For all around performance out of a player’s racquet, the Head Liquidmetal Instinct might be one of the best choices around. We found it had no true weaknesses, and plays just as well at net as it does from the baseline.

At a very light weight of roughly eleven ounces, the racquet was very easy to maneuver, but wasn’t flimsy like other racquets at that weight might be.

We loved the way the racquet connected with our strings, and we were able to place the ball around the court as well as any racquet lets us. While it’s light and it has a bigger head, in no way will it limit your game.

The power the racquet gives you is excellent as well. As far as our baseline game was concerned, our strokes had some great speed on the ball and we found our shots landing deep on the other side of the court. Serving was just as successful, and the control it gave us on our second serve was very comforting.

While we loved what this racquet did for our ground strokes, someone using it for the first time may want to proceed with caution, as the light weight of the racquet can at first lead to some over hitting.

Additionally, it almost seems like it was built for players who apply heavy spin to their shots, which we absolutely loved, being the topspin fiends that we are.

Perhaps the only downfall of the racquet is it sometimes plays too comfortable. We found the Head Liquidmetal Instinct absorbs so much power, simply blocking a serve from your opponent will leave the ball very short or in the net. We had to take a swing at even harder first serves, or the ball was left too short and the point was over. While the light weight usually benefits the Head Liquidmetal Instinct, there were these few instances where it could use a little more weight.

All in all, there’s nothing bad to really say about this racquet. It has great control, a great chassis, and it worked really well with our advanced games. If you’re in the market for a racquet, you must at least demo this one.