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Play Like a Girl!
Yes, I mean it!
Keep reading to see why I suggest you “play like a girl.”
About a year ago, a little girl, Meera, about 12 years old, came into the World Headquarters to demo a few racquets. She was committed to getting better and wanted a racquet that would help her.
After a few demos, she selected the Head Graphene Touch Radical Pro. During the discussion of how we were going to set up these new racquets, I mentioned the Head Pro Cap System that is compatible with this model.
If you are not familiar with the “cap” system, it is the plastic parts that fit over the head of the racquet to protect the string. All racquets have a grommet set, but the “cap” system encloses the string as it is installed therefore is more substantial than the standard grommet set. The racquet on the left has the “cap” system.
Head Pro Cap System
She purchased two (2) Head Graphene Touch Radical Pro, one with and one without the cap system.
So, other than doing a great job of protecting string it also provides additional inertia, or momentum, that blasts the racquet through the incoming tennis ball!
This momentum creates stability, and a stable racquet will be more powerful and controllable!
But wait, what about all that additional weight? That is the question we hear anytime we suggest adding weight to a racquet.
Weight is your friend! Every player is different so matching the racquet to the physical capabilities is critical!
It was so much of a friend to Meera that she quickly came in to have the second Head Graphene Touch Radical Pro fitted with the “cap” system and both racquets fitted with a Head Leather grip! The leather grip adds about 10 grams to the rear end of the racquet.
So, what are the specifications of this racquet that is being used successfully by a 12-year-old girl?
Take a look at these then tell me you can’t use a “heavier” racquet:
Weight: 360 grams (12.7 ounces)
SwingWeight: 344 Kg/cm² (12.1 ounces)
Points Head Light: 8.03…yes, still very much headlight!
Torsional Stability: 22…very good!
Power: 2216.6
Recoil Weight: 176.9
Twist Weight: 246.9
*Ereca End Weight: 153.0
*Ereca Tip Weight: 207.0
*Ereca is a French company that designs and manufactures racquet diagnostic equipment.
Do yourself a favor and Play Lkie a Girl!
There is more to this story so keep checking back, and, if you have questions please click on “Ask John” above or respond to this post and I will try to answer them.
Head Graphene 360 Radical PWR
As you would expect “PWR” means power! With a calculated power factor of 2294.7 that is true! You can see by the picture above that the PWR has a slightly larger head size (109.9 square inch) and a reasonable beam of 26/25/23 which contributes to a racquet stiffness of 65.
Head Graphene 360 Radical PWR
Unique to the PWR series of Head racquets this racquet can be either a 16 x 19 or 14 x 19 string pattern by replacing the top grommets with the included grommet set.
This format creates a “fan pattern” that makes the upper portion of the string bed very “open”.
This is a picture of last yesrs model. Whichever pattern you choose you will be presented with plenty of power…PWR!
| Manufacturer | Head |
|---|---|
| Racquet Model | Graphene 360 Radical PWR |
| Reference Tension | 60 lbs - 30.6 kg |
| String | Head Velocity MLT 17 Pink |
| Machine Used | True Tension Professional |
| ASPS, RDC | 52 |
| ASPS, FlexFour | 59 |
| Racquet Flex, RDC | 65 - After stringing |
| Racquet Flex, FlexFour | 42 |
| Racquet - In Plane Stiffness | 310.9 lbs/Inch |
| Weight, Grams | 284 |
| Weight, Ounces | 10.02 |
| Balance, mm | 350 |
| Balance, Inch | 13.78 |
| Length, Cm | 69.5 |
| Length, Inch | 27.362 |
| Head Width | 9.99 |
| Head Length | 14.00 |
| Head Area, cm2 | 708.8 |
| Head Area, Sq. Inch | 109.9 |
| Number of Main Strings | 16 |
| Number of Cross Strings | 19 |
| Ratio Cross/Mains | .601 |
| Main String Grid | 8.20 |
| Cross String Grid | 10.90 |
| Density (% of head filled with string) | .814 |
| Average Cross String Space | .574 |
| Average Main String Space | .513 |
| Dynamic Tension, Kp, ERT | 34 |
| Dynamic Tension, Lbs/in | 190.16 |
| First Moment, Nm | .780 |
| Polar Moment | 328 |
| Torsional Stability | 16 |
| Swing Weight, Kg/cm2 | 312 |
| Swing Weight, Ounces | 11.01 |
| Swing Weight Calculated | 347.9 |
| Power, RDC | 51 |
| Control, RDC | 51 |
| Manueverability, RDC | 79 |
| Power, Calculated | 2294.7 |
| Head Points | -0.79 (negative is head heavy) |
| Head Weight, % | 50.4% |
| Center of Percussion | 21.2 |
| Dwell Time, ms | 8.82 Ms - No Swing |
| Efective Stiffness - lbs | 28.9 |
| K, Lb/In | 166.67 |
| Recoil Weight | 136.76 |
| Twist Weight | 211.39 |
| End Weight | 96.7 |
| Tip Weight | 187.8 |
| 9 O'Clock | 93.6 |
| 3 O'Clock | 98.1 |
| Butt Cap | 92.5 |
Head Graphene 360 Radical S
As you can see by the picture above the Graphene 360 Radical S looks a lot like the others in this series, however, the “S” stands for “special”. Why? Because the “S” combines the most popular specifications from full blown players racquets and brings them to the masses! In fact, according to Head, this is the best selling Radical!
Head Graphene 360 Radical S
The 102 square inch head and stiffness of 59 are fitted into a thinner beam (22/25/23) to create a very user friendly combination.
Take a look at the specs below.
| Manufacturer | Head |
|---|---|
| Racquet Model | Graphene 360 Radical S |
| Reference Tension | 58 lbs - 26.3 kg |
| String | Head Velocity MLT 17 Yellow |
| Machine Used | True Tension Professional |
| ASPS, RDC | 55 |
| ASPS, FlexFour | 61 |
| Racquet Flex, RDC | 59 - After stringing |
| Racquet Flex, FlexFour | 40 |
| Racquet - In Plane Stiffness | 361.4 lbs/Inch |
| Weight, Grams | 302 |
| Weight, Ounces | 10.65 |
| Balance, mm | 329 |
| Balance, Inch | 12.95 |
| Length, Cm | 68.5 |
| Length, Inch | 26.968 |
| Head Width | 9.79 |
| Head Length | 13.28 |
| Head Area, cm2 | 658.6 |
| Head Area, Sq. Inch | 102.1 |
| Number of Main Strings | 16 |
| Number of Cross Strings | 19 |
| Ratio Cross/Mains | .621 |
| Main String Grid | 7.50 |
| Cross String Grid | 10.00 |
| Density (% of head filled with string) | .735 |
| Average Cross String Space | .526 |
| Average Main String Space | .469 |
| Dynamic Tension, Kp, ERT | 35 |
| Dynamic Tension, Lbs/in | 195.76 |
| First Moment, Nm | .767 |
| Polar Moment | 319 |
| Torsional Stability | 15 |
| Swing Weight, Kg/cm2 | 304 |
| Swing Weight, Ounces | 10.72 |
| Swing Weight Calculated | 326.9 |
| Power, RDC | 41 |
| Control, RDC | 61 |
| Manueverability, RDC | 84 |
| Power, Calculated | 1831.1 |
| Head Points | 4.09 |
| Head Weight, % | 48.1% |
| Center of Percussion | 21.2 |
| Dwell Time, ms | 8.58 Ms - No Swing |
| Efective Stiffness - lbs | 28.5 |
| K, Lb/In | 176.28 |
| Recoil Weight | 147.83 |
| Twist Weight | 216.37 |
| End Weight | 119.9 |
| Tip Weight | 182.2 |
| 9 O'Clock | 94.0 |
| 3 O'Clock | 91.8 |
| Butt Cap | 115.8 |
Head Graphene 360 Radical Pro
Don’t let the word “Pro” scare you away from trying this racquet! You can see all the specs below but this 98 square inch head and thin beam (20/23/21) add up to a definitive “players” racquet just slightly heavier than the MP but having the same swing weight.
The Graphene material has been re-arranged a little and is now “360” as oppossed to “Touch”. It seems the word “touch” diminished the famous feed-back of the racquet…so goodbye!
Like the “MP” the “Pro” has a slightly more “round” grip shape on a pallet that accepts the Head Sensor, as do all the recent Head racquets.
Head Graphene 360 Radical Pro
| Manufacturer | Head |
|---|---|
| Racquet Model | Graphene 360 Radical Pro |
| Reference Tension | 56 lbs - 25 k.4g |
| String | Head Velocity MLT 16 Black |
| Machine Used | True Tension Professional |
| ASPS, RDC | 55 |
| ASPS, FlexFour | 64.5 |
| Racquet Flex, RDC | 66 - After stringing |
| Racquet Flex, FlexFour | 46 |
| Racquet - In Plane Stiffness | 526.3 lbs/Inch |
| Weight, Grams | 333 |
| Weight, Ounces | 11.74 |
| Balance, mm | 322 |
| Balance, Inch | 12.68 |
| Length, Cm | 68.6 |
| Length, Inch | 27.008 |
| Head Width | 9.51 |
| Head Length | 12.94 |
| Head Area, cm2 | 623.7 |
| Head Area, Sq. Inch | 96.7 |
| Number of Main Strings | 16 |
| Number of Cross Strings | 19 |
| Ratio Cross/Mains | .619 |
| Main String Grid | 7.50 |
| Cross String Grid | 9.40 |
| Density (% of head filled with string) | .729 |
| Average Cross String Space | .495 |
| Average Main String Space | .469 |
| Dynamic Tension, Kp, ERT | 36 |
| Dynamic Tension, Lbs/in | 201.35 |
| First Moment, Nm | .826 |
| Polar Moment | 333 |
| Torsional Stability | 14 |
| Swing Weight, Kg/cm2 | 319 |
| Swing Weight, Ounces | 11.25 |
| Swing Weight Calculated | 346.3 |
| Power, RDC | 50 |
| Control, RDC | 50 |
| Manueverability, RDC | 74 |
| Power, Calculated | 2055.6 |
| Head Points | 6.61 |
| Head Weight, % | 46.9% |
| Center of Percussion | 20.9 |
| Dwell Time, ms | 8.58 - No Swing |
| Efective Stiffness - lbs | 30.0 |
| K, Lb/In | 176.28 |
| Recoil Weight | 156.7 |
| Twist Weight | 226.9 |
| End Weight | 137.1 |
| Tip Weight | 196.9 |
| 9 O'Clock | 100.5 |
| 3 O'Clock | 100.9 |
| Butt Cap | 131.3 |
What is Pointy?
Briefly, Pointy is a program that allows shoppers to enter a barcode, or Google product search online, to see if that product is available locally.
As a long time user of Square as the POS in the shop, we engaged with Pointy as a service through Square so our clients can quickly see what we have in stock. A link to our Pointy shop is below so you can take a look around and let me know what it needs to be a valuable resource for you.
Every product you see on the page was input by Racquet Quest so it is in stock at the time the shop was opened, however, the images are supplied by the software so some may not be exactly updated packaging.
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