Head Gravity Team Light Padel Racket 2024

Three kinds of player get the most from it. Beginners who want a round, forgiving head and nothing heavy to swing. Lighter adults, often women and juniors moving up from a children's racket, who find 360 g rackets tiring by the end of a session. And improving club players who win points by keeping the ball in and want control more than pace.

The round head puts the sweet spot in the middle of the face, and Head says the Control Foam enlarges it further. A smooth fibreglass hitting surface gives a comfortable, slightly springy contact, which Head describes as adding comfort and easy power. There's an integrated protector system around the frame too, which helps when new players catch the glass.

Head lists 340 g on its spec sheet with the usual 10 g tolerance, and one of Head's own pages gives 339 g. That makes it one of the lightest adult rackets in Head's range; of the Head rackets we list, only the specialist 300 g One Ultralight is lighter.

Balance is where the shops disagree. Tennis Nuts calls it even, others call it low, and Head's product page and two retailers give 270 mm from the butt. On a 340 g frame, 270 mm doesn't make it head-heavy in feel; it simply means the little weight there is sits slightly up the frame, which gives volleys a bit of free depth without tiring the wrist.

All four 2024 Gravity rackets are round and built on Control Foam. The Team Light is the lightest. The Gravity Team adds weight on the same fibreglass recipe for club players who want a little more solidity, the Gravity Motion sits in between with Head's Spin Surface, and the Gravity Pro is the advanced, carbon-woven version at 365 g.

Most players who start on the Team Light move to the Gravity Team or Motion within a season or two, once their swing is grooved. That's a good sign, not a problem: the shape and the feel carry over.

Head makes a near-twin in its Radical family. The Radical Team Light is the 2026 edition of the same idea: 340 g, round, fibreglass on Control Foam, 270 mm. On the published numbers there isn't much between them, so the choice comes down to season and look. The Radical is the newer design; the Gravity is the one that sits inside a whole range of round rackets you can grow into.

If you already hit hard, a 340 g racket will feel like it gets pushed around by heavy balls; the 360 g Gravity Team or a teardrop gives you more stability. Strong tennis players coming across often fall into this group. The beginner padel rackets page and the control padel rackets range both have heavier round options.

An overgrip first: light rackets twist in a sweaty hand, so a Head Xtreme Soft three-pack is worth fitting before the first session. The padel grips page explains why. The integrated protector helps, but a strip from the racket protector range costs little and saves the rim.

For balls, a tube of Head One suits relaxed games, and our padel balls guide covers the rest. A Head Tour backpack or anything from the padel bag range carries it, and proper padel shoes matter more than any racket in the first month.

Lighter players might also like our women's padel rackets page, which lines up light frames from every brand, and the cheap padel rackets page covers the budget band. The full padel racket range and the guide on how to choose a padel racket cover everything else.