This fall, the new Babolat Pure Drive 2018 was launched. Following the 300 gram version, now comes the lighter Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018 , a racket with good power and fine maneuverability!
Specifications
Brand: Babolat Model: Pure Drive Team 2018 Headsize: 100 sq/inch Weight: 285 gr Balance: 32.0 cm Stringing pattern: 16/19 Length: 27 inch RA: 71Technology
The Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018 retains the same frame construction as its predecessors. The elliptical shape of the shaft ensures, as is familiar, that the racket twists less quickly for optimum power. The material mix of graphite with tungsten (GT) ensures extra stability at ball impact. Just like in the new Babolat Pure Aero, the Woofer technology is now integrated into this frame. In this case, the strings do not lie flat in the frame, but as it were over saddles/curves. The effect of this is improved interaction between ball and string for more blade speed. This also makes stringing this new Pure Drive more pleasant. Babolat offers the greatest technological innovations in the Pure Drive series with Cortex Pure Feel and FSI Power.
Cortex Pure Feel
Babolat has joined forces with the French SMAC for the new Pure Drive series. SMAC is a major player in the aerospace industry. Cortex Pure Feel was created in collaboration with this company. Cortex Pure Feel is incorporated into the shaft of the racket. Cortex Pure Feel has a thin layer of visco-elastic rubber incorporated into the material mix of the shaft. This technology provides more vibration damping and thus a purer and more consistent playing feel.FSI Power
FSI Power is not new in itself: the new Babolat Pure Strike series also uses this technology. However, it is now being applied for the first time in the Pure Drive series. The previous Pure Drive had the strings in the sweet spot a bit more compactly packed together for some extra control and connection with the ball. With the Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018, Babolat is returning to the roots of the Pure Drive as 'the power machine'. The racket has the same 16/19 stringing pattern, but the strings are, as it were, pulled apart more. This provides more power and a larger sweet spot. The ball rotation is also easier thanks to this FSI Power. This results in more power, even with off-center hits.
Playing characteristics Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018
The Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018 has the same frame thickness, blade size, balance and string pattern as the 'regular' 300 gram Pure Drive . The length and RA value (stiffness) are also the same. At 285 grams, this Pure Drive Team 2018 is slightly lighter than the regular Pure Drive. Where you therefore lose a little stability during ball impact and plow-through, you gain this back in the maneuverability of the racket. Babolat has deliberately aligned the lion's share of the specifications of this Team version with those of the regular Pure Drive. This makes it easier to grow within the same racket line.
The Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018 is a racket for the ambitious player looking for a racket with growth opportunities, but also for the player looking for the power and spin of the Pure Drive, but finds 300 grams a bit on the heavy side. Compared to its predecessor, the racket twists significantly less. In addition, the ball rotation (spin and slice) is also somewhat easier with this new Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018. The comfort was and remains at a good level. All in all, a great update of the Pure Drive Team and a nice all-round option! The Babolat Pure Drive Team 2018 is now available in our webshop, including free stringing of your choice.