Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Warped Hoop - Head Gravity

The recently launched Head Gravity series of tennis rackets are really soft and arm friendly. 

This rare flex got many players on board, especially previous users of the Babolat Pure Drives and Aero Pros.

However, their feedback has been mixed. Some loved the Gravity while many others hated its inconsistency and lack of accuracy.

In stock form, I find the power and stability lacking.

However, it is the incredibly soft hoop that poses the biggest problems. It is almost as soft as the old but very popular Head Prestige.

Maintaining hoop shape while stringing this Gravity is challenging. I received so many badly warped hoops that rendered the racket unplayable.

Take a look yourself at the three videos below...

The stringjob in this first video was done by another stringer. You can see the Head logo stenciled. The hoop was approximately 24.8cm wide.


In the second video below, the hoop width was approximately 25.3cm after the strings were cut and removed.

 
 
The third video showed the width to be almost exactly 25.3cm after I restrung it. No stencil. Almost zero distortion.


Naturally, the player loved the distortion free stringjob.

If you have a Head Gravity playing inconsistently, it could be the stringing. Try measuring the hoop width without and with strings.

PS: Sorry about the lousy video quality...somehow it deteriorated after uploading