My one-handed backhand has improved considerably, and I've found it easier to generate power on serves. Forehand volleys were not bad but no feel on the backhand volleys.Ĭomments: I'm a 3.5 baseliner, and replaced my old Dunlop Aerogel 500 with the Babolat Pure Strike. The same groundstrokes that typically generate spin lacked the vertical rotations. I believe the buzz word is 'muted.' I tried different strings and tension but couldn't feel the ball at all. I love this thing.Ĭomments: I really wanted to like this racquet but couldn't get used to it. Great racquet that does it all.Ĭomments: Super crispy ground-strokes with solid pop and control. Confident swings always seem to miraculously drop in bounds. Felt the 16x19 pattern generated comparable spin and felt much better at the net and serving than the Aero. This is a very unique racquet.Ĭomments: Works great! High quality material throughout.Ĭomments: I got this and the Pure Aero as demos. This gives the 16x19 a bit more control on center hits. One thing I noticed, that I have yet to see a reviewer mention, is the 16x19 has a hybrid string pattern - the center mains are closer together and the outer ones further apart. The racquets are very similar to the rest of the narrow beam control racquets, but these have a unique feel which is hard to describe I like it. And kudos to Tennis Warehouse - came quickly, exactly as ordered, good experience.Ĭomments: I have the 16x19 and the 18x20. When you actually accelerate and follow through the strokes, this is lightning. The racquet recommendations are all without modifications as customization completely changes the playability.Ĭomments: I strung it with synthetic gut 55 and it feels soft like a power/forgiving racquet, but it actually plays accurately like a control racquet. I bought two from Tennis Warehouse and after extensive testing, I am very happy with my purchase. My volleys are very powerful in doubles as well.Ĭomments: The Babolat Pure Strike 16 x 19 3rd Gen racquet has the elusive blend of power, spin and control. I used to exclusively use the Head Sonic Pro, but this racquet is more friendly to my skill level by far. I can easily use my opponents power without worrying about the ball flying out or spinning into the net with no depth. This racquet gives me amazing spin, seamless power and excellent control. Overall, this racquet is worth it, but pray you get lucky with a good string job if you order it strung.Ĭomments: I am a 4.0 player with preferred game of counter-punching from the baseline. I had to cut it out and string it myself. The tension in the mains at the end were noticeably lower than the center. I ordered a Clash and a Pure Aero a few months back and the string jobs were good, but whoever did this Pure Strike didn't finish properly. I do have to mention though that TW stringing quality has been going down. This racquet played great in stock form, but after adding a leather grip and 3 grams of lead tape at 3 and 9, it feels even more stable. I came from a Wilson Clash 98 and I am never going back. With some incremental updates to the feel, the Pure Strike 16x19 remains one of the more seductive and user-friendly player's racquets in Babolat's line-up.Ĭomments: This racquet is amazing. It comes around with decent speed but it also feels stable against higher levels of pace, and it's versatile enough for finishing points with a bang or dropping the ball on a dime. At net the Pure Strike offers the best of both worlds. The higher swingweight of this 3rd Gen version comes in handy when battling against higher levels of pace or driving the ball through the court. It offers the spin-friendly precision of the Pure Drive but with a softer response and better ball feedback. From the baseline the Pure Strike 16x19 feels solid and surgical. The upshot is an even more dampened feel than the previous generation with slightly better pocketing. New to this frame is C² Pure Feel, a material technology that combines cortex with a uniquely flexible viscoelastic rubber at 3/9 o'clock. This racquet also has FSI Power technology which features wider spacing between the upper cross strings for easier access to spin and pace. Like the previous generation, it has a hybrid frame construction (called Control Frame Technology), which blends the control and feel of square beam with the speed and dynamism of a modern elliptical beam. Boasting a slightly higher swingweight than the previous generation, this racquet packs a tad more stability and power, but it's still fast enough for aggressive all-court players, and it still offers the same mindless precision on full cuts. With this racquet, Babolat updates the popular Pure Strike 16x19 (Project One7) with a new dampening technology while keeping the seductive playability of the previous generation.
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