An update to the legendary Babolat Pure Drive Team Oversize, the new
Pure Drive 107 w/ Cortex utilizes a vibration filter called Cortex at the top of the handle.
Cortex is used in several of Babolat's players racquets to enhance feel by cancelling only the 2 highest vibration frequencies.
Only those frequencies that enhance feel are permitted to pass through the Cortex filter.
Other than the addition of the Cortex filter (and a snazzy new paint scheme) Babolat has kept the specifications on this new Pure Drive 107 similar to the outgoing Pure Drive Team Oversize, with a few refinements. The headsize is slightly smaller (107 vs. 110 square inches), and length is reduced to 27.2" from 27.5". The Pure Drive Oversize w/ Cortex is now more like a traditional players racquet in the sense that it's light, stiff, and fairly powerful. Control is improved versus the prior generation Pure Drive Team Oversize.
More effectively categorized as a tweener (between powerful/controlled), the Pure Drive still appeals to a very wide array of players. One of a few racquets that works well at the net, as well as the baseline.
Racquet Specifications
- Headsize: 107 sq. in.
- Length: 27.20 in.
- Weight (strung): 10.90 oz.
- Stiffness (Babolat RDC): 70
- Balance: 13.10 in. Head Light
- Cross Section: 26/23mm Tapered Beam
- Swingweight: 324 kg*sq. cm
- String Pattern: 16x20
- Grip: Syntec
