Head Zephyr Pro
The Pro build of the Head Zephyr. A teardrop head with a medium balance, so the weight sits neither back in the hand nor forward over the ball. It is an all-round frame at intermediate level. Read the build word before the model year when comparing two Zephyr listings: the year moves every season while the build word is what actually changes the racket.
Shape
Teardrop
Balance
Medium
Hardness
Medium
Core
Foam
Style
All-round
Level
Intermediate
About the Head Zephyr Pro
The head is a teardrop, which keeps a usable sweet spot while still carrying weight towards the tip, so it works at both ends of the court. The balance is medium, which is the least committed of the four profiles. The face is medium, firm enough to return pace without removing the margin a soft face gives. The core is foam rather than EVA, which is why it feels more damped at contact than the stiffness rating suggests. Within the Head Zephyr, Pro is the build word that separates this racket from its siblings; a model year on a listing describes the season it was sold in rather than where it sits in the range. Zephyr is HEAD's manoeuvrability line for intermediate players, and the two builds make the intent clear: the Zephyr Pro is the performance version and the Zephyr Ultralight drops to 340 g, the lightest frame in the range.
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