Head Extreme MP (2022) Review

As a tennis participant, discovering the suitable racket could make all of the distinction in your recreation, and it may be difficult to navigate the ocean of choices in the marketplace, however one possibility 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 Group and Excessive Group 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 wished to share my ideas and experiences.

On this evaluation, I might be taking a more in-depth have a look at the Head Excessive MP and exploring its options, advantages, and disadvantages.

I will even evaluate 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 exhibits a wonderful 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 steadiness 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 technology of heavy spins.

Specification and Setup

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 Assessment

The playtest with the Head Excessive MP 2022 was on outside 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 know a few of my findings with the Excessive, I at present 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 evening, with synthetic lights, I generally battle to make excellent contact with the ball.

For that reason, 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 photographs.

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 simple to take action with out feeling heavy or cumbersome.

The steadiness of energy, management, and spin additionally labored properly for my recreation, as I prioritise precision and accuracy over uncooked energy.

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

For one, regardless of the Head’s try and create a fairly highly effective racket by means of enlarged grommets, the dearth of energy might concern some gamers.

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

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

Despite the fact that it’s mid-range at 65RA and didn’t hassle me an excessive amount of through 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 perspective, the value of the Head Excessive MP is an enormous downside. Whereas I appreciated a few of the options and advantages of this racket, I might not establish it as a professional-level racket.

For that reason, I might not anticipate its value to be on the upper finish of the market. I consider intermediate-level gamers may discover comparable choices for a extra inexpensive value.

Groundstrokes

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

Despite the fact that the design allowed me to generate 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 general “empty” spins.

I appreciated the manoeuvrability of this light-weight racket that allowed me to provide a big 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 a degree. Subsequently, I need to really feel comfy executing the shot with out second-guessing the reliability of the racket.

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

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

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

Serve

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

I discovered that my sliced serve wouldn’t acquire sufficient velocity, whereas my kick second serve didn’t bounce excessive sufficient to develop into tough to assault.

Return

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

On this means, I may 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 fashion 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 fitted to gamers who prefer to hit aggressive photographs from the baseline and who generate a whole lot 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 greatest go well with low to intermediate-level gamers relatively than advanced-level gamers.

I might counsel this racket to three.0-4.0 NTRP gamers in search of management and consistency throughout factors however not counting on their energy or attacking skills to win their matches.

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

Comparable Spec Rackets

Ultimate Ideas

As an advanced-level participant, I can say that my last impression of the Head Extreme MP is primarily detrimental.

It doesn’t permit skilled and higher-level gamers to completely categorical their potential by means of their photographs.

Then again, I feel it may assist intermediate-level gamers really feel safe that their photographs, even when not too highly effective, will constantly land on the court docket.

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

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