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HEAD EXTREME tennis rackets compared
HEAD's spin franchise. Auxetic 2.0 is a lattice in the yoke that widens under load — a real structure with a modest measurable effect and a very large ad budget, sold as “sensational feel”. Spin Grommets are elongated holes that free the mains to slide and snap back — that one is honest physics. Recent generations add Sound Grommets, tuned so spin is audible: marketing theatre at its purest. The 16/19 pattern and the thick aero beam do most of the actual work.
Compare these frames in the finder →Specifications and scores
All 5 current HEAD EXTREME models, with unstrung weight, head size, string pattern, stiffness (RA), swingweight, balance and beam width, followed by the eleven playing axes rated 0–10 and a difficulty rating.
| Model | Weight | Head | Pattern | Stiffness | Swingweight | Balance | Beam | Ctrl | Prec | Spin | Pwr | Feel | Stab | Man | Serve | Smsh | Slice | Ret | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme MP | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 62 RA | ~320 | ~330 | 23/26/21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Extreme MP (2026) | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 64 RA | ~320 | ~320 | 23/26/21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Extreme Pro (2026) | 305g | 98 | 16x19 | 64 RA | ~325 | ~315 | 22/23/21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Extreme MP L (2026) | 280g | 100 | 16x19 | 63 RA | ~305 | ~325 | 23/26/21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Extreme MP XL (2026) | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 64 RA | ~330 | ~320 | 23/26/21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns.
Axes, in order: Control (flat) · Precision · Spin · Power · Feel / comfort · Stability · Maneuverability · Serve · Smash & overhead · Slice / touch · Return / blocking. Difficulty is how demanding the frame is to use well, not how good it is.
Model notes
Extreme MP
Built around spin. The head shape and open bed launch the ball high and let you swing hard through it without sailing, so heavy topspin and big net clearance come easily. The trade is precision on flat balls — the same launch that gives you margin makes a driven, low ball harder to keep down. Feel is crisp and a little hollow rather than plush. A rally-builder's frame.
Choosing between them
Frames in one family share a construction story but not a playing character — head size, pattern and swingweight move the numbers above far more than the marketing does. If you want a shortlist matched to how you actually play, and a string bed matched to the frame, the finder does that in a few taps.