What’s Your Racquet Part Three.

By: Sabrina Hirani

Welcome to What’s your Racquet where we explain 3 different racquets from one specific brand. In our last article, we chose 3 different racquets from the Wilson brand. In this article, we will be focusing on the Babolat racquets.

Babolat Pure Drive 2018

For beginner players that have a large budget and want to improve fast, the Babolat Pure Drive 2018 racquet is perfect. The Babolat Pure Drive 2018 offers a ton of power and is the perfect racquet for adult or teen beginners. 

The Babolat Pure Drive 110 2018 offers amazing control and stability. It also provides a ton of power as well. This model has a new frame technology called SMAC. This is also combined into the Pure Drive’s frame for a more comfortable play. Another technology called FSI gives the racquet more power and extra spin. 

The racquets head size is a nice starting point for beginners to use. The racquet is also lightweight so then your arms won’t give up on you. The sweet spot on the racquet is way larger than normal racquets. This racquet would be an ideal fit for beginners but also, intermediate players can also use this racquet. It just would not be a higher level. 

The price of this racquet starts at 219.00. This is really expensive for a starter racquet but this racquet will last you for a long time. With it’s cutting edge technology, it makes the racquet one of the best Babolat beginner racquet ever made. If I were you, I would splurge my money for a racquet that I know will be a good racquet to improve on. Overall, with its outstanding features, the Babolat Pure Drive 2018 is a good racquet to get. 

Babolat 2017 Pure Strike 16/19  

For intermediate players that are finding a racquet that focuses on power and precision, the Babolat 2017 Pure Strike 16/19 racquet is for you. Compared to the previous Pure Strike racquets, the Pure Strike 2017 is an amazing racquet if you are going to improve on adding power and precision throughout your game.

The racquet really does give players and intense power to each shot given but without losing it’s control which gives it a more accurate shot. With its elliptical shape, the racquet is designed to give you better coverage on shots compared to other Babolat racquets.  

The frame has a very contemporary design with a usual elliptical shape and with angular edges which gives the racquet to have more precision and a faster response. Also placed on the frame, it is embedded with PEBAX material which provides better stability to the racquet.

The racquet is really lightweight which makes you become more agile on the court while giving you better control and power. With the 16/19 string pattern, the racquet is tightly and compactly constructed. With this you will have better control when on spins and drop volleys while also reducing the occurrence of bad vibrations. 

The price of this racquet is 229.00. It may look like a lot of money but for and intermediate racquet, it is a decent price. Being the top intermediate racquet for 2020 also makes the price pretty decent as well. For a racquet that really focuses on adding more power and and precision in your game, the Babolat 2017 Pure Strike 16/19 is worth getting.

Babolat Pure Aero Vs Tour

Right now what advanced players are looking for in a racquet is something that can give them an aggressive spin and control. Well the Babolat Pure Aero Vs Tour is the racquet to consider. This racquet is dedicated to players with big swings and want a aggressive spin and control.

This racquet is a nice upgrade that has some really cool features while also giving it that fresh new look. Babolat blended in different models into one racquet which delivers the performance that you need on the tennis court.

The racquet is spin friendly and control oriented. The racquet has weight which results in more stability, spin and maximum precision. It also helps in producing speed and power with the traditional box beam shaped head and that boosts control and feel.

The price of this racquet is 199.00 which is decent for a advanced racquet. Having a racquet that has different features from previous racquets and making it into one is really a cool thing. This racquet literally is a racquet that should given a try because it will not disappoint.

Here are some Babolat options that are really popular in The Babolat company. What is really cool as well is that theses racquets are one of the top racquets in the Babolat company. Even though these racquets are pretty expensive, the amount of features in these racquets are definitely worth the price. Overall I feel like Babolat racquets are a great investment to make in buying racquets because with all it’s cool features it is perfect for the tennis court.