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Head Speed Motion vs StarVie Astrum+
The Head Speed Motion and StarVie Astrum+ share the same teardrop shape, but Head builds toward power with a high balance and firmer feel, while StarVie keeps the Astrum+ at medium balance for a genuinely control-first racket — same silhouette, different intent.
This pairing isolates balance and core hardness almost perfectly, since shape is held constant. The Speed Motion's high balance moves its mass toward the tip, and Head positions it explicitly for advanced, competitive players who want pace; the Astrum+'s medium balance keeps more mass centred, in line with StarVie's control-first pitch for the same playing level.
Price does not follow the power/control split you might expect here: both sit in the same premium band, but the control-first Astrum+ actually carries the higher price tag of the two — a reminder that price tracks brand and materials as much as it tracks 'how much power a racket makes'.
| Head Speed Motion 2025 | StarVie Astrum+ | |
|---|---|---|
| shape | teardrop | teardrop |
| weight | 355 g | 360 g |
| balance | high | medium |
| feel | hard | medium |
| € | premium | premium |
Head Speed Motion 2025
- shape
- teardrop
- weight
- 355 g
- balance
- high
- feel
- hard
premium
StarVie Astrum+
- shape
- teardrop
- weight
- 360 g
- balance
- medium
- feel
- medium
premium
If your teardrop racket search is really a power search, the Speed Motion fits better. If it's a control search that just wants a bit more bite than a round racket, the Astrum+ is the correct pick of the two.
Price links coming soon — we're finishing our comparison data.
FAQ
If two rackets are the same shape, are they basically the same racket?
No — balance and core hardness change how a racket plays as much as shape does. Two teardrop rackets can play as differently from each other as a round racket does from a diamond one.