An update to the legendary Babolat Pure Drive Team, the new
Pure Drive 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 EXACTLY the same as the outgoing Pure Drive Team. That is, the Pure Drive w/ Cortex is not a traditional players racquet in the sense that it's light, stiff, and fairly powerful.
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: 100 sq. in.
- Length: 27.00 in.
- Weight (strung): 11.3 oz.
- Stiffness (Babolat RDC): 71
- Balance: 12.99 in. Head Light
- Cross Section: 25mm Head/22mm Throat
- Swingweight: 313 kg*sq. cm
- String Pattern: 16x19
- Grip: Syntec
