Racquet

The game of tennis has matured with technology, and the companies that embrace technology will be in front of the competition. HEAD is a step ahead of their competitors, and d3o is their secret weapon. The technology behind d3o will change all of our lives for the better in many different products. I am amazed that HEAD was able to identify with this material to deliver performance enhancements to the user.

The d3o smart material is a specially designed molecule structure that reacts to impact. Where a d3o form can be pliable and soft when held, and become hard like plastic when impact occurs. I have seen the material in ski/snowboarding headgear. It was a soft pliable head warmer that would become a hard helmet when hit. This is a really cool material that has benefits to many industries. HEAD Sport AG has some smart engineers who put the d3o material inside their racquets.

HEAD calls the marriage of their products with d3o, YouTek. The tagline is, "Technology Goes Personal." They mean it…here is why… Tennis players from many skill levels from the amateur to the professional will identify improvements in their game. I say this because players with a short compact swing speed can maximize power in their swing with YouTek. The professional will identify immediately that their racquet adapts to their style of play. YouTek adapts to every player because of d3o. Read more