Strung Specifications

Head Size:100 in² / 645.16 cm²

Length:27in / 68.58cm

Strung Weight:10.6oz / 301g

Balance:12.99in / 32.99cm / 4 pts HL

Swingweight:307

Stiffness:69

Beam Width:23mm / 26mm / 23mm

Composition:Graphite

Power Level:Low-Medium

Stroke Style:Medium-Full

Swing Speed:Medium-Fast

Racquet Colors:Yellow/Black

Grip Type:Babolat Syntec Pro

String Pattern:

16 Mains / 19 Crosses

Mains skip: 7T,9T,7H,9H

Two Pieces

No Shared Holes

String Tension:50-59 pounds

Intermediate players looking for an explosive racquet with big spin and plenty of pop should like this update to the Pure Aero Team. At 10.6 ounces strung and boasting a swingweight below 310 (RDC), this racquet accelerates quicker than the standard Pure Aero. As a result, improving players will find it easier to generate the stroke speed required to generate effective pace and spin. Like the previous generation, this racquet has FSI Spin Technology, which features wider spacing between the crosses for a tighter grip on the ball. Additionally Babolat has widened the grommet holes at 12 and 6 o'clock, giving the strings a greater range of movement so as to increase snapback and spin. Babolat has also moved the Cortex dampening material to the head at 3 & 9 o'clock, resulting in a slightly softer feel at impact. From the baseline, the Pure Aero Team feels fast, firm and accurate. Although it lacks the stability of the standard Pure Aero, this racquet's whippy acceleration and spin-friendly response will give you the ability to hit high arching balls that drop hard and explode off the court. At net, this racquet moves into position with remarkable ease, making it great for reaction volleys or springing into action when opportunity knocks. There's also plenty of power for finishing points. On service returns, the Pure Aero Team comes around fast, making it easy to position the racquet against a hard first serve or attack a second serve. Ultimately, with this update to the Pure Aero Team, Babolat has succeeded in creating a point and shoot weapon for intermediate players looking to ratchet-up the pace and spin. The fact that it feels a tad more comfortable than previous generations is a nice bonus.

Technologies:

Aeromodular Technology
Features a frame with varying beam profiles at the throat, shaft and the head of the racquet, each of which are strategically shaped to reduce wind drag and boost swing speed. The result is easier access to power and spin

AEROMODULAR 2
With the introduction of the 2015 Pure Aero Line, Babolat adds a closed bumper with submerged string channels and Woofers along with long side/short side string installation.

AEROMODULAR 3
With the introduction of the 2019 Pure Aero Line, Babolat opens the bumper and removes the long side/short side string installation while keeping deeper string channels for protection against premature string breakage.

Woofer
*Woofer Technology from Babolat

THE FIRST DYNAMIC SYSTEM WHICH MAKES THE FRAME AND THE STRINGS INTERACT WHEN STRIKING THE BALL

A tennis racket is a frame with strings. The frame is basically static and holds the driving force of the racquet - the strings - in place. The strings are attached to both sides of the frame. Only some strings are active when struck by the ball. This means that racquets do not deliver their full potential. Babolat set out to imagine a racquet optimizing the frame and the strings - to invent a frame which permits all the strings to work together to their full potential when striking the ball.

PULLEY FUNCTION

- The WOOFER eliminates string lock-up: the strings are free to move.
- The whole surface area reacts on impact: with the WOOFER, more strings work together when striking the ball. The strings are interactive. This increases sweetspot size, improving forgiveness during off-center shots and absorbing much of the shock produced during ball impact.

PISTON FUNCTION

- Increase in the Trampoline Effect: The piston function enables greater surface deformation on impact, delivering 10% extra power and ensuring that the strings retain their energy for a longer time.
- Shock Absorption: The pistons act like a suspension system to dampen unwanted vibration.

FSI Spin (Frame String Interaction)
Wider spaces between cross strings 5 - 12 for more ball bite. Oblong grommets for greater string "snapback" and higher RPMs (spin!!).

Material technology in the throat where a special carbon layer is woven into the graphite layup in order to increase torsional stability and control.

Cortex Pure Feel
For this version of Cortex Technology, Babolat partners with a company called SMAC, which supplies a thin viscoelastic rubber that is uniquely tailored to absorbing impact vibration. The material is put inside the frame between carbon layers. In addition to adding comfort, Babolat has designed this material technology to provide a great sound at impact along with a cleaner, more direct feel. The specific location of this technology varies with the racquet family.

2018 Pure Drive
Babolat places Cortex Pure Feel in the shaft in order to filter out harsh vibrations.

2019 Pure Aero
Babolat moves Cortex Pure Feel to 3 and 9 o'clock in the head. In addition to reducing harsh impact vibrations, this technology, when placed at this location, also increases dwell-time and spin potential.