What is HEAD Hawk Power? It is a petrol-colored, round polyester string. Like its source of inspiration, Luxilon Alu Power, It puts a premium on control without making the string unnecessarily stiff and firm on the arm. Compared to Luxilon’s flagship string, I would say that Hawk Power is a tad softer in feel. I have used it in a full bed in a variety of different racquets, such as the new HEAD Radical Pro Auxetic, the Dunlop FX 500, the HEAD Speed Pro, the HEAD Extreme Tour and a few other racquets. And it has performed well in all of them.

Strangely, I wouldn’t say I liked it as much in a hybrid setup. I don’t know why. But in the Radical Pro, for example, the full bed was played much better than a natural gut, Hawk Power hybrid. Sometimes it is hard to understand why that is the case, but I was not alone in experiencing it. I tried it in a hybrid in both the Gravity Pro and Radical Pro.

HEAD Hawk Power is only available in 1.25 gauge and petrol color. I have heard a few pros already switching to this string, so I am sure more options will be available in the future. 

I like this string a lot, and I think it competes on equal terms with the famous Alu Power. It seems a bit softer, which I think many players will enjoy, but I did not notice worse durability/tension maintenance than the Luxilon counterpart. This is a string that also plays nice at lower tensions, for example, try it around 20 kg (44 lbs) or lower and it will respond well with good spin and control.

I felt like I could swing out with confidence and the ball would drop in over and over again. It played equally well in a power racquet like the Dunlop FX 500, to a control racquet like the Radical Pro 2023.

If you’re a fan of Alu Power or similar strings, HEAD now has an offering you must try.