Reviewing the Head Liquidmetal Radical
Posted on August 24, 2009
Filed Under Tennis
The Head Liquidmetal Radical has been a staple in the tennis world for most of the decade now, and a classic racquet at that. Used by advanced amateurs and professionals alike, this is one of the more popular racquets in the tennis world, and with good reason.
While this racquet is a bit on the heavy side, it actually lends itself well to smooth ground strokes as a result. Everything feels steady and firm due to the racquet’s weight, and the spin it puts on the ball is great.
When serving, the Liquidmetal Radical mid-plus gave us excellent control over the ball, and each serve felt great coming off the racquet. Returning serves at high speeds was no problem either.
Perhaps our favorite element of the racquet was the effect that it had on our ground strokes, as the control and spin the mid-plus allowed us to put on the ball was really one of the best we’ve ever experienced when testing a racquet. No wonder it’s such a popular seller!
As a bonus, anyone looking for some extra comfort will be happy to know that the over-sized model gives an additional nine square inches. The larger sweet spot makes it all the more easy to hit steady shots.
While a larger head usually results in less control, we hardly noticed the difference in that department. The Radical had great control for an over-sized racquet.
Serving was great with the over-sized model too. The power was excellent and the control too, but it was somewhat harder to put spin on the ball when serving.
The only drawback we noticed while trying this Over-sized Liquidmetal Radical was it didn’t quite generate as much spin as we wanted. This is obviously not a problem if you tend to not hit with a ton of spin, but just don’t expect to slice and top spin your way to victory with this racquet.
More advanced players would probably prefer the mid-plus to the over-sized, but both of these models proved to be excellent racquets, and the rest of the tennis world seems to agree.
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