Head sucks

Head squash racquets suck. I retired my last two Head racquets before their frames are whacked because of some stupid problems. One of them is bad stability, the other has its end of the handle broken away. Now my latest one has a grommet broken, making the ball stays so long on the net such that it rolls on the net at follow-through, instead of bouncing off right away. It just can't keep up with the speed of play.

Well, of course I can replace the grommet, but that means I need to restring the racquet again. The grommet should not have broken in the first place! What a terrible quality control!

I am turning away from Head, which I have depended on for the last 4 or 5 years. The pre-2003 models were very good. It was those made from 2004-2005 keep failing on me. Even the world top squash players are not using Head anymore. They instead use Dunlop. Maybe I will order a couple of demo Dunlop racquets to try out before getting a one. But with the braces and other spending, I may as well just replace the grommet and hang on to this Head racquet for a while.

p.s. It is inhumane, but the proper end of the life of a squash racquet is being whacked and broken apart after 2 or more years of usage. Anything other than that I consider the failure of the manufacturer.