Babolat pure drive 2011
Serving with the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive was decent, I was able to place the ball easily and add different spins when needed, but again the plow-through was just not evident on any of the shots I was going for.
The 2012 Pure Drive was starting to fail me. I still struggled with the weight of the racket, like I said, it didn’t feel ‘complete’ when trying to hit a hard ball. I certainly enjoyed the open string pattern though (16×19), I was able to get some good spin off my western forehand, the ball didn’t kick much but it did accelerate through the court at times. Even with the comfortable frame, I tried as hard as I could to generate deep penetrating shots with good pace, however the lack of swingweight made that extremely difficult off the ground. Making ball contact was such a nice feeling, there was very little shock or vibration coming through the frame, thanks to the Cortex system that Babolat so brilliantly implemented to their frames. I finally took the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive out on court to get a feel for what it could do in action. I had the Pure Drive strung with Babolat RPM 17, to get the whole Babolat experience ) unfortunately it didn’t make much of difference. I took a few practice swings in my living room and noticed the swingweight, it was fairly light feeling having a SW of 308 the low swingweight of the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive left me thinking that I wasn’t going to get enough plow-through on my strokes but hey, that’s what customization is for right? Hitting with the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive This would be something that I would have to change if I were to keep this stick in my bag.
I am partial to a tennis racquet that is more balanced to be head light, the PD comes stock at 4 points head light, fairly balanced to me. The 2012 Babolat PureDrive felt pretty light in my hand, especially for coming in at 11.1 ounces, it just didn’t have that ‘complete’ feel to it. My first impression of the cosmetic change was good, I really like the dark colors that Babolat went with, it kind of brings out the “badassness” of it, though I wasn’t quite fond of the blue holographic paint on the inside of the head but whatever, it’s just cosmetic. Though, I was very much looking forward to playtesting this frame and seeing what it could do.
The Pure Drive frame brings back a lot of fond memories of when I started playing tennis seriously, it also brings back a lot of bad memories as well. Getting to know the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive It has a lot of potential and a few downfalls. I was fortunate enough to really get to know the 2012 Babolat PureDrive. The 2012 Babolat Pure Drive (Roddick, Plus, Standard versions available) was released at the beginning of the 2012 tennis season. 2012 Babolat Pure Drive – Roddick’s choice