The Pure Drive Gen11, a legendary game-changing racquet series, improves on its comfort and feel where this model is suitable for intermediate to advanced players with long and fast swings looking for increased precision and stability over the other models.
With a 98-square-inch head size, this racquet offers a tighter sweet spot for enhanced ball control. The updated 16/20 string pattern further boosts control, encouraging players to take bigger swings for elevated performance. Weighing 10.8 ounces unstrung, it provides above-average stability and stopping power, delivering impressive potential for powerful shots, effective serve returns, and spin-heavy strokes for players with a strong swing. Its head-light balance ensures quick frame movement, facilitating the generation of power and spin while allowing for rapid net play and precise volleys. The beam thickness enhances and optimizes the flexibility and stability of the frame for greater energy transfer and power across the string-bed whereas this edition features a thinner beam for increased flexibility for an arm-friendly feel and a greater degree of control.
Compared to a traditional flat-beam racquet, the elliptical frame design, retained from earlier generations, enhances stability and energy transfer. Its resistance to twisting, especially on off-center hits, results in more consistent power. This advantage becomes particularly noticeable for baseline players who favor heavier, more powerful shots.
For the "Gen11" update, Babolat has integrated their NF2 Tech 2.0 which features 100% unidirectional flax fibers, providing enhanced mechanical strength with improved vibration filtration. Players will get increased power and more arm-friendly feel overall which is ideal for players loading up their shots with big swings.
The new Pure Drive offers something for everyone. New players will appreciate its versatility with this edition focusing on control improvements for skilled players. Returning players will value the enhanced comfort and the racquet's ability to further support full-swing performance.
- Head Size: 98 sq. inches / 630 sq. cm
- Length: 27 inches / 68.58 cm
- Weight: 10.8 oz / 305 g unstrung
- Balance: 6 pts head light / 325mm unstrung
- Swingweight: 323 strung
- Beam width: 21mm / 23mm / 21mm
- Flex: 73
- Tension Range: 46-55 lbs / 21-25 kg
- String Pattern: 16/20
- NF2 Tech 2.0: A new version 2.0 of natural flax fibers. This new 100% unidirectional flax fabric offers greater mechanical strength in the direction of the fibers and optimal filtration of vibrations. The flax patches are located in the throat of the racquet* to filter and to let only the good feelings through to the hand. *And in the frame for Team, Lite, S Lite and 107 models
- FSI Power: Frame String Interaction Power is a technology that combines an open string pattern, diamond-shaped grommets and a Woofer system to enhance the energy return of the strings. A longer contact time between the ball and the strings gives you more power and feel when you hit the ball.
- HTR System: This High Torsional Rigidity (HTR) system has been added to the frame's composition to increase impact stability and energy return.
- Elliptic Frame: An elliptical frame structure optimizes stability at the throat of the racquet to maximize the energy return of the strings and to deliver more power.
