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Head AFT Discovery

Source-backed racket profile with quantified metrics, provenance, and comparison-ready specs from the Squash Review catalog.

91Power
100Control
97.3Research index
66Trend
$241Price
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Performance profile

Performance profilePowerControlManeuverStabilityTouch
Power: 91Drive pace and finishing pressure from the string bed.
Control: 100Touch, drops, and placement accuracy at the front wall.
Maneuver: 100Hand speed and quick exchanges under pressure.
Stability: 63Frame resistance on off-center contact.
Touch: 99Feel and forgiveness on soft shots.

Power

Power score

91
8avg 80100

Manufacturer rating: 9.5/10 · Above average

Head shapetraditional
Head size495 cm²
String pattern12x17

Control

Control score

100
12avg 83.7100

Manufacturer rating: 9.5/10 · Above average

Touch score

99
13avg 80.1100

Above average

Weight & balance

Strung weight

141 g
130 gavg 151 g170 g

Below average

Maneuver score

100
76avg 93.6100

Above average

Unstrung weight118 g
Balance point30.5 cm
Balance classn/a
Frame materialCarbon/Graphite

Source reviews

Squash Source · 2015-04

The Head AFT Discovery, a starter racket coming in 2015 from Head.

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Brand

BrandHead
Founded1950
HQAustria
Reputation index88/100
Products in catalog105
Pro usage count12

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About & provenance

Primary sourceSquash Source
Source URLhttps://www.squashsource.com/head-aft-discovery/
Confidence78%
Release year2025
Slughead-aft-discovery
How we measure

Power and control scores derive from manufacturer 1–10 ratings when published, normalized to our 0–100 catalog scale.

Maneuver scores weight strung mass and balance point against the full catalog distribution.

Missing metrics stay blank — we do not invent lab numbers.