Pro player racquets, Djokovic, Keys, Rybakina...and more in a RACQUET RANT

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[@johnbrondum]

Another excellent video! You must be one of the most gentle ranters on KZbin :D

[@chrisc5587]

18x19 is my favorite pattern. Head really whiffed on not offering a novak like 98 with a more human swing and static weight. I think that would have done well in the market. I hope the people from kennelbach follow your channel.

[@johnnyguitar6697]

I am rooting for a Prestige 98 sq.in. / 18x19 pattern / 62RA / 21mm constant beam / 315g / 315mm balance / high 320's SW. I'd get 3 of those in a second.

[@bengray5013]

Head have loads of racquet models already, they know a Novak racquet won’t be a big seller, it’s not worth the production costs

[@b.lakeberg7456]

The Head speed legend is a missed opportunity. It should have been 1 95 or 98 frame with an 18x19 string pattern at a weight that is manageble for average consumers. The regular speed pro/mp should just be a regular black out release. There is nothing legendary about this release. It is a flop as advertised. I love the speed line and will most likely get one for the blacked out glossy paint.

[@F4BIO771]

295 g 95 sq inch 32.5 balance polarized 18*19 string pattern Mold a boxed beam of 22mm And then if you want customize it. Imo like this could have been it.

[@b.lakeberg7456]

@@F4BIO771 That would have been awesome. Head should have given the fsns a new frame. Start a letter to Head?

[@bengray5013]

Head wouldn’t make his racquet available as it wouldn’t make good business sense as there’s little interest in it

[@b.lakeberg7456]

@@bengray5013 Djokovic's specs would not sell. I think a customizable frame with a 95 or 98 headsize with an 18x19 would do well. Head was lazy with this release.

[@bengray5013]

@@b.lakeberg7456 maybe a 98, but not a 95, but then it would just be a random racquet and they already have loads of racquet models

[@gkinghsmith9352]

Yes please! I'm a sw 310-320 player and while I love hitting 325 I just can't swing that for a whole match. Currently using the Shift 300g.

[@guilhermefdec]

+1 to the light racquets video. I'm going down and down on weight over the last few years as I'm getting older (not SW though) and found myself playing better in those 3rd sets and 2nd set tiebreaks. Gradually went from the Prestige MP (now Pro) - Gravity Pro - 2O24 Speed MP currently.

[@eadamic17]

Those old Head racquets were beautiful. I would love to get my hands on a Youtek Prestige from ca. 2010. I recently bought a Graphene Prestige after using a Gravity for 4 years, and I am falling in love lol. Similar racquet, but I am now at a level where I can appreciate the increased maneuverability.

[@jamestennis]

Youtek prestige MP is on sale on the bay

[@Gocajoca]

The closest to Djokovic racket is maybe Head Prestige Tour

[@christianbuechi4555]

I have hit some balls with Djokovic‘s original racquet. I‘m a 20 year old and around 11 UTR. For me it was unplayably heavy

[@F4BIO771]

It's not that different from a Prestige Pro. Prestige tour is yet a different racquet imo

[@hybrid11theory75]

No, completely different mold, layup, stiffness, weight...

[@bengray5013]

He basically uses a customised liquid metal radical

[@Maiqel]

You mean of the rackets on the market right now, right? Yes, the old radicals were similar to prestiges with its 95in2, thin flexy beams, and 18x20 patterns. By the way, I have understood that Head used to label over-spec their racket headsizes for some reason (not the bs about the outside of the frame, which would be more than 10% extra) but eventually "standarized" this and now 98 rackets are actually 98 in2 instead of 95 in2 like the Pro Tours, Prestiges MP of old (both PT57A), or the LM Rad itself... But to my surprise, I measured my Radical MP 360+ and it clocked (by different methods) between 95 and 96,5 at most. Also, the Graphene Touch Speed MP (Sinners mold) seems to be 98.5-99 instead of 100. So I'm curious, anyone here with one of the new 98 or 99 prestiges can actually measure its inner head height and width?

[@experientialtennis]

Just put a nylon sheet over those small courts outside the 2 big stadiums. Prevent rain from falling onto the court and allow wind/air from all the sides to come and go and keep it an outdoor clay tournament. Playing in the 2 big stadiums with the roof closed is indoor clay match, just with more people able to attend/more space/more air, still not stricklt speaking outdoor match (Moutet vs Ofner)

[@ReidVV]

Excellent, as usual. Thanks for the great job you do for us.

[@mindofmogli]

Yeaa, light racquet reviews would be interesting. Thanks again, Jonas!

[@chrisburke9932]

Yes please to the light racket reviews. Lots of them seem to be high ra.

[@MartynCollins]

My 13 year old kid clung to an extended liquid metal prestige with 93 sq inch head cuz he loved it. Now 22 and only now switching to tweener Shift 315

[@returntotennis706]

I just picked up a 2024 Prince Twistpower x98 tour and a 2023 Snauwert Hi Ten 98R in Tokyo. Very curious about how the Snauwert will play. It has specs that fall in line with what I often enjoy, 310g, RA 59, 16x19, 21mm beam, 310mm balance. @tennisnerd have you had any chance to try the new Snauwert releases?

[@Robust2013]

I tried the Snauwaert. Its good, but lacks stability even with weight, in my opinion. Nice roundish head.

[@returntotennis706]

@Robust2013 I definitely like the head shape better when compared to the Vita and the Grinta

[@TheMcardarelli]

What poly do you recommend for a pro staff v13 (315g). Ive been liking 48lbs string tension. Any recommendations?

[@ChristianSongs7777]

the general idea of a pro endorsed racket is to market towards the players that are inspired by or want to emulate their favorite player's playing style. Releasing a completely different racket to Novak's personal specs may actually be the exception tho as his racket is so unique it's not really marketable to a wider playing public.

[@LuisLunaTarazon]

That thing about natural gut in the crosses is interesting to me. Why would it be the case that natural gut in the crosses would have a lower launch angle than a full bed of Luxilon? I would have assumed that the most powerful type of string would have had a higher launch than stringing with a co-poly. I've only ever tried gut in the mains, which gave a noticeably higher arc on my shots. I would've thought that gut in the crosses would have lowered the launch angle compared to it in the mains, but still higher than a full bed of a co-poly. I don't want to spend the money on gut to find this out for myself, but this is really interesting. I might try this out with a premium multifilament, like X-One Biphase.

[@EthanMatthes]

Yes, review Team racquets and those that appeal to competitive juniors.

[@SimonTheWattopian]

I would appreciate a review of light rackets.

[@charlesbarile6671]

Can you review the new nordicdots string? I'm looking into their new eco string, but I don't know how it compares to other strings like 4G or Lux ECO Power

[@002Urafaormazabal]

Hey! I just bought an aero rafa origin since I’m a huge rafa fan. What string do you recommend to test it out. I currently play with a shift99 with rpm rough at 24kg.

[@mattias9411]

Some lite racquet reviews would be great

[@al1976-v7m]

Hurkacz' behavior was really weird yesterday, never seen anything like it! It seems as if the constant rain is really straining the players' nerves. He also didn't offer any explanation or apology in the press conference which made it even weirder.

[@paddyg4377]

Just got a yonex vcore 100, my very first decent racket. I wanna play around with strings and stuff, what setups do you guys use/enjoy?

[@Tennisnerd]

Poly Tour Pro yellow 1.25 at 50 lbs if you are up for control, Yonex Rexis 1.30 at 53 lbs if you want comfort and power

[@CB-mr1ci]

My string of choice is lynx tour 17g in grey since it has a good mix of everything. But, because you have a yonex maybe you could go for yonex polytour fire to make it match with your frame.

[@zeroelus]

Your bet was correct lol, as I'm sure anyone else following your channel would know. What back to back matches by Nole...what a force of nature that guy is My God!

[@bengray5013]

You mean gamesmanship

[@tomathome77]

Love these videos!! And completely agree re Djokovic racquet - unbelievable that they've squandered the opportunity to release his racquet while he's still no.1 etc. lots of collectors like you said + lots of advanced players keen to try and use it.

[@bengray5013]

Very few, definitely not lots.

[@tomathome77]

@@bengray5013 sorry forgot the part where you have more insight into the industry like Jonas 😆

[@bengray5013]

@@tomathome77 I would say that Head know just a bit more tbh. They clearly don't see a market for it

[@tomathome77]

@@bengray5013 Head clueless

[@bengray5013]

@@tomathome77 they're really not. They know that it's not worth the time and costs to produce those racquets to a few delusional Novak cultists. It just makes no business sense...

[@elijah.espino]

Can't wait for you to playtest that prince 100x

[@Tennisnerd]

Thanks!

[@wildflower7574]

Heard on the grapevine there will be a new rf97 coming soon??

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Maybe pro players need to play with a 105 with light weight and big sweet spot so club players can get an identical one they can win with

[@marcokonig5360]

Will there be an exo version of the Prince Phantom?

[@michaelp9061]

So many people bought the speed thinking Djokovic has anything to do with it. speed is the Biggest misrepresentation in the history of tennis.

[@bengray5013]

So many people? Probably not that many tbh

[@mteca5093]

TEST LITE RACKETS.... blade 100L, speed mpl, gravity, boom mpl,

[@kkarx]

It should not be allowed for a pro tennis player to pretend that he plays with a racket that you can buy in a shop. That is a false advertisement. Basically a fraud.

[@derekpappas1556]

Outdoor tennis relies on veryi.iting conditions , which limits the sport unless your forced indoors paying alot of money .

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

Tak tak Jonas. My prediction: Tsitsipas will beat Carlos today

[@MyCvid]

Yes…let’s talk about the “light” racquets. They leave a bit more room for us Nerds to customize. As alway, 👍!

[@richardsong4046]

Jonas, when will u be finishing your Phantoms and review them 😂😂

[@Robust2013]

We have already heard the review on Patreon

[@gnerd07]

Head really just wanted a cash grab with the legend moniker. They couldn't even do something as simple as change the drill pattern to 18 x 19 and at least give us something different. Big disappointed

[@bengray5013]

Why would they produce a racquet only a few fanboys would buy? 😂

[@SaqibSheikh]

Head speed pro is a joke. We want to try Novak specs

[@bengray5013]

You couldn’t handle his specs

[@DeltoidBeast]

Your game looks very weak. No wonder you like lower tension. True tennis shots asks for more powerful shots and higher tension. All good ball strikers have higher tension, Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Sinner, Alcaraz, Wawrinka. Pros with amateur technique go lower with tension. That is not the way to go.

[@bengray5013]

Tension is personal, so your comment is completely clueless... there are plenty of pros with lower tensions

[@DeltoidBeast]

@@bengray5013 Yes, they are. Yet, none of them hits the ball like guys I mentioned. If you want maximum technique, you should aim for those guys! There are huge technical differences in pro players. For guys I mentioned, most of pro players are just amateurs.

[@bengray5013]

@@DeltoidBeast you really are completely clueless 😂😂😂

[@DeltoidBeast]

@@bengray5013 The one who is completely clueless is you, little fish.

[@t1mech1ldtc60]

Yay 1st comment

[@Tennisnerd]

Lessgo!

[@AhmedMansour-f8n]

Does anyone know how I can get a Head PT113b 95 sq.in. In a 16x19 (Verdasco’s racquet painted to look like Speed) Thank you.

[@brunis_m]

As a tennis nerd I agree about the speed legend. But if I worked for head I would’ve done the same. Lots of downside with their leading line by doing this, with no upside really. Tennis nerds are such a small portion of the market.

[@bengray5013]

Spot on, it just makes very little business sense for Head to produce such a racquet

[@Tennis040]

Moutet 💥🙋‍♂️🎾❤