Head Evo Speed 2025

The Head Evo Speed 2025 is one of the few beginner rackets built head-light on purpose. The weight is fixed at 350 g. The balance label reads Low, where its siblings read Medium. That single difference shapes everything else on this page. Nobody has tested it yet, so this article works from the published specs only, and says so where things are missing.

Low balance in a medium-balance family: the one spec that sets it apart

Retailers list the balance as Low. That means the weight sits toward the handle, not the head. You notice that immediately in how fast the racket changes direction.

The interesting part is the family around it. The Head Evo Extreme 2025 and the Head Bolt models share almost the same recipe, but they carry a Medium balance. The Evo Speed is the head-light option in that group.

Not a different racket, but a different feel. If you have tried a beginner Head and found it slow at the net, this is the variant aimed at you.

350 g fixed, teardrop, foam and fiberglass: the beginner recipe in full

The weight is 350 g, with no range listed: both the minimum and maximum are 350 g. That is light for an adult racket. Light rackets tire your arm less and forgive late preparation.

The shape is teardrop, which sits between round and diamond. You get a touch more punch than a pure round frame without the demanding sweet spot of a diamond. The head measures 510 cm2 according to one French retailer.

Inside is a foam core, listed as soft density, and the faces are fiberglass. Fiberglass flexes more than carbon. That gives a softer, springier contact, which helps comfort and costs you some precision at full swing speed. The profile is 38 mm, the standard thickness, and the surface is flat, so no texture claims to rely on.

High control, High maneuverability, Low power: reading the meters honestly

The profile meters on this page are computed from the specs, not from a court test. Read them as a logical consequence of the build.

Control comes out High. Soft foam, teardrop shape and low balance all push that way. Maneuverability also lands High, driven by the 350 g weight and the head-light setup. Comfort is High too.

Power is Low. Every driver points down: soft core, fiberglass face, light weight, low balance. That is the honest trade. This racket places the ball, it does not finish the point for you. If your game depends on a big smash, you will work hard here. The fix is technique and timing, or a different racket.

Power 7, Comfort 9, Soft Feel 10: what Head's own ratings are worth

Head's own numbers for this racket are Power 7, Control 8, Comfort 9 and Soft Feel 10, found through a web search rather than a test. Treat them as the brand describing its intentions, not as measurements.

Note the gap. Head rates power at 7, while the spec-based meters read Low. The specs are the harder evidence here: a 350 g head-light racket with soft foam does not produce real power. The Comfort 9 and Soft Feel 10 ratings do line up with the soft foam and fiberglass build.

No review anywhere, no balance in millimetres: reading this racket on specs alone

No independent review of the Evo Speed 2025 exists yet. No tester has swung it, no video channel has measured it. Everything on this page comes from retailer listings and Head's own claims.

Some specs are simply not published. The balance in millimetres is missing, so the low balance label cannot be verified as a number. The frame material and handle details are not listed either. Guessing would be easy and wrong, so this page leaves them blank.

What does that mean for you as a buyer? The recipe is well understood: soft foam, fiberglass, 350 g, head-light. Rackets in this category behave predictably. The risk is in the details nobody published, not in the broad character.

Evo Speed, Evo Extreme or Bolt: picking your Head starter

Within Head's 2025 beginner line, the choice is mostly about balance. The Evo Extreme 2025 shares the foam, fiberglass, teardrop, 38 mm and 350 g formula, but sits at Medium balance. Its meters read Medium for control and maneuverability against High for the Evo Speed, while power stays Low on both. You can see the full breakdown on the comparison page.

The Head Bolt 2025 Black also runs Medium balance, and adds a Power Foam core instead of plain foam. Its meters match the Evo Extreme: Medium control, Medium maneuverability.

So the decision is simple on paper. Want the quickest, most forgiving handling of the three? The Evo Speed. Want a bit more weight toward the head and less agility? The Evo Extreme or the Bolt. None of the three has an independent review yet, so none carries a tested advantage either.