Head LM
Radical MP Tennis Racquet Review
Tennis Mag 2003
Like a fine wine, the Radical gets better with age. It
debuted in 1992 as a basic graphite, but the sixth and
latest incarnation of this advanced-player's frame
incorporates Liquidmetal, a super-stiff alloy that resists
deformation, in the head at the 10, 2, 5, and 7 o'clock
positions for more stability and power. Radical faithful
will notice that when they need a little extra pop it's
there. The strategic location of Liquidmetal is also
supposed to expand the sweet spot, which is huge on the
oversize but small on the mid-plus, according to testers.
The oversize's open 18 x 19 string pattern adds bite to
shots, a plus for baseliners who hit with spin, while the
tighter 18 x 20 pattern on the mid-plus provides more
control (but makes spin tougher to produce). Testers
hitched their games to the more forgiving oversize; the
mid-plus didn't have enough power for them.
BOTTOM LINE:
The oversize is the big winner here.Head launched its new
Liquidmetal® line last week at the USTA National Tennis
Center.
The
first event in which Agassi will be using his new racquet
is the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, July 28-Aug. 3, in
Washington, D.C., unless he accepts a wildcard into the
RCA Championships in Indianapolis the week before.
The
Liquidmetal® technology Head’s new racquets employ
provide 29 percent more power than titanium. Additionally,
with the technology’s placement in the racquet frame, it
expands the sweetspot across virtually the entire string
bed, an interesting perk for Agassi, perhaps the purest
ball striker in tennis.
This
will be Agassi’s third model change in the last four
years. He began playing with Head’s titanium model, the
Ti.Radical in 1999 and switched to the i.Radical in June
2001.
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- MAP
$179.95
- Our
Price $76.95
- Pre-Strung
w/ Head Syn Gut 16 mid tension
- Length:
27
- Head
Size: 107", 690cm
- Weight:
10.4oz., 295 grams
- Balance:
320mm
- Cross
Sect1on: 21mm
- Type
of Swing: Full strokes
- String
Tension: 54-64 lbs.
- Flex:
Stiff
- Features:
Liquidmetal Technology
NoShox Dampening System
Total Sweetspot Construction (TSC)
- 18
Mains, 19 Crosses
- LIQUIDMETAL
TECHNOLOGY
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