{"id":19040,"date":"2023-01-12T16:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T16:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=19040"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:16:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:16:41","slug":"head-extreme-mp-vs-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/head-extreme-mp-vs-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Extreme MP vs Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, I will look at the racket specs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/head-boom-vs-head-extreme\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14901\">Head Extreme Tour<\/a> (or &#8220;Tour&#8221;) and <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/head-extreme-mp-vs-head-speed-mp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18588\">Head Extreme MP<\/a> (or &#8220;MP&#8221;)  to see how these two rackets compare to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Head-Extreme-MP-vs-Tour-1.png\" alt=\"Head Extreme MP vs Tour\" class=\"wp-image-19041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Head-Extreme-MP-vs-Tour-1.png 682w, https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Head-Extreme-MP-vs-Tour-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Racket_Specs\">Racket Specs<\/span> Comparison &#8211; Head Extreme MP vs Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a comparison of the technical specifications of the <strong>Extreme MP (2022)<\/strong> and <strong>Extreme Tour (2022)<\/strong> tennis rackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Head Extreme MP vs Tour - Racket Comparison\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itEGNblC1kY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Differences:<\/strong> The <strong>Extreme Tour<\/strong> has a smaller head size (<strong>98in vs 100in<\/strong>), a more HL balance (<strong>6 pts HL vs 4 pts HL<\/strong>), a slightly heavier strung weight (<strong>320g vs 318g<\/strong>), a lower swing weight (<strong>317 vs 322<\/strong>), a lower stiffness rating (<strong>63 vs 66<\/strong>), and a thinner beam width (<strong>23mm \/ 23mm \/ 21mm vs 23mm \/ 26mm \/ 21mm<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Similarities:&nbsp;<\/strong>Both rackets have the same racket length (<strong>27in<\/strong>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/tennis-racket-string-patterns\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1941\">string pattern<\/a> (<strong>16&#215;19<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Racket Specs:<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MP<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tour<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Version:<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Design:<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-image-10738\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-MP-2022.png\" alt=\"Head Extreme MP 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-MP-2022.png 250w, https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-MP-2022-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-image-10736\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-Tour-2022.png\" alt=\"Head Extreme Tour 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-Tour-2022.png 250w, https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Head-Extreme-Tour-2022-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Head Size (sq cm)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">645cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">632cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Head Size (sq in)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100in<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">98in<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Length (cm)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">68.58cm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">68.58cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Length (in)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27in<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>String Pattern<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16 x 19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16 x 19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>HL or HH<\/strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Strung Balance (cm)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32.99cm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32.49cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Strung Balance (pts)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4 pts HL<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6 pts HL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Strung Weight (grams)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">318g<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">320g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Strung Weight (ounces)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.2oz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.3oz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Swing Weight<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">322<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">317<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Unstrung Weight (grams)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">300g<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">305g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Unstrung Weight (ounces)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.58oz<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.8oz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Frame Stiffness<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">66<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Beam Width (mm)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23mm \/ 26mm \/ 21mm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23mm \/ 23mm \/ 21mm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;Head Light or Head Heavy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Pros_and_Cons\">Pros and Cons<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP offers tons of spin and feel but it is a heavy frame that is better at the baseline than at the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tour offers good feel, control, maneuverability, and easy spin generation but like the MP, it is a heavy frame that is low powered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power, Control, Spin, and Arm Friendliness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP is the better option in terms of power and spin, whereas the Tour offers more control and is more comfortable to play with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">H2H<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MP<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tour<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Power<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-17732\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winner-Grey.png\" alt=\"Winner Grey\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Control<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winner.png\" alt=\"Winner\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Spin<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-17732\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winner-Grey.png\" alt=\"Winner Grey\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Arm Friendliness<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winner.png\" alt=\"Winner\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Player_Recommendations\">Player Level Recommendations<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP is best used by intermediate to advanced tennis players, while the weight of the Tour means it is only really suitable for advanced players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Player Level<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MP<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tour<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Beginner<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2406\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/No.png\" alt=\"No\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2406\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/No.png\" alt=\"No\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2405 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yes.png\" alt=\"Yes\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2406 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/No.png\" alt=\"No\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Advanced<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2405\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yes.png\" alt=\"Yes\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-2405 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Yes.png\" alt=\"Yes\" style=\"width: 40px;\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Pro_Player_Endorsements\">Pro Player Endorsements<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Extreme MP is endorsed by Richard Gasquet, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/head-extreme-tour-vs-radical-mp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21605\">Extreme Tour<\/a> is currently endorsed by Matteo Berrettini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Where_can_you_buy_these_rackets\">Where can you buy these rackets?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rackets are for sale in most good online tennis shops and through the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.head.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Head<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I will look at the racket specs of the Head Extreme Tour (or &#8220;Tour&#8221;) and Head Extreme MP (or &#8220;MP&#8221;) to see how these two rackets compare to each other. Racket Specs Comparison &#8211; Head Extreme MP vs Tour Below is a comparison of the technical specifications of the Extreme MP (2022)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29284,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19040\/revisions\/29284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}