![]() Because of the racquet’s light weight, it was a little difficult to keep the ball low AND get good depth on one-handed slice shots without a deliberate, full swing. Two-handed backhands felt decent, and any deficits on that wing were more a function of my technique than the racquet. The ball sometimes flew long to the backstop, but settled back down as long as I stopped forcing the shot. The racquet easily took to the natural spin on my forehand stroke, and gave me decent depth (and pace) with an easy, full swing. With respect to my ground game, forehand shots felt the best. And in my book, “positive perception” will almost always translate to shot confidence. But what it does show, in both instances, is a positive perception on how shots feel coming off the racquet. I’m not saying that you can’t still shank shots with the Pure Strike. And pretty much every shot felt good (or at least decent) no matter where it hit the racquet face.Ī buddy of mine made a similar observation after hitting with it, telling me that his shots sounded the same regardless of whether or not he hit the sweet spot. In spite of its’ relatively light weight, shots felt solid, with minimal excess vibration. ![]() ![]() Simply put, this racquet felt “right” from the very first groundstroke that I hit during warmups. Why such high praise? I’ll start with groundstrokes, then work my way through all of the reasons why this racquet has successfully knocked the Wilson Pro Staff 100LS from atop the list for my next racquet. ![]() The Babolat Pure Strike is my personal favorite of all the racquets I demoed in 2014. ![]()
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