Head Extreme MP (2022) Review

As a tennis participant, discovering the appropriate racket could make all of the distinction in your sport, and it may be difficult to navigate the ocean of choices in the marketplace, however one choice gaining recognition is the Head Excessive MP (2022).

This final model was launched in September 2022 and, along with the Excessive Tour, Excessive MP Mild, Excessive Staff and Excessive Staff Mild, is a part of the most recent Head Excessive Line endorsed by Matteo Berrettini and Richard Gasquet.

I not too long ago had the chance to check out this racket and needed to share my ideas and experiences.

On this overview, I might be taking a better have a look at the Head Excessive MP and exploring its options, advantages, and downsides.

I may even examine it to different rackets in the marketplace and supply suggestions for gamers contemplating buying it.

Head Excessive MP Cosmetics

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From a purely visible perspective, the Head Excessive MP design is extra enticing than in earlier variations of this racket. It reveals a superb mixture of lime inexperienced and sage inexperienced that’s pleasing to the eyes.

Nevertheless, the traditional Head Excessive form remained with a large throat and rectangular head.

The Head Excessive MP is designed to supply a stability of energy, management, and spin. It has a 100-square-inch head displaying enlarged grommets, which offers a big candy spot and helps gamers preserve accuracy even when they don’t make excellent contact.

It additionally has an open string sample designed to facilitate the era of heavy spins.

Specification and Setup

 
Head Excessive MP
My Head Excessive MP

Head Measurement
100in² / 645.16cm²
100in² / 645.16cm²

Size
27in / 68.58cm
27in / 68.58cm

Unstrung Weight
10.6 oz / 300g
10.7oz / 303.7g

Strung Weight
11.2oz / 318g
11.2oz / 317.5 g

Unstrung Steadiness
12.59 / 32cm / 7 pts HL
12.55 / 31.9 cm / 7 pts HL

Strung Steadiness
12.99in / 32.99cm / 4 pts HL
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Swingweight
320
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Stiffness
65
65

Beam Width
23mm / 26 mm / 21 mm
23mm / 26 mm / 21 mm

Composition
Graphene 360+
Graphene 360+

Racket Colours
Sage Inexperienced/Lime Inexperienced
Sage Inexperienced/Lime Inexperienced

Grip Sort
Head Hydrosorb Professional
Head Hydrosorb Professional – #2

String Sample
16 Mains / 19 Crosses
16 Mains / 19 Crosses

String Rigidity
24-28 kg
22 kg (with Dunlop Black Widow)

For this playtest, I had the Excessive MP strung with a full mattress of Dunlop Black Widow at 22kg (48.5 lbs). 

Head Excessive MP Playtest and Overview

The playtest with the Head Excessive MP 2022 was on out of doors hardcourts, and I used it for a number of hours over 4 days to get a good suggestion of the way it performed.

For reference and to grasp a few of my findings with the Excessive, I at the moment play with a Yonex VCORE 100 in aggressive play.

First Impressions

One of many issues I instantly appreciated concerning the Head Excessive MP was its sizeable candy spot.

Particularly at night time, with synthetic lights, I generally wrestle to make excellent contact with the ball.

Because of this, having a racket that may nonetheless present energy and accuracy on off-centre hits made me really feel safer whereas hitting.

The open string sample additionally lived as much as its promise of serving to me generate spin and management the trajectory of my pictures.

The light-weight design of the Head Excessive MP 100 inch was additionally a plus for me. I prefer to generate loads of racket head velocity, and this racket made it straightforward to take action with out feeling heavy or cumbersome.

The stability of energy, management, and spin additionally labored nicely for my sport, as I prioritise precision and accuracy over uncooked energy.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t all excellent news. Whereas the Head Excessive MP labored nicely for me in lots of respects, I observed some potential drawbacks.

For one, regardless of the Head’s try to create a fairly highly effective racket via enlarged grommets, the dearth of energy could concern some gamers.

Whereas I appreciated the stability of energy, management, and spin, I can see the way it might create a way of insecurity and limitation in gamers that prefer to depend on their energy sport,

Furthermore, in my view, the stiffness of the Head Excessive MP is one other trigger for concern.

Although it’s mid-range at 65RA and didn’t hassle me an excessive amount of throughout the first couple hours of play, I felt an uncomfortable tingle in each my wrist and elbow on the third-hour mark.

Lastly, from my viewpoint, the value of the Head Excessive MP is an enormous downside. Whereas I appreciated among the options and advantages of this racket, I’d not establish it as a professional-level racket.

Because of this, I’d not anticipate its worth to be on the upper finish of the market. I consider intermediate-level gamers might discover comparable choices for a extra inexpensive worth.

Groundstrokes

Throughout the first half-hour of play, I recognised that the Head Excessive MP wouldn’t match my expectations.

Although the design allowed me to generate a very good quantity of spin, the ball appeared to die proper after the bounce.

In each forehand and backhand, I couldn’t switch sufficient weight onto the ball, which resulted in total “empty” spins.

I appreciated the manoeuvrability of this light-weight racket that allowed me to provide a major quantity of head velocity and preserve good management of the trajectory of my groundstrokes.

Nevertheless, this attribute didn’t compensate for the dearth of energy knowledgeable participant would need from the baseline.

Volleys

As an all-court participant, I belief my volleys to shut some extent. Due to this fact, I wish to really feel comfy executing the shot with out second-guessing the reliability of the racket.

Whereas I felt the Head Excessive MP might present good management from the baseline, I had completely different emotions concerning the internet.

I felt the racket to be empty on impression, and I couldn’t direct my shot with the precision I needed.

Furthermore, the dearth of energy considerably affected my overhead, typically forcing me to hit two or extra in a row to complete some extent.

Serve

I feel the serve is the shot that least advantages from the Head Excessive MP. Though I might constantly hit the ball safely within the courtroom, my serve didn’t trigger any hassle to the returner.

I discovered that my sliced serve wouldn’t achieve sufficient velocity, whereas my kick second serve didn’t bounce excessive sufficient to turn out to be tough to assault.

Return

Whereas returning, I might lastly benefit from the manoeuvrability of the Head Excessive MP totally. Particularly after I tried to return towards massive serves, I utilised the enlarged candy spot and light-weight weight of the racket to maneuver it into place rapidly and hit my return on the rise.

On this means, I might compensate for the racket’s lack of energy by taking within the energy of the serve and utilizing it as my very own.

Who is that this Racket For?

In accordance with the producer’s description, the Head Excessive MP is a tennis racket designed for intermediate to advanced-level gamers with a contemporary taking part in type preferring a racket with energy and spin. 

Nevertheless, I don’t consider that any advanced-level gamers would genuinely profit from utilizing this racket.

All of the advertising and marketing across the Excessive MP claims it’s notably suited to gamers who prefer to hit aggressive pictures from the baseline and who generate plenty of topspin. But, I discover that the load and energy transferred to the ball are less than the requirements of many different rackets I’ve used.

In conclusion, the Head Excessive MP would finest go well with low to intermediate-level gamers quite than advanced-level gamers.

I’d recommend this racket to three.0-4.0 NTRP gamers on the lookout for management and consistency throughout factors however not counting on their energy or attacking skills to win their matches.

Greater-level gamers ought to look elsewhere. In any other case, the Excessive MP will have to be closely customised.

Comparable Spec Rackets

Ultimate Ideas

As an advanced-level participant, I can say that my ultimate impression of the Head Excessive MP is primarily unfavourable.

It doesn’t permit skilled and higher-level gamers to totally specific their potential via their pictures.

However, I feel it might assist intermediate-level gamers really feel safe that their pictures, even when not too highly effective, will constantly land on the courtroom.

Nevertheless, in my view, the value of the racket is just too excessive for what the product affords: the quality-price ratio doesn’t appear price it (particularly given Artengo’s providing), and I’d wait till it drops in worth to think about buying.

Professionals

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Have you ever tried the Head Excessive MP or some other rackets within the Excessive line? Let me know your suggestions within the feedback.