HEAD Extreme Pro and MP Review (2024) - Worth the upgrade?
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
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Ah ha! I was like 99% sure that I saw you and Henrik in the crowd when I was watching the Bastad matches on tennistv
For what it's worth, a future awesome idea for a review would be to compare this group of new Head MP Aux 2.0s: Extreme MP, Boom MP, and Speed MP. I just hit with the new Boom MP, and having played with the Extreme MP 1.0, I find the Boom MP 2.0 to be more spin friendly than what I recall from the Extreme MP; I think that there is a lot of overlap across these three frames which makes them difficult to differentiate as a consumer.
Yeah, I can do that 👍🏻
@@Tennisnerd Great! Also wouldn't require any more playtesting time on your part ;-)
Maybe Head should keep their lines for a longer time (like 3/4 years) and introduce real changes in the updates, rather than minor changes every two years...
Thanks for the great review. I'm a coach. My huge gripe with modern rackets is they're too powerful and too dampened, you can't feel the ball on the racket, not good for drop shot, feel shots, lobs, slice etc. Also give us GLOSSY PAINT, why are they all matt paint, glossy is superior and more durable. Jonas you look younger with this hair by the way
Thank you for an honest review. It's hard to find a review online where they are critical about a product. Usually it's apple style (the best product ever....). We appreciate the detailed explanation!!!!!
I do not know about your preferences boys and girls, but I would really appreciate if pro/tour models would be at least 15-20gr heavier than the MP models. I have a great idea for brands: release the silo and all the cash cows (MP, Pro, Lite, Team) but also introduce one experimental frame per release per silo. For example, an extreme with 327gr static weight, 102 sq inch head, higher SW. Make it fun, who knows might even catch on.
327gr and 102sq in. - have you ever played tennis in your life? This would be an uncontrollable, arm hurting rocket launcher
@@christianbuechi4555 Agassi played with a 107 sq. Inch racquet, which was 340-345gr, and many pros move in the 350gr racquet category it is not unheard of. If you have a clean technique a heavier racquet will not destroy your arm
Would be nice, but it's uneconomical for companies to produce at low quantities.
It's all about $$$$
Perhaps there is room in the market for a small company to make these rackets
Heavy rackets don’t sell…and for people who need heavy rackets, they can always customize light rackets into whatever specs they want
Customization is your friend. Unfortunately, companies will not make money on models that are produced in small quantities.
I trust Tennisnerd and he is my favourite reviewer. I still remember he is spot on about the TF40 and i still think its the best racquet.
Thanks! 🙏🏼
TF40 are great for feel and control, but the grip shape and all white pj are turning ppl off...
@@hybrid11theory75 yes too round right. I love wilson and yonex grip shapes
Thanks for the review. I am wondering which one is more similar to Pure Aero 2023 when playing?
The MP
Tennis racket scientist is such a cool sounding title hahaha
Tennisnerd University Course in 2028 😂
Appreciate your review! Don’t appreciate head just pumping this stuff out. More auxetic just sounds silly.
Demo'd the Extreme Pro 2024 and ordered one. Significant improvement in terms of stability and comfort compared to prior model. Also less "tinny and hollow" sounding upon contact. Generally feels way more premium. I think its a significant upgrade.
Cant comment on MP as I haven't tried 2024 model. But I also felt 2022 MP felt hollow and tinny. Also harsh on arm. That's why I sold mine about 6 months ago.
Got the Head Extreme MP 2024 for 148 euro incl shipping from your Norwegian friend's tennisstore (did a special sale on Båstad finals). I'd say that's quite a lot of value, considering it's a brand new release. I usually play with Vcore100 2023 so will be fun to see how different they are.
Really enjoyed this conversational review! I've heard you say things like "tough to get dialed into this racquet" in some other reviews. Could you explain further what you mean by that? Do you just mean you didn't get the feel that you want? Or does the string bed feel inconsistent? Or could you not figure out how to adapt your swing to the racquet?
I just don't feel the ball the way I want to with these frames. They feel a bit artificial and overly dampened. It could be highly subjective, so I would recommend a demo.
Interesting comparison between Head and Yonnex with their directions, I feel Yonnex when the right way with the latest Percept by replacing the VDM with the Servo Mesh to provide more feel, I hope they do this with their other racquet lines!!
Will you review the Auxetic 1.0 Rad Pro 18x20? Hair looking cool man!
Thanks again for the great content. Have you ever done a video re what foods/drinks tennis players take before and during a match? Also, how do they maximise recovery post-match?
I bought the MP and used restring zero and I love it!
Love this review 👍🏼
Thanks!
New Wilson RF line just around the corner. Picks are already out in somekind of Scandinavian webstore
I love a spin frame, I was using the pro staff 95s but it had 0 power and when I tried more stiffer/powerful frames I started getting really sore elbows. So hoping this gives me a bit more comfort and a lot more power than that pro staff!
I mained the Tour (Aux 1.0) for a couple of months, but walked away from it do to stability issues that I couldn't fully resolve by adding lead. I have a demo which just arrived, and I measured the SW to be 327g strung, but TW completely botched the string job (new strings) and the dynamic tension of them is 24 (so, less than what I can see on the wheel, so like less than 37 lbs). Very annoying w/r to strings, but the higher sw had me optimistic that it would be more stable. We shall see!
I appreciate your honesty about the auxetic jibberish. They make great rackets. I just dislike their aesthetics. It would be awesome if they offered custom paint like wilson.
Jonas, off topic here, but please help Nick Aracic with his new racquet choice! He can’t switch to a Bolt, for goodness sake! I commented to him that if he likes the Pure Drive, then try the Dunlop FX500 and the Diadem Nova… but he needs the racquet GOAT (as he called you) to help him avoid disaster! :)
wait, you have extensively used the Bolt line of frames and disliked them??? what was the issue??? they do admittedly have high swing wgts due to the cushion grommets system being located on the outside of the frame. but both the 100 sq inch and a 98 sq inch offerings are super plush, deliver great plow through, and are so comfortable you can string them with the stiffest poly you want, and it will feel like hitting with a high quality multi-filament. The 18x20 string pattern is also surprisingly spin friendly.
It's the awful "ping" of the sound grommets of the earlier Team model that drove me mad. Just the sound of my Blade makes it better for me.
How do these compare to the Prince ATS Tour racquets? I currently have an Extreme MP and loved when I demoed the ATS Tour 98 and 310. I will of course demo these new Extremes, but am looking at the ATS ones for my next purchase.
I'm thinking about buying between the speed MP or the extreme MP, which one would u recommend?
If I switch from a Blade V9 16x19 to this Extreme Pro 2024, what can I gain and what can I lose?
Which HEAD racket has the best feel?
What string set up do you recommend for pro version?
Compared to other spin racket, previous 2 version of Head extreme mp felt heavier to swing.. is it just me ?
I bought 2 pro 24 and it's very difficult for me to switch afrom my tour extreme 22.
I really liked the one extreme 22 tour, it was very lively, this feels almost dead. I don't use dampners. hitting further is more difficult, if you hit a shot that didn't go as you wanted to, you don't know what went wrong because you don't feel it !!. they killed the feel of the racket. it's so mute and dead. also the swing weight is different so I need to feel to adjust my game, but no feel 😢.
Thanks. Just saved myself $269. I like to 1.0 which is already elbow friendly. I prefer the look of the 1.0 as well. Not really seeing any reason to upgrade.
I wish they brought the real pro back, 100² 315g or at least 310g. HEAD's lineup is missing something like that. This pro is just another 98 305g racket, market is literally flooded with those.
Cosmetic wise, this is one of the most beautiful rackets I've seen. Absolutely gorgeous
I agree
did it have more or less feel than the 2023 vcore98? hopefully that's a fair comparison
A bit firmer than the VCORE, which felt mushy to me. This one feels more like plastic, but I play better with it than the VCOREs. It is not a bad frame at all if you like the feel, just too artificial for me
@@Tennisnerd thanks!
Hitting against Henrik is a bit unfair, he's flat hitting-killing the ball from 10 feet high. No return possible! Go Henrik!
This is a bit disappointing to hear. Still trying to move on from the classic feel and control of the Pro Staff 90s…something with a bit more forgiveness, manoeuvrability and access to power. Atm Gravity Pro and Yonex Percept 100D are at the top but still searching 🤷♂️
Interesting. I just purchased this based off a ton of positive feedback from most players on CZcams.
I hope you enjoy it, let me know how it goes!
Is the speed MP as comfortable on the elbow as the extreme MP?
The Speed MP 2024 is very comfortable if you have arm issues. A tennis mate has arm issues but changed from his Clash 100 V2 to the Speed MP and hasn’t looked back. More comfort than a Clash with better ball control and feel
@@jamieleong9381 that's pretty good considering the Clash is crazy soft
@@kilmoretimmyg a few of us in my area are racquet-holics so we mess around with as many frames as we can. If I was being honest I was a bit sceptical anything could be as arm friendly as a Clash - I have a Clash Pro V2 in the collection as well. However not only was the Speed a more comfortable racquet, it performs better in all areas as well. Part of my scepticism stemmed from the fact I had a Speed MP 2022 and could never fully mesh with it - resulting in it getting sold. So in my opinion, HEAD did an incredible update to the line.
@@jamieleong9381 good call. I've got the 2022 as well. I hit with the 2024 and it just feels so solid, but comfortable on impact
PRO label why don't manufacturers just give PRO layup what the players are using
What do you mean you’re “not” a racquet scientist? 👨🔬
I’m an aspiring racquet scientist 👨🔬🤓
Big thumbs down on Auxetic 2.0 across the board. All it does is remove even more feel. Head needs to wake up and start cleaning up their layups, just like Babolat has started to do, and like Wilson and Yonex are slowly starting to do. With most modern copoly now finally starting to turn the corner on comfort, we don't need anywhere near as much of this tech muting nonsense in the frames. Comfort should be provided by increasing recoil weight (by bumping static weights back up to reasonable levels), not with rubbery/vague dampening materials. Get on it Head (and the rest of you OEMs)!
I think the racket looks terrible, another toy like design. Bring back badass 90's metallic colours instead of this garbage.
Some nostalgia is involved here
I like it
Ugly racket line