racquet that I played with a LONG time ago, are really tough to get these days and I now have it strung up and take it out for a hit every now and then. I also got to see the original mold for it which was VERY cool! Cheers, Chris, TW.

True, that facility on manufacturers custom and prototype frames. Also pro-stock frames, though different than public commercial offerings, are also manufactured in the Head manufacturing plant in China. The codes are TGK not PT since. They, along with most all manufacturers opened their own manufacturing facilities in China, closing their facilities in Austria, Belgium, Germany, England [UK] etc. many years ago.

TGT 339. ......​@@tenniswarehouse

Good question...I have thought that way too...hopefully TW answers

That clear is a single tube. Prince developed the patent for twin tube design, which uses two tubes, one on top of the other. Thus in the handle there are four spaces instead of two.

@@newtonfirefly3584 brilliant response Newton, thank you!

Head hasn't used the twin tube design for a long time. Those old radical twin tubes were some of the best players rackets Head ever made outside the Prestige line of course.

Yes, as listed in the description of the video, above. Troy, TW

Wilson does a better job

Yonex is acknowledged to have better QC than either Head or Wilson.

david tran I had bad luck with Wilson. I have two RF97’s with a 10 swingweight point difference. For an additional fee, TW will sell closely matched retail racquets. The only way to get spot on is to do the matching work yourself or get something from the Head Pro Room.

Yes, it is somewhat just the way it goes with mass production, and is why we offer those matching/customization services. We have seen pictures of the lead tape placed underneath the bumper of Federer's personal frames, by Priority One, and there is slight differences in the exact locations, and amount, so just goes to show his personal frames don't come exactly matched from the factory either. Troy, TW

Alexander Cortez yea, I just commented the same thing. Bought two prestige MP with 15g swing weight difference. Disappointed...

We don't review racquets that we don't carry, and I don't believe we have ever had those Challenge racquets in our inventory. That said, I am sure the racquet will play okay for someone kind of learning the game. The problem we find with racquets like those, is that the materials aren't quite as durable as the more performance frames, and also they typically do not have grommet/bumper guard replacements, so it will only last so long. We carry a lot of performance frames on our website, for pretty good prices, that we would recommend over something like that, especially for an intermediate. For example, we got back in some older stock Head Graphene XT racquets, and they were the high end performance frames from a few years ago: www.tennis-warehouse.com/SearchResults/#/?opt_perpage=20&opt_sort=relevance&opt_page=1&searchtext=head%20graphene%20xt%20racquet&facet_set=facet_set_RACFILTER. The Instinct MP, Speed S, Speed MP are all great choices. I would also consider the Prince Textreme Warrior and Textreme Beast racquets, very good quality for good values. Troy, TW

Tennis Warehouse thanks so much! Do you guys ship to Europe as well? I presume demoing the racquets can’t be done for Europe?

Is Your frame from the nineties, eighties or seventies? Mine also. My first was a Head Pro red (aluminum). More recently received a Head Prestige Pro from the nineties, made in USA, designed in Austria.

zachary wan it is just like a radical mp. They just don’t sell those radicals to the public and try to make you believe it is a speed.

No PT series made any more. They have been TGK for more than a decade. Also produced in their factory in China. Only custom, prototype models made in this plant in Austria for many years.

Newton Firefly it is ok. Get China to mass produce those Djoker pt346s. Head should Stop wasting materials from this planet to make sticks are trash. Focus on the good ones for gods sake.

Michael P honestly when I heard it wasn’t made in Austria, that was the deal breaker:/

zachary wan to me is the fact they stopped selling the real radical MPs all together. I couldn’t care where they are made. I have old radicals from China and they were fine. Why stop selling them ? Head hate money or what ?

LOL

Nah! Always handle then with disposel gloves

Maybe because he is austrian and not german ;)

Your comment LMAO

Really...??? So pointing and touching are now the same thing...? Work on yer observational skills, I understand why the other guy here is laughing at your comment. 2 + 2, does not = 5.

Yes we have the racquet at TW and it still gets plenty of use. Cheers, Chris, TW

Tennis Warehouse how does the racquet play? Is it a bare version of one of their models or did you get to choose it’s specs? 😃

just 10 seconds longer than them? whats the problem?

Neo No problem at all, just wondering how long he was in that room because they made it seem like it was pretty cold

I do have to interject, most racquets that are priced at and around $50 are not made of the materials the more expensive racquets are made of and are made in a different way and often are "fused" together. It is a noticeable difference if you play with a premium racquet vs. a big box racquet. With that being said, you definitely can find some good deals on high quality racquets by shopping older models, etc. however usually a $50 racquet isn't going to provide the best playing experience but will do the trick if you're just looking for a racquet for a couple sessions. Michelle, TW

Ha ha, we made sure we took our time! Cheers, Chris, TW

Is there a yonex video you could point me to

It all about feelings. Feeling$ are more important than jobs. "Designed in Austria. Made in China."

@@matthewbrooks4168 Made in Japan > Made in China ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AeCakUK_1Js.html

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Yeah. I wonder too.

No graphene or other such forms of graphite used in custom and pro-stock frames

You have QC issues from Your Head made in their own plant in China?! Sure, all mass production items have variance. Remember the WPS made in Chicago, St. Vincent, Bahamas have a decal showing weight 11.6 oz. - 12.1 oz. ? Is that variance tolerable to You ? Later production in Taiwan, then China had and have better methods and techniques to improve, reduce variations and tolerances.

@@newtonfirefly3584 You're right. Wilson has had QC issues ever since I remember, Head was slightly better but when Babolat came on board, it was the QC disaster of the century!! I play Yonex made in Japan and it has the best QC in the market with only the slightest of variances. They put all other manufacturers to Shame.

@@a2casius Interesting statements. My first graphite composite midsize frame [switched from wood, standard head size (did have steel, aluminum, fiberglass frames in the seventies) ] was a Yonex Rexking R-22. A very solid playing frame which was very light for me then having a static weight of S-L = 12 oz./340 g. Am not aware of variances and tolerances of their frames then or until today. My point about the WPS is the stated weight variance on the frames, though am not certain of the normal or average. This was and is not a QC issue, rather a normal mass production due to the process. It seems when Wilson moved manufacturing to Taiwan from St. Vincent, Bahamas, the weight variance was no longer printed, rather the mean, average or median as became normal or was normal. This continued through today with manufacturing moved to China. Remember, each manufacturer established their own plant in each location, not a contracted existing facility. What actual information do You have to support Your claims against Head and Wilson and for Yonex regarding QC ?

@@newtonfirefly3584 Personal experience. I'm a racquetholic. I buy about 15 racquets a year on average to customise and test and sell off if not happy. Have done so for at least the past 10 years. I spend a lot of money but the hands-on experience and knowledge is totally priceless.

@@newtonfirefly3584 Yonex QC : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BXxkSIBdWiM.html

It's not plastic, it's carbon fiber with resin. When the resin gets hot and cools down again, it gets hard and stabilizes the carbon fiber tube.

No wonder they only emphasized Research function. Seems like only Yonex maintains their own fty.

The end of your nazi dreams

Head was passed around a lot. Founded in America, then sold, then sold again and again...