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In essence, Babolat may have gone too far in muting the feel of the racquet. This technology was designed to dampen the response and vibrations as a way to mitigate the stiff frame. In part, I attribute this to the Cortex Pure Feel technology in the 2018 frame. While as other racquets are known for their control and so called “touch”, the Babolat Pure Drive provided me with a muted feel whenever I hit the ball. One area where the Babolat Pure Drive 2018 fell a little short though was in the feel and handling of the tennis ball. The spin + power combination is absolutely deadly.

Babolat improved the spin of this racquet in this updated version.

The end result, is the ability to use as much spin as you need to control the massive power of this racquet. While typically the Pure Aero is known for it’s spin (mostly thanks to Nadal’s use to win at the top levels using the spin capability of this racquet), this updated version of the Pure Drive makes a point to try and improve on the spin capability. In fact, the combination of spin + power with the 2018 Pure Drive makes this racquet absolutely deadly on the court.

The Babolat Pure Drive 2018 lives up to it’s name and provides plenty of power for the aggressive player.

Babolat pure drive 2011 full#

If you’re a player capable of using top spin to it’s full potential, you’ll have a lot of fun on the court pushing your opponents further and further back using the power of this racquet. Intermediate to advanced player with long strokes should definitely be placing top spin on every shot with this racquet. In fact, at times it can almost be too much power.

With full swings from the baseline, the updated Pure Drive provides plenty of pop and power to any ball you hit. With a name like Pure Drive, you should expect pure power from this racquet. Time for my favorite part of the review: how the Babolat Pure Drive 2018 plays on the court. This could be why the stiffness rating changed. In the 2018 version, Babolat introduced Cortex Pure Feel which aims to decrease the shock from the stiff frame. One key difference is that the stiffness rating of the Babolat Pure Drive 2018 is slightly lower than the older version. Pure Drive 2018 Pure Drive 2015 Head size 100 sq in 100 sq in Weight (strung) 11.2 oz 11.2 oz Balance 4 pts head light 4 pts head light String Pattern 16x19 16x19 Flex Rating 71 72 Swing Weight 324 317 To these people, I say after playing with the Pure Drive 2018 for an hour, you won’t think of it as a toy again.Īs can be seen from the table, the specifications have mostly remained the same between the two versions.

Some people have mentioned, however, that the color scheme makes the racquet look a little bit like a toy.