The new Head Graphene Touch Speed MP tested by myracket.nl player Mike. This racket offers great power and spin, but at the same time also clearly more stability and feel than its predecessor!
Tested racket:
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Brand: Head
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Model: Graphene Touch Speed MP
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Blade size: 100 sq/inch
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Weight: 300 gr
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Balance: 32.0 cm
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Stringing pattern: 16/19
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Length: 27 inch
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RA: 64
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Stringing: Head Hawk Touch 17 (1.25 mm) on 23/22 kg
Tester:
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Name: Mike
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Playing strength: 4/4
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Type player: Classical player, flat groundstrokes, generates yourself few spider. To for short shoulder problems had
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Racket history: Head You Fire, Babolat Pure Drive, Prince EXO3 Rebel Team, Wilson Steam 100 BLX2, Head Graphene Radical MP, Prince Textreme Warrior 107. Since short also the Babolat Pure Strike 16/19 2017 in usage.
Innovations and technology:
Earlier to have We already message about It new Graphene Touch material by Head. We to have even An prototype by the Head Graphene Touch Speed S Through the test to be allowed to to fetch. This was our first introduction of this new material. Even to It memory on at freshen up: What is Graphene Touch also again?
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Graphene yourself is according to Head It strongest and lightest material that in racquets used can become. By means of this ultralight material of name around It heart by It frame at to use, is Head in stands to more mass Unpleasant the top and the grip by It racket at move. This 'polarization' by It weight takes care of for more stable, more powerful frames without that this at cost go by the agility by It racket. This technology used Head already since 2013. Now comes Head so of the third generation Graphene: Head Graphene Touch . Graphene Touch takes care of for An solid feeling of play, but than of An more dampening effect. This makes the feel by the racquets bee ball impact 'fewer hollow' and is also back at to belong in It sound when you the ball touches.
Baseline:
The Head Graphene Touch Speed MP is An fine percussion weapon from the baseline. It racket accelerates comfortable and offers Through It 16/19 stringing pattern good grip on the ball for spider and slice. Earlier have I also the Head Graphene XT Speed MPA tried. This is factually the predecessor by this racket, only have you bee this MPA execution the option to It stringing pattern at to switch Unpleasant 16/16 for yet more spider. I have this when of the 16/19 stringing variant tried, just as what the Head Graphene Touch Speed MP now offers. This new Graphene Touch execution plays clearly more stable and offers absolute also more ball feeling. This solid feeling of play noticed I even already when I It prototype by the lighter Graphene Touch Speed S should to test. Head is Unpleasant mine opinion so absolute on the good road to the racquets yet better in balance at to get!
Speed Racket family:
The Speed racket family stood already known as fast, powerful and of good spin potential. Now comes there An more stable feeling of play bee. Bee off center hits felt It racket something stiffer than the Graphene XT Speed MPA, but that was not unpleasant for the arm. It racket gave good feedback or the ball the sweet spot hit or not.
Service:
Bee It serve have I always what extra power by It racket necessary. I usage now the Prince Textreme Warrior 107 for extra power and fewer tax on the shoulder, mainly bee It serve. Of the Head Graphene Touch Speed MP had to I yourself something more energy in the service stiches, but that is more On me. It racket offers fine grip for slice- or kick services and solid service power.
Just:
The Head Graphene Touch Speed MP is agile enough On It just. Neat for An racket that is known as baseline racket. It feels robust to hard balls at block and offers sufficient touch for emotional volleys. I was nice to meet you surprised Through the performance On It just!
Power/Control:
The power sit absolute in this Head Graphene Touch Speed MP. The Head Hawk Touch 17 (1.25 mm) with which I this racket tested have, is more control oriented. Nevertheless was the power clearly noticeable. Of strings such as Head Gravity or Diadem Solstice Power 17 would there yet more power are. The previous version by this racket offered fewer control and ball feeling. This update takes care of for An better balance: good power and spin potential on the one hand, solid feeling of play and more control on the other hand.
Comfort/Arm-friendliness:
This last version by the Speed MP is fewer 'Sun stiff plank', what It comfort Real at good comes. The RA value is lowered by 67 Unpleasant 64 in the current version. Sometimes go this at cost by the (free) power in It racket, but that is here not It case. Power enough in the Graphene Touch Speed MP. Now comes there extra comfort, feeling and stability bee, thanks to It new Graphene Touch material. The Speed MP has clearly On comfort for the arm/shoulder won.
General Impression:
Of this update of Graphene Touch, brings Head An Speed MP that a lot of better in balance is. It stays An racket of An fast feel, a lot of power and good spin potential, but offers now also An more stable feeling of play, what contributes On extra control and ball feeling. Great update already of already!