Head Prestige Tour 2021
This racquet has the potential to be the hottest new Prestige in a long time. The “Tour” series is not new to the Prestige line but this one has some differences that are meaningful, we think!
This new Tour is a 16×19 string pattern inserted into a 95 square inch hitting area! Compare that to the previous Tour with a 18×19 string pattern in a 99 square inch head(now the new Prestige MP)…so you can see where this one is headed!
Also included in the Prestige Tour is the Auxetic material and construction that is intended to provide a better feeling impact and maybe a little more “energy”. The shaft has a slightly different geometry and is a little shorter than some other models, however, the graphics indicate the shaft is “elongated”.
The “box” beam is a relatively constant 22mm from start to finish and is beautifully done in matt black transitioning into the Prestige maroon.
| Manufacturer | Head |
|---|---|
| Racquet Model | Head Prestige Tour 2021 |
| Reference Tension | 53 lbs - 24.0 kg |
| String | Victrex 7718 (PEEK) |
| Machine Used | True Tension Professional |
| ASPS, RDC | 50.0 |
| ASPS, FlexFour | 63.5 |
| Racquet Flex, RDC | 63 - After stringing |
| Racquet Flex, FlexFour | 42.5 |
| Racquet - In Plane Stiffness | 384.6 lbs/Inch |
| Weight, Grams | 336 |
| Weight, Ounces | 11.85 |
| Balance, mm | 326 |
| Balance, Inch | 12.83 |
| Length, Cm | 68.5 |
| Length, Inch | 26.968 |
| Head Width | 9.406 |
| Head Length | 12.78 |
| Head Area, cm2 | 608.9 |
| Head Area, Sq. Inch | 94.4 |
| Number of Main Strings | 16 |
| Number of Cross Strings | 19 |
| Ratio Cross/Mains | .620 |
| Main String Grid | 7.20 |
| Cross String Grid | 9.125 |
| Density (% of head filled with string) | .695 |
| Average Cross String Space | .464 |
| Average Main String Space | .445 |
| Dynamic Tension, Kp, ERT | 34 |
| Dynamic Tension, Lbs/in | 190.16 |
| First Moment, Nm | .844 |
| Polar Moment | 347 |
| Torsional Stability | 16 |
| Swing Weight, Kg/cm2 | 331 |
| Swing Weight, Ounces | 11.68 |
| Swing Weight Calculated | 357.1 |
| Power, RDC | 53 |
| Control, RDC | 47 |
| Manueverability, RDC | 66 |
| Power, Calculated | 1968.0 |
| Head Points | 5.20 |
| Head Weight, % | 47.6% |
| Center of Percussion | 21.1 |
| Dwell Time, ms | 9.00 |
| Efective Stiffness - lbs | 27.9 |
| K, Lb/In | 160.26 |
| Recoil Weight | 161.61 |
| Twist Weight | 223.59 |
| End Weight | 136.8 |
| Tip Weight | 200.6 |
| 9 O'Clock | 99.5 |
| 3 O'Clock | 101.4 |
| Butt Cap | 134.9 |
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Racquet Quest, LLC
Love a slightly narrower throat 95 like Djokovic’s and 16×20 offering!
Novaks 18×19 should really be a 16×20 for the rest of the world to
reign in the feel on the crosses and a tad more spin from the mains