Great news from Babolat! The Babolat Pure Strike 2017 (One7) is coming very soon!
A few months ago, team mijnracket.nl was one of the lucky few to try out a Babolat Project One7 racket . This racket, which Austrian Dominic Thiem is currently playing with, was completely blank, without any specifications or anything on the racket. The Project One7 rackets were distributed to a very small number of (contract) players and trainers, in order to gather as much feedback as possible in order to build the best possible successor to the current Pure Strike series. This apparently worked out very well, because the new Babolat Pure Strike 2017 rackets will be available in limited numbers, already in September 2016! And what we at mijnracket.nl think is really cool, is that the Babolat Pure Strike 2017 will be launched in the white/red color scheme. In exactly the same color scheme as the ProjectOne7 rackets! Technology Babolat Pure Strike 2017 series
Technology Babolat Pure Strike 2017 series
Just like the current Pure Strike line, the Babolat Pure Strike 2017 series works with a hybrid frame. Here, different frame thicknesses are used. Compared to the Pure Strike series, the new Pure Strike 2017 line will work with a slightly thicker frame construction: 1 mm thicker in the heart of the racket and 1.5 mm thicker at 3, 9 and 12 o'clock in the blade. This is to give the racket more stability. In my playtest of the Babolat ProjectOne7 I already experienced that the racket felt clearly more solid compared to the current Pure Strike series.
All Babolat Pure Strike 2017 rackets work with a 16/19 string pattern with FSI Power technology. FSI stands for Frame String Interaction. Just like with the new Babolat Pure Aero series , the strings are pulled further apart, creating more space between the cross strings. This gives more power and more grip on the ball for spin and slice.
Also, the stiffness (RA) of the Babolat Pure Strike 2017 rackets is more balanced. This contributes to a more consistent playing feel and more stability. This is something that some players have had to say about the current Pure Strike series.
Babolat Pure Strike 2017 racket specifications
The Babolat Pure Strike 2017 series will be launched with 3 rackets. Not all specs are available yet, but here are the most important ones:
- Pure Strike 16/19: 98 sq/inch, 305 grams, 32.0 balance, 16/19 stringing pattern, RA 70
- Pure Strike 100: 100 sq/inch, 300 grams, 32.0 balance, 16/19 stringing pattern, RA 70
- Pure Strike Team: 100 sq/inch, 285 grams, 33.0 balance, 16/19 string pattern, RA 70
Read a full test report on the Babolat Pure Strike 16/19 2017 here. This racket comes out incredibly well in various racket tests! The Babolat Pure Strike 16/19 2017 and the Pure Strike Team 2017 are now available in our webshop! The previous Pure Strike series is now extra discounted and is delivered strung!