Comments: Demoed this racquet twice for a week each time, and purchased two of them today. I demoed at least two racquets each from Babolat, Prince, Wilson, and Yonex, as well as the Head Radical MP, Head Speed Pro, Head Gravity Pro, and Head Gravity MP. I easily ruled out the Yonex and Babolat racquets, as they were all too stiff for me, and I could not get a groundstroke to land in the court with my normal swing. I hit 1980's style topspin/slice groundstrokes with a semi-western forehand and one hand backhand, and even with Poly string, I felt like I had no control. The Princes were OK (Tour 100 and Beast 100), and I probably could have dialed either in with the right string and tension, but neither really excited me enough to go through that effort. The Wilsons (16x19 and 18x20 Blades) were great at net and OK on serve, but like the Yonexes, I could not control my ground strokes, and hit unpredictable fliers off the forehand. I narrowed the Heads down to the Gravity MP and the Speed MP. Both of the "Pro" versions were too heavy feeling for me. I served MUCH better with the Gravity MP, as I had great feel and a lot more spin on my serve, but I did everything else better with the Speed MP. It was more stable at net, and way more forgiving on groundstrokes. I felt like I could swing out hard, and make more swing errors with the Speed MP, and still hit in the court and control backcourt rallys. The Gravity MP was very good, but I had to pull my punches a little and make sure to add spin, to keep the ball from going long. This lead to my being pushed around by better players in the backcourt. The Gravity MP seemed to have a higher launch angle than the Speed MP, and I just felt like I was working harder to hit good shots. So, I bought two Speed MPs, and I'll experiment with string and tension to try to get my serve to match what I could do with the Gravity MP. In summary, both these Head frames are excellent, and the Gravity might still end up being my doubles racquet. For now, though, the Speed MP rules. I'm a 54 year old 4.0 all-court player, who played at a near 5.0 level in my younger days.
From: Ryan, 8/9/19

Comments: Demoed this racquet last night. Great maneuverability and solid on groundstrokes. Excellent spin. I could not find my serve and it was unstable at the net. Perhaps the Pro would be better in that regard.
From: Bill, 2/16/19

Comments: This is my favorite racquet in a long time. For background, I'm a 3.75 player. I use a one handed backhand and play offensive baseline tennis. I rely equally on my slice and topspin from my backhand side. I had never hit with a Speed before and didn't know what to expect. This racquet has supplanted the Pro Staff 97 as my racquet of choice. To me, the Speed is like a Pro Staff 97 with better control and easier to swing, but with similar spin and power. It has miles more control than the Pure Drive and other similar tweeners. But, it still generates fantastic spin, the perfect amount of spin for me. I can kick forehands up above shoulder height and carve wide angles off the court, but also flatten it out. It really gives me confidence to do anything off the forehand side. Playing angles is so much fun, as are passing shots. The backhand is great because it swings super fast. It's easy to get around on the ball. Again, fun to play crazy angles and go for lines with the combination of spin and control. Slice is good, not great. It took me a while to adjust to the slice and occasionally I still float them. It's not great for chipping the ball; you have to swing a bit. This required adjustment for me. But on the flip side, I slice much less because topspin backhands are so easy. Return of serves with this racquet are okay. It is lacking weight, so it can get pushed around by big servers. You have to swing through. Chips are just okay. Serves are very good. It accelerates quickly and provides access to good spin. Pace is good, not great. Less pace and action than the Pro Staff 97, but easier to swing. Touch is good, not great. Probably string sensitive like all racquets. Dropshots are average. It's fine at the net, although I don't venture there too much. Overall I think it's fantastic, depending on your play style. In my opinion this racquet is for aggressive baseliners who like to win points with creativity, precision, and angles. Note: I string Hyper-G 51 and Origin 56 hybrid.
From: Michael, 10/18/18

Comments: This is a very comfortable, arm friendly, fast racquet. My only complaint is that it is a little under powered for it's weight. I have several racquets between 300 and 310 grams. All the other racquets have more power, but this is the most arm friendly.
From: James, 9/12/18

Comments: Played with this stick because a friend had a demo. Off the shelf it didn't work at all but putting a leather + silicone on/in the grip and lead on 12 o' clock changing the SW to 333 in combination with VS Gut/ RPM Hybrid made a great racquet. I'm a 5.0 baseliner and was able to hit deep topspin shots on both wings. Serves esp. kick serves are good too. So far so good - and now the "but" ... after two weeks of intensive playing I started to get pain in my ellbow. Switched back to my old RFA pain was gone in a few days. Too bad I liked the setup and the play.
From: Tristan, 8/29/18

Comments: A small amount of tungsten tape at 12 and way more in the tail and this thing hit very heavy balls. In fact the biggest kick serve I've ever faced came from that configuration. It was still under 12oz even with the weight so impressive. This stick will appeal to aggressive baseliners who play slashing tennis and it is rather comfortable too. Very polarized yet stable. It even flattens out put aways really well too.
From:John, 8/28/18

Comments: Like someone said below, good power returns on off centered hits, but overall this racquet is just not as good as the previous generation. This one feels muted, less control, and it just feels like plastic. I have this stick and the previous gen speed mp on the same string setup and I notice the old one somehow has more plow through although both racquets seem to be equally spec'd. I am 23, 4.5 baseliner.
From:Anonymous, 8/25/18

Comments: Less Power, less heavy balls, less spin than the previous version but better handling. I believe Zverev and Djokovic do not play with this racquet but modify quiet a lot. Any suggestions to get more heavy balls?.... I guess lead tape? Thanks for a reply, I am 49 years old and play ITF Tourneys.
From: Alberto, 8/19/18

Note from TW: Hi Alberto! Putting lead/tungsten tape in the head of the racquet would allow you to potentially hit a heavier ball. Take a look at our learning center to learn more about weighting your racquet! https://www.tennis- warehouse.com/LC/customize.html
Sincerely,
Erik

Comments: I was curious and demo tested this after watching Zverev win in D.C. It's much too light for my tastes. I'd probably have to add a lot of weight to the frame. After a couple of sets, it felt real "plasticky," like there was nothing there. However, it did generate a lot of power on dead center hits, but, there wasn't enough heft on off center hits or shots when I was out of position to hit a full swing. I think I will stick to Head Radical Pros. I play 4.0/4.5 and 65s.
From:Frank, 8/6/18

Comments: Just got my racquet yesterday, played 2 sets with my usual hitting partner. This is by far the best version, pretty much like the 2015 version except the stability and power has improved. By the way, the last version (Graphene Touch) was a piece of junk, I'm glad that Head is back in the right direction. I am 39 years old and a 4.0-4.5 teaching pro.
From:Stan, 7/29/18