Racket comparison
Head Radical Team 2026 vs Head Radical Team Light 2026
The Head Radical Team 2026 scores higher for control and sweet spot; the Head Radical Team Light 2026 for manoeuvrability and rebound.
- Season
- 2026
- 2026
- Shape
- Tear
- Tear
- Weight
- 360 gr
- 340 gr
- Touch
- Medium-Hard
- Medium
- Core
- Control FOAM
- Control FOAM
- Faces
- Fiberglass
- Fiberglass
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Fiberglass
- Catalogue rating
- 8.4/10
- 8.1/10
- Power
- 6.8/10
- 6.5/10
- Control
- 9.3/10
- 7.7/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 8.3/10
- 9.4/10
- Rebound
- 8.4/10
- 9.0/10
- Sweet spot
- 9.0/10
- 7.9/10
- Strengths
- Huge, forgiving sweet spot
- Quick handling at net
- Controlled *bandeja* and *víbora*
- Quick handling in transitions
- Lively ball exit on defense
- Stable, tidy volley exchanges
- Tradeoffs
- Limited raw finishing power
- Not a firm, direct feel
- Smashes need your own pace
- Limited smash finishing power
- Lacks stiffness on attack
- Needs own force from baseline
Scores are editorial catalogue ratings out of 10 from the source reviews, not customer reviews. Prices and stock haven’t been checked.
Which suits whom
- Choose the Head Radical Team 2026 if you value control and sweet spot: its catalogue scores are higher (control 9.3 vs 7.7, sweet spot 9.0 vs 7.9).
- Choose the Head Radical Team Light 2026 if you value manoeuvrability and rebound: its catalogue scores are higher (manoeuvrability 9.4 vs 8.3, rebound 9.0 vs 8.4).
- The Head Radical Team Light 2026 has the softer touch (Medium vs Medium-Hard), which is usually more comfortable and gives easier depth; the firmer Head Radical Team 2026 rewards faster swings with more control at pace.
- The Head Radical Team Light 2026 has the lighter listed weight (340 gr vs 360 gr), which helps handling and arm comfort over long matches.