Head Graphene Touch Speed Midplus Racquet Review
Summary
Head continue de proposer l'excellente maniabilité et le bon potentiel d'effets que nous attendons de sa gamme de raquettes populaires. La Graphene Touch Speed MP offre de nouvelles sensations qui ont impressionné notre équipe de joueurs. D'un côté, la nouvelle technologie Graphene Touch adoucit la réponse en absorbant les chocs non désirés et en améliorant son confort par rapport à l'ancienne version Graphene XT. Cela a permis à l'équipe d'envoyer de grands swings sans crainte des contacts hors centre qui pourraient vous faire mal au bras ou au poignet. De l'autre côté, cette technologie donne des sensations plus atténuées à la raquette, ce qui leur a fait perdre un peu de connexion avec la balle. Nos joueurs ont eu un peu de mal à contrôler leurs frappes à certains moments car ils n'arrivaient pas à ressentir la balle quand elle quittait la zone de frappe. Les coups qui demandaient plus de finesse étaient parfois difficiles à envoyer exactement là où ils le souhaitaient. Dans l'ensemble cependant, nous conseillons aux joueurs en quête de swings faciles, de confort et d'effets dans une raquette très maniable d'essayer rapidement cette Touch Speed MP !
| Head Graphene Touch Speed Midplus Racquet Scores | |
|---|---|
| Power | 78/100 |
| Comfort | 80/100 |
| Touch/Feel | 81/100 |
| Serves | 78/100 |
| Groundstrokes | 81/100 |
| Returns | 77/100 |
| Slice | 78/100 |
| Topspin | 83/100 |
| Volleys | 80/100 |
| Overall | 80/100 |
Overall - Score: 80/100
Groundstrokes - Score: 81 / 100
The biggest thing that jumped out to our playtesters when hitting groundstrokes with the Graphene Touch Speed MP was the feel. The new technology gave this racquet a much softer, more comfortable feel compared to the previous version. Tiffani explained, " The previous version of this racquet offered the interchangeable grommets that let you change the 16x19 string pattern into a wide open 16x16 for more spin. That option is gone with this version, but I found I could easily hit all the spin I needed. The muted feel didn't leave me with a sense of where the ball was on the strings. There are some racquets that I can sense the ball sinking into the stringbed, but this was not one of them. "
Volleys - Score: 80 / 100
The Graphene Touch Speed MP performed well for our testers around the net. Hannah was able to place her volleys well, especially when attempting to block them back deep in the court. She shared, " I found good touch on my volleys with this racquet, and it was easy to get the depth I was looking for, too. I wouldn't say that my volleys felt like a weapon with this racquet, but they were landing way past the service line almost every time. When I approached the net with this racquet I didn't feel completely confident trying to end the point with a volley, but volleys were still probably my favorite shot to hit with the Graphene Speed Touch MP. "
Serves - Score: 78 / 100
For the most part, our testers really enjoyed the easy pace and spin they were able to generate with the Graphene Touch Speed MP on their serves. " The access to spin was very helpful on my serves, " Jason said. " I got lots of bite on my serve to either slide it out wide or move the ball away from my opponent. It was efficient on many levels because not only was the Graphene Touch Speed MP easy to serve with, but I was hitting a high percentage of balls in. I thought power was on par with racquets of similar specs. "
Serve Returns - Score: 77 / 100
There were some mixed feelings from our playtest team when it came to returning serve with the Graphene Touch Speed MP. On the one hand, Mark was having good success against his common hitting partners. He said, " This portion of this playtest was great for me. Similar to my experience on the volley, it was not until the serve speeds were over the 100 MPH threshold that the racquet feel unstable at all. "
Likes:
Tiffani - " The Graphene Touch Speed MP swings very fast and is easy to use. I hit with extra spin without extra effort. It was comfortable. "
Jason - " The spin was fantastic, and the Graphene Touch Speed MP was more powerful than I thought it would be. The softer feel was also easier on my arm. "
Mark - " Words like 'instrument' or 'device' come to mind when playing with the Graphene Touch Speed MP. I was very successful with it overall, especially from the baseline. "
Hannah - " The maneuverability allowed for easy racquet speed, and there was absolutely no shock with this racquet. "
Dislikes:
Tiffani - " I wasn't getting much feel from the stringbed. If I was going to keep playing with it I would try different string setups to see if I could improve ball feel, and perhaps my control. "
Jason - " A tad light for me, which caused some stability problems. "
Mark - " The paint scheme is not exactly my favorite of all time. "
Hannah - " Too muted for my taste, and I just didn't feel connected to the ball. I had some issues with control because of that. "
Comparing it to other rackets they've used, our testers said:
Tiffani - " I'm actually reminded a bit of a Head ASP or Wilson Spin Effect racquet. "
Jason - " It has the same blend of power and control as the Prince Textreme Warrior 100. "
Mark - " It compares with the Prince Textreme Warrior 100, Wilson Ultra 100, Volkl V-Sense 8 (300), Pro Kennex Q5 (295), and Head XT Graphene Radical MP A. "
Hannah - " This is the first Head racquet I have playested, it offered less power than the racquets I prefer. Rather than providing a slight dampened feeling, this racquet completely absorbed the contact of the ball, unlike the racquets I have playtested recently. "
Playtester Profiles:
Tiffani: 4.0 level baseliner with a semi-western grip on the forehand and hits a two-handed backhand. Currently playing with the Prince Textreme Tour 100P.
Jason: 4.0 baseliner with a semi-western forehand and two-handed backhand. Currently using a Yonex EZONE Ai 100.
Mark: 5.0 lefty all-court player with a one-handed backhand. He currently plays with the Babolat Pure Aero Tour.
Hannah: Open level player with a semi-western forehand and two-handed backhand. She currently plays with the Babolat Pure Aero.
Review date: September 2016. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us: information.en@tenniswarehouse-europe.com.
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