A new year, brings new releases.

One of the more anticipated releases this year has been the release of the last of the major Head racquet familes to recieve the YouTek treatment.


The new YouTek Extremes have been designed for the modern agressive tennis player with a long fast swing style. The Extreme series is now recieving Head's new YouTek technology, combining several different materials to allow your racquet to be as individual as you are.

The basis of the YouTek technology is a new smart material called d3o, which allows the racquet to adapt to every shot you hit, so you can take on anyone at anytime.

ATP star Mikhail Youzhny and WTA star Svetlana Kuznetsova will be sporting these new updates this year!


YouTek Extreme Pro-

Like the Microgel Extreme Pro it replaces, the new YouTek Extreme Pro has all the benefits of the Extreme in a heavier and stiffer version, the Extreme Pro provides you with all of the extra touch, power and spin you need for an agressive game. Specifications will mirror those of the Microgel Extreme Pro 2009 it takes the place of, but players will notice a big difference in feel and precision thanks to Head's addition of d3o. Players might find this one to swing a bit heavier than the 2009 Microgel model with a bumped up swingweight of 332 as tested on our in-house RDC machine versus the 2009 Microgel Extreme Pro's 326.

YouTek Extreme Midplus-

Like the Microgel Extreme 2009 it takes the place of, the new YouTek Extreme Midplus is designed for the modern tennis player with the perfect combination of weight and balance to be quick through the air. Now with YouTek technology to perfectly match your Individual needs. Like the YouTek Extreme Pro, the Extreme Midplus will share almost identical specifications with the Microgel Extreme 2009 it replaces.

The Head rep was kind enough to drop into our offices and let our photographer get some shots of the new Extremes, we'll have them at a later date for a full playtest update, so stay tuned for that! I'll be updating this blog with a video review.


Where's the Team version?

For those wondering if there is a YouTek Extreme Team that is going to be released, Head hasn't given us any word on that yet, but if we hear that one is set to be released you can bet we'll be the first to let you know!



Images of both the YouTek Extreme Pro and YouTek Extreme MidPlus 

YouTek Extreme


Extreme Pro





And remember you saw it first at TennisNow!