![]() ![]() I liked the Wilson Ultra 105S CV a lot, but I found the Babolat Pure Strike Team to be slightly better from the back of the court. It is well balanced on both sides and won’t be pushed around so even if you find yourself playing at a slightly higher level, it will still do a good job.įrom the back of the court, this is the best beginner/ intermediate racket I’ve played with. I found it suited my backhand slightly more than my forehand, but I’m sure this is just a matter of preference. It combines this with great manoeuvrability, so you won’t have problems swinging and it is extremely comfortable. The Pure Strike Team is brilliant at doing this on the groundstrokes, as it is one of the most stable rackets I’ve played with at this weight. You’re always moving forward in tennis and it won’t be long before you need a racket that gives you a little bit more control. So, in my opinion, you might as well learn with a racket that is going to replicate the way a more advanced racket plays. Ideally, you want to be generating true power, as opposed to the easy power of the strings. If you’re looking for some easy power this is great, but if you’re using the true power that your body creates, you have no way of controlling it. It’s the same with a tennis racket, the looser the racket and strings, the more the ball is going to ping back the other way. Think about pulling a rubber band, the further you pull it back, the faster it’s going to explode forward. ![]() In many beginner rackets, the strings generate the power through a trampoline effect. Unlike many of the rackets designed for beginner and intermediate players, the Pure Strike Team is a little firmer, which means the ball stays on the racket a little bit longer and you can put more of your power through the ball. The Pure Strike Team really took to this setup and it gave brilliant control for such a light racket. I have a tendency to hit the back fences when I play with these lighter rackets, so I strung it up pretty tight with the hope of taming my wild swings. I was quite lucky because I managed to get this stick strung up exactly how I wanted before we played. Warming up, I felt like it had good stability for its weight, and I was really feeling the ball on the strings for a long time.Īs I moved into a more thorough workout, I hoped that this would translate into some good control and a racket that’s suitable for beginners through to advanced intermediates. This is the lightest racket in the Pure Strike range, but upon picking it up, felt extremely well balanced. You may think that a massive head might make hitting the ball easier, but you’ll find that it really isn’t not that hard to find the middle of the racket.Īll the great technology I love in my 305g Pure Strike is included in the Pure Strike Team, which should give it that same feel that I’m used to.įSI Power Technology optimizes the space between the strings for optimal spin and power and Hybrid Frame Technology gives the racket its solid feel and easy manoeuvrability. The weight has not gone too light and the head size has remained pretty standard. The thing I like about these changes is they’re not too drastic. So often, you love the more advanced rackets in a range, but, when you try the lighter rackets you find they have no similarities whatsoever.įor me, the Pure Strikes are all about a blend of speed and control and I was hopeful those qualities might shine through in the Pure Strike Team.įor the Team version, Babolat has dropped the weight down to 285g and slightly expanded the head to 100sq inch, making it a bit easier to manage for players who are newer to tennis. Instead, they are super light rackets that give easy spin, but won’t last you a long time because your game will soon progress to a level where you need something more stable.Īs someone who loves the Pure Strike rackets, I have to admit, I wasn’t excited to try the Pure Strike Team. Many of the rackets aimed at beginners don’t offer the kind of control that is needed to develop a beginner’s tennis game. The thing is, if their techniques are less developed, they’re going to want a little bit of help with control too. It’s easy to think that beginners’ techniques are less developed and therefore requiring a little bit of extra help with power and spin. To my excitement, I found the Babolat Pure Strike Team to buck the trend and give players the control they deserve!Įveryone is obsessed with power and spin, often at the expense of control and stability.įor marketing purposes, massive spin and power are more sellable than boring control, but power and spin without control don’t win you tennis matches. When it comes to beginner and intermediate rackets, it can often seem like control has gone out the window when the racket companies designed these rackets. ![]()
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