Head Zephyr UL
The UL build of the Head Zephyr. A teardrop head with a low balance, which keeps it quick to move and easy to recover with at the net. It is a control frame at beginner and 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
Low
Hardness
Soft
Core
Foam
Style
Control
Level
Beginner · Intermediate
About the Head Zephyr UL
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 low, so the racket stays easy to move through a long match. The face is soft, which widens the margin on off-centre contact. 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, UL 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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