An update to the legendary Babolat Pure Drive Team Plus, the new
Pure Drive Plus 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 Plus EXACTLY the same as the outgoing Pure Drive Team Plus. That is, the Pure Drive Plus 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 Plus 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: 27.50 in.
- Weight (strung): 11.2 oz.
- Stiffness (Babolat RDC): 73
- Balance: 13.19 in. Head Light
- Cross Section: 25mm Head/22mm Throat
- Swingweight: 322 kg*sq. cm
- String Pattern: 16x19
- Grip: Syntec
