![]() I was like night and day between this and my Pure Strike Team. The first thing I noticed was that this thing was really heavy to swing. The demo arrived strung with Pro Kennex IQ Hexa 1.25mm at 53 lbs. The Babolat Pure Strike 98 – How does it play? My modified 2017 Pure Strike Team has about the same balance, and only about 4-5 grams lower static weight and a swing weight of about 325. ![]() I mean if you get both factors in the +7 direction and your second racquet goes towards the minus direction you have two completely different frames! In my opinion, this is too much of a quality control tolerance. Balance and weight seem to be in line with their variations though +-7grams and +-7 centimeters. ![]() This frame was also around 4-5 grams heavier than advertised. TWH had 327 SW as average in their review, but I have also seen 334 and 330 on some other sites. Babolat Pure Strike 98 – QC ToleranceĪs you can see this frame is also balanced about 0.5cm more towards the head in, making it less headlight than expected. I cannot guarantee this value since I used the manual method and the Swing Tool app, but I am sure it must be well over 330. I was pretty shocked by the high swing weight. Weight: 327g Balance: 33,6cm Swing Weight: 339?! Measuring the strung specs of this specific frame without an overgrip and dampener ended up like this: Weight: 305g Balance: 32cm String Pattern: 16×19 Head Size: 98sq Beam Width: 21mm / 23mm / 21mm Flex: 70-72ra unstrung, 66-68ra (Strung) String pattern and string spacing seem to be the same as the old one, which is a tiny bit tighter than the 100/Team versions. But the addition of red and darker gray feels “fresh”. The new design follows the old one in many aspects and I like it! But If I should complain about something I think they could have left out the “mess” of Pure Strike letters at the throat and bottom and left it cleaner. Babolat Pure Strike 98 – Design, tech, and specs I have been curious to test any of new Strikes but ended up getting a demo of the 16×19 version first. As of today, I am still using a weighted up Pure Strike Team 2017 version as my “go-to-frame” that I have a hard time leaving. The 2017 Pure Strike version called Project One 7 must be one of Babolats most popular and well-reviewed frames. The new Pure Strike 16×19 has now been released also in Europe a little later than the releases of the Pure Strike 100 and Pure Strike Team. Our friend and tennis nerd Christian Andersson has tried the new Babolat Pure Strike 98 and these are his first impressions.
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